What does &quot;white dude&quot; even mean? I hate this label and always mark &quot;other&quot; in forms (to the extent that I can, some only have  &quot;white&#x2F;black&#x2F;asian&#x2F;hispanic&quot;).<p>What does it mean to bring it up in the context of this article, other than  merge <i>all</i> people with skin spectral signature falling in a cluster. But then there&#x27;s this idea: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;roomfordebate&#x2F;2015&#x2F;06&#x2F;16&#x2F;how-fluid-is-racial-identity&#x2F;race-and-racial-identity-are-social-constructs" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;roomfordebate&#x2F;2015&#x2F;06&#x2F;16&#x2F;how-fluid-is...</a>. You can&#x27;t have it both ways.<p>I&#x27;m not &quot;white&quot;, I&#x27;m not a &quot;dude&quot; and I hate to be labeled as such, probably as much as these people hate to be treated as clueless just because they are women. Unfortunately, it&#x27;s a sad fact that people who are on the receiving end of abuse usually practice it themselves when they get a chance.