please answer, most people would think i’m a mutt or i’m so mixed i don’t even look human, that’s messed up, but anyway what do i identify as in terms of race? this is a legitimate question, i’m sorryyyy

  • OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    I mean… what are you?

    Where are you from? What is your culture?

    These are questions that you should answer only to yourself, but the answer is the one you seek.

    For instance, my family started when a Scottish pirate kidnapped an Irish princess, sold her to an American; their son married a Native American woman. Now we’re all Kentucky rednecks 🤣

    I’m a bit of an exception S:-]

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    Ive been telling people I identify as the culture I grew up in. Im South West US. I never touched Europe, why should I tell people Im German? Or Polish? Or whatever

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    Human! Colorblind is the only way to go.

    There is no race culture, period. There’s regional, community or occupational culture but having specific racial features does not magically alter your brain chemistry or define your identity.

    Don’t fall for this stupid nonsense - be cosmopolitan, be colorblind.

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    Why not all? You don’t have to identify in one box. I think it’s awesome to have a connection and understanding of a range of backgrounds. All my dogs have been mutts btw and they’re the best.

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    13 days ago

    What do you identify as?

    That’s all you need to ask. It’s not a test with a correct answer. Your answer can even change if you learn more (I.e.: you were adopted and learn something about a parent)

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      13 days ago

      thanks so much and i guess you’re right, but sometimes i feel like i’m not even “human”, i’m sorry if that sounds racist which yea it is racist but dang it’s just something some people think

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        Internalized racism is a thing. But you can overcome it. You’re human and no one gets to choose how you identify but you.