The Daily Mail has an undeserved reputation as a patriotic newspaper, but frequently publishes articles claiming that Africans and Asians are in fact Europeans. This is not a question of “hating” people of other origins–we should not hate other people for who they are–but the principle applies in both directions. We are entitled to our identities and cultures too. If you are not of European descent, you are not European, and will cause grave offence by claiming or using European passports or other identity documents.
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