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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why does every application to anything ever want to know specifically if I'm Hispanic or Latino?
gpt
Basically for affirmative action. 

It's worth noting that no one is ever in any way obligated to fill out their race on any sort of application. It's entirely voluntary. You can also put down whatever answer you want and an employer has to respect it. 

If you put down that you're black or hispanic or white, they have to accept it even if you obviously aren't.