AncestryDNA keeps changing my ethnicity.

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Jan 12, 2021
5:33:19pm

GilbertAZCougar Contributor

About every six months they do an update and all of a sudden I have dna from new regions or other ones fall off.

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GilbertAZCougar

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The comments on this on both Twitter and Instagram really bother me.

cougfan03

1/12/21 10:11am

I can agree with that. I'm a quarter native but don't look it. Mom grew up on a

paulb

1/12/21 10:14am

Don't read the comments. People are dumb.

dYrtbYkerYder

1/12/21 10:14am

IIRC, he's 1/4 Poly, not 1/2, because his dad is 1/2

byujag

1/12/21 10:16am

You're right, I got that mixed up! Thanks.

cougfan03

1/12/21 10:18am

Whether you're 100% or .01% Poly...

vegasbyucougarfan

1/12/21 12:20pm

So Elizabeth Warren is Native American?

Grammar Police

1/12/21 1:05pm

RE: So Elizabeth Warren is Native American?

BYU Grounds

1/12/21 2:59pm

Your gif: Haha!, laugh of the day right there! 🙂 🙂

BleedCougarBlue2

1/13/21 9:51am

RE: So Elizabeth Warren is Native American?

vegasbyucougarfan

1/12/21 6:54pm

Only a liberal would WANT to do something like that.

BlueFever

1/13/21 9:40am

Black Americans are about 15-20% European ancestry on average. Should they be

Food Snob

1/12/21 7:21pm

There will never ever be a white player of the year award, that’s racist

Pretorian

1/13/21 11:30am

He's 1/8. His dad is 1/4

Food Snob

1/12/21 5:33pm

RE: He's 1/8. His dad is 1/4

Shawn paul

1/12/21 11:06pm

I get where they are coming from. I think you should have to be at least 1/2

zerigke

1/12/21 10:20am

I think 1/4th should be enough

CaliWG

1/12/21 11:27am

No. Eighth is Enough.

Six Foot Seven

1/12/21 1:09pm

Or an eighth.

CaliWG

1/12/21 2:53pm

A 1/16 has allowed for over half of all Americans to claim they're part Cherokee

Q-grr

1/13/21 8:30pm

My kids are 1/4 Tongan (wife is half) the culture is a major influence on all of

Cougar86

1/13/21 9:14am

My wife, who is half-Asian, asked about Zach Wilson

DCCougFan

1/13/21 12:19pm

RE: My wife, who is half-Asian, asked about Zach Wilson

Shawn paul

1/14/21 1:11am

My adopted son his 1/4 Fijian. Would he be eligible...

CougarThug

1/13/21 10:38am

Do Fijians count as Polynesian? That is up to that community to decide.

CaliWG

1/13/21 11:40am

Maoris and Hawaiians are too diluted to have the requirement

Bobmarleyjr

1/12/21 1:24pm

Kids/grandkids' eligibility depends on who Zach marries (and who his kids marry)

Ripliancum

1/12/21 3:11pm

Elizabeth Warren filled a minority quota at Harvard and was 1/32 Native American

baldcoug74

1/12/21 7:53pm

She wasn't even close to 1/32. Her only Native American connection is that

AZ Coug

1/12/21 9:18pm

Closer to 1\1028th

Shihan

1/13/21 8:45am

And that was South American Indian ancestry. She said she was a Cherokee.

AZ Coug

1/13/21 10:07am

No her DNA results showed she may have but it was inconclusive

Bobmarleyjr

1/13/21 1:26pm

Appropriate use of the word "was"

DMVCougar

1/13/21 1:33pm

RE: I get where they are coming from. I think you should have to be at least

Shawn paul

1/12/21 11:07pm

Why does it matter where they draw the line? When ethnicity comes down

SinkingQuffa

1/12/21 11:26pm

But then we have to see if his grandparents were 5/8, and great grand were 2/3

ochobeeguy

1/13/21 9:39am

I have nephews and nieces who receive money from the government ("us") for being

BleedCougarBlue2

1/13/21 9:55am

RE: I have nephews and nieces who receive money from the government ("us") for

Shawn paul

1/14/21 1:12am

Agreed. My kids are half Hispanic but most white people assume they're white.

CaliWG

1/12/21 11:25am

My grandsons are 1/8 Filipino and look a little like Wilson

85fan

1/12/21 3:12pm

I had a Guatemalan companion on my mission. 100% ginger. I never got used to it

South_A

1/13/21 7:08am

Same here, I always told my kids to put Hispanic on every application

RC Vikings

1/13/21 7:26am

Same

mwcoug

1/13/21 10:09am

What kind of hispanic? This one is very broad.

Y05

1/13/21 11:14am

RE: What kind of hispanic? This one is very broad.

CaliWG

1/13/21 11:45am

I'm half awesome, half average, and most people only see the average. Smh

OldFogey

1/12/21 12:09pm

Ok, that one I'm using on my wife next time she's mad at me. 🙂

BleedCougarBlue2

1/13/21 9:57am

I do think there should be a relatively clear-cut criteria, like 1 Polynesian

The Chelsea Dagger

1/12/21 12:32pm

Good point. It's the blond hair and blue eyes with Zach that evoke the reaction.

Forzaitalia

1/12/21 12:34pm

Mariah Carey understands

BYU Grounds

1/12/21 2:48pm

Why is BYU Football even doing this?

DMVCougar

1/12/21 3:53pm

Our (broader US) culture’s obsession with race is a cancer.

TerpCoug

1/12/21 4:50pm

If we didn't care about race, the award wouldn't exist at all.

Great38

1/12/21 5:08pm

As it shouldn't.

DMVCougar

1/12/21 5:43pm

That's right, it's a national award. I'm fine with it on the surface but it does

Great38

1/12/21 10:21pm

Yeah, I'd thought BYU was doing this, but it's a 3rd party looks like

DMVCougar

1/13/21 10:07am

Who knew?

AZcougLawyer

1/12/21 5:11pm

There shouldn't be awards based on race or ethnicity. At all.

Cougar Junkie

1/12/21 4:56pm

So long as kids like Zach aren't denied, I'm fine with it. Congrats

SinkingQuffa

1/12/21 9:42pm

No there shouldn't. Its really weird, and is a double standard.

SFarkus

1/13/21 9:52am

AncestryDNA keeps changing my ethnicity.

GilbertAZCougar

1/12/21 5:33pm

from Hawaii does not equal 100% polynesian

salamishiitake

1/12/21 10:13pm

I had a friend in high school that was legitimately half native hawaiian. It was pretty rare, from my understanding

letthewookieewin

1/13/21 12:12pm

RE: I had a friend in high school that was legitimately half native hawaiian. It

Shawn paul

1/14/21 1:15am

I mean... even samoan and tongan people often have a european ancestor or two

salamishiitake

1/14/21 3:27pm

Lots of those comments look like dumb high schoolers or middle schoolers

freshprince

1/13/21 6:36am

My nieces and nephews are 1/4 Poly and it's a big part of who they are

vabeachcoug

1/13/21 7:22am

Same here, 1/2 Hispanic, 1/2 No European and a twin. Bro is very Hispanic...

LEDSFW

1/13/21 8:53am

My wife is AI and has ever been bothered by any racial issues. She is quite

Bullrider

1/13/21 9:54am

Read that as “my wife is artificial intelligence” the first time

puntersarepeople

1/13/21 9:59am

Robots are people too.

byulover

1/13/21 11:41am

RE: The comments on this on both Twitter and Instagram really bother me.

watchdog5

1/13/21 10:03am

This is why we need to stop all the labeling. It creates division.

Beetdiggercoug

1/13/21 10:34am

Another good example that reality isn’t as important as people’s opinions....

Pretorian

1/13/21 11:28am

Had a woman work for me who was 25% native American and she said that was the

Forzaitalia

1/13/21 11:55am

She could have banked it for charitable causes.

Q-grr

1/13/21 8:37pm

I don't think she thought it should have been hers to begin with. Your approach

Forzaitalia

1/13/21 8:48pm

Sad about the sis, that is definitely a huge downfall when handouts occur.

Q-grr

1/13/21 8:51pm

Yep.

Forzaitalia

1/13/21 9:01pm

Maybe Twitter should ban these comments if thy bother somebody, its their way.

Count Cougar

1/13/21 1:42pm

Only if the correct group of people of bothered

South_A

1/13/21 3:03pm

Let it all go and be free.

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