have a slight tan and blue eyes but my heritage is french, native american and quater hispanic. iam very unusual look wise for my heritage, but it deeply upset and offends me when white people around me, where i live in britain, british white people keep percieving me as a white person, its making me feel angry and upset...how can i handle this, handle them?~
i feel like they mock me and laugh because of how i look and my culture and they percieve me as one of them.....this is really annoying me and causing bad feeling inside......i eventually want to emigrate from the uk
(no other white people i have this problem with from any other country i get along great with)
2007-08-08 21:47:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
My mum was from England and my Dad was from the Philippines and I was born in Australia. I am 50 yrs old and people have always asked "what are you". I have been called white, asian or even maori. The answer I give is, ME. Listen to the experience and wisdom of years, it simply ISNT important what people think. What matters is what YOU think. Be PROUD of what you are and cherish the inheritance of all the cultures you have. French , native american and hispanic you are culturally rich, revel in it and who cares what others think or say.
2007-08-08 22:27:50 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My God, so now it's wrong for white (I presume you actually mean English, seeing as you're in Manchester) people to accept you is it ! Well, you've found fault with practically everything else you moaning git so I'm not surprised you find fault with that too. I suggest you move to London. It won't take some of the natives long to get your measure and if you start that "I'm half French, half Hispanic and half Red Indian" nonsense there you'll soon find that you REALLY have something to complain about. Within two minutes of arrival there you'll be known as a "Liquorice" - as in ALLSORTS - (or else of course, "Mongrel") and that's only until they find out the bit about the French - then you'll become a Liquorice Froggy - and as for the native American - I'd keep quiet about that on BOTH counts. STOP MOANING FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE. YOU'RE A GROWN MAN NOT A CHILD.
2007-08-09 21:31:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I also thought white was used to describe how someone looks and has nothing to do with nationality (all races can be a certain nationality and all races can be hispanic). Sound like you have stereotypes of what people should look like on account of their nationality (yours included, as well as the british and the french who are not all the same colour).
2007-08-08 22:00:38 · answer #3 · answered by ginzuisho 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your skin is white then you are white.
You have a mixed racial heritage, but you are white.
I think you're being sensitive. I'm white with a mixed cultural and racial heritage. I'm always being asked, I don't feel the need to cry over it. Why do you? Perhaps you have some deeper issues and they're manifesting themselves in the appearence of this issue?
Just a thought for you to consider.
Pepper.
2007-08-08 21:53:20 · answer #4 · answered by Swan Song 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i have the same problem............. i am a mixture of races but look like the traditional white boy......... i try not to let people's opinions matter to me..... as there are many people who make fun of a race that i belong to i speak up and defend myself and they look shocked when i tell them what i am...... at the end of the day it is who you are that matters and not what people think of you...............
2007-08-08 21:53:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
because you look like an arian,..with your blonde hair and blue eyes...and you are very fair, from what I have seen of your photos...why don't you post one...no one is mocking you, people just don't care...the only thing they might stare at, is your big blues eyes...which really are captivating
2007-08-08 22:06:32 · answer #6 · answered by MotherKittyKat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
grower tougher skin and drive on. i dont see what the dilemma is it is an advantage to look white. trust me i'm black
2007-08-08 21:53:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
wanna know what to do? thank them.
funny how it would be offensive to be thought of as white. i wish i was. my husband and children are and people think i'm the nanny
2007-08-08 22:00:32 · answer #8 · answered by slkrchck 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
u r accepted...................
is'nt that good enough for u?????????????
2007-08-08 21:53:15 · answer #9 · answered by meme 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋