On the face of it, one may consider it as a huge admiration if he/she is told to be too perfect to be an African. However, if you give it a deep smart thinking, what does this statement suggest?
It even gets worse if it is followed by a positive action to take away an opportunity or privilege from you.
Some of us may think that as people, we have come a long way shaped by education, laws, religion, morals and above all our love for each other as humans to the extent that discrimination/unfair comments such as this has become a practice of the past.