The Bill of Rights for Racially Mixed People by Maria P. P. Root states that people have the right to "not to be responsible for people's discomfort with my physical ambiguity" and "not to justify my ethnic legitimacy". Which of the following interpretations might be closest to the intended meaning behind those words:

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The phrase "not to justify my ethnic legitimacy" suggests that the person is asserting their right to define their own ethnicity without needing to explain or justify it to others. The phrase "not to be responsible for people's discomfort with my physical ambiguity" suggests that others may feel uncomfortable or confused about the person's ethnicity, but it is not the person's responsibility to alleviate that discomfort. Together, these phrases suggest that the person is asserting their right to define themselves on their own terms, without needing to cater to others' expectations or discomfort.