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SethH

(170 posts)
2. I'm mixed and I get asked it a lot
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 01:49 PM
Aug 2017

Less now than in the past, maybe it's because I live on the East Coast now instead of the Midwest, or maybe because people are being accustomed to the it, or maybe because people are trying to be more sensitive, which would be great.

But I don't relate 100% to the people in this video. If I were asked to think of a time when I was annoyed, I can't think of any. There may have been, but I can't remember any. Many times I feel like I disappoint people when I say I'm from suburban Chicago, they wanted something more exotic. Far from feeling like I don't belong, I belong too much for them.

I understand the people have different experiences and different attitudes but I wonder if people with my general attitude is underrepresented in these discussions.

I'm part Puerto Rican, and to me the question of whether Puerto Ricans are citizens is almost a trivia question, as far as whether the average person is supposed to know that. To be honest, I've never fully understood the exact status of Puerto Rico and I have to remind myself sometimes of the details. I try not to be ignorant myself, but sometimes I am about some things, I wouldn't call myself stupid.

Again, the general point about being sensitive is taken, but I think a point of view is left out of that video, and similar discussions.

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