I remember explaining to someone way longer ago than I care to admit why I tick the "other" box when I bother ticking any at all. I said, "My parents were White with a capital W."
That's all I said. All I got was a confused look. My parents were so racist it could have been classified as child abuse. If you tell your kids all the crap my parents said, that leaves your kid exposed to extreme anger from those who are targeted.
Obviously, that's not the reason not to do it. But, well, I'm just saying.
I was lucky because I never bought into it, but the tapes are still there. One way I fight it is by fighting it.