I'M Mexican and nobody can tell, why can't people see that?

Question

I'm vair light skinned, i have green eyes, and light hair. I probably speak spanish really well. But almost everyday i get mistaken for another race like irish, mien, korean, russian, indian,palestanian,and the wierdest of all fijian!!! not that theres anything wrong with it. i realy dont know how to deal with it, maybe its a good thing? but i get made fun of because i dont look mexican, wat do i tell the people makin fun of me?

Answer 1

Tell them that they are stereotyping all Mexicans if the image they have in their mind is a medium-to-dark brown skinned, black-haired person. They are thinking of mestizos, which are only one of the three major peoples in Mexico: criollos, mestizos, and indios. Mestizos are the most common Mexican citizens- they came into being when the Spanish conquistadors had children with the indigenous Aztecs of Mexico back in the 16th and 17th centuries. Criollos are Mexican citizens who look like "white" people- these citizens have very little or no Aztec in their bloodline and were descended from the Spanish people who took residence in Mexico after Cortes defeated Montezuma. (c. 16th century). Judging by your description of yourself, I am guessing you fall into this group.
Indios are a very small group of Mexican people who are still 100% of Aztec descent. I know this is a rather wordy explanation for the people who make fun of you, but I think the best cure for other people's ignorance is to educate them.

Answer 2

When they think of Mexican people, they think of dark hair, brown eyes and brown skin. This is all they know. Just do your best to ignore them or educate them, if you are in the mood!

I've known 2 full-blooded Mexican women that had your coloring. One of them was lighter complected than me. My best friend is 100% Mexican and he is paler than me as well. His mom has green eyes and red hair.

Answer 3

Because people have their general ideas of what certain backgrounds look like. You stray from their ideas so they don't perceive you as Mexican. It a little annoying, but it's not a bad thing.

Answer 4

Normal people don't care. Only the weird ones poke fun, ignore them.

Answer 5

I bet its cool when people are speaking in Spanish about you in you're vicinity. You can act like you don't understand it, and then laugh at them later.

Answer 6

hey i have the same problem. I'm Mexican and i always get asked if i am Chinese,Asian,Hawaiian, Samoan. just ignore the people who ask, they're stupid and its not of their business what ethnicity you are!!!

Answer 7

What do you mean by you "probably" speak Spanish very well? Are you not sure?