This guy said to me, because I am 50% Arab but was born here, I am NOT considered a real Arab... What?

[Anonymous]

i was born in the US but my dad moved to the US from Jordan for college. He married my mom and raised me here. I have visited Jordan and other middle eastern countries quite a few times throughout my life. My entire side of my dad's family (very grand in size if I may add) live in the Middle East with a few in the US. I love all my family and I keep in contact and visit them. I am learning Arabic now. My dad always jokes that I am his "mini me," because our minds and behaviors are so much alike, it's almost spooky. I have my dad's eyes, face shape, nose, and forehead, mixed with my mom but you can definitely tell I am not fully white (not that one is better- I'm just saying). I listen to arabic music, I know and grew up eating middle eastern food, I have mannerisms like I said, much like my dad. Art I create has arabic flare and I create art with current political or social issues because I know how they affect my dad and my entire family, including me. I am not Muslim but my extended family is and I support them entirely.

Then this guy told me I was a fake Arab because I'm from and live here and I'm not fully 100% Arab. I found this offensive to my culture and ancestors who take pride who in we are. They had to move around before they settled in Jordan; my dad faced discrimination arriving here; my extended family continues to. I'm just kinda confused why he would say that.

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And I do not glamorize being Arab or try to dress and showcase that I am. i just recognize that in my blood and heart I am.

[StarlightSwift]

I think what he means is your are an American. Your nationality is American. Also an Arab is someone who's native language is Arabic which you are just learning the now. So Arabic is not your native language as it was not your first language or a language you learned from birth. There was no need for the comment but I understand what he is saying.

[Asker]

I don't think a culture is based off their language

[StarlightSwift]

The term Arab is a person who speaks Arabic as their first language.

[Anonymous]

Do you want to be real Arab. aren't they all women beaters rapists and fanatic terrorists?

[Asker]

This comment is disgusting. My family is Arab. And they are lovely people.

[Opinion Owner]

You dont paint a pleasant picture plus all the rapes. Do you see western women as rapeable and that you are in your rights to rape an unescorted woman in the street?

[abundantlyrich]

Haha everyone was once an alien on this planet. Fuck his ego.

[abundantlyrich]

Some people need to be too obviousssss , i could land a punch in his face.

[Asker]

👏🙌

[BertMacklinFBI]

yeah.. just like how an Asian person born in.. (insert non Asian country), isn't Asian. tell him to go fuck himself lol.

[StarlightSwift]

Well that wouldn't be there nationality. The guy has a point.

[Asker]

@StarlightSwift he acted like I have no connection to my dad's homeland whatsoever

[BertMacklinFBI]

your dominating genes will determine what you are.

[StarlightSwift]

I did say there was no need for him to say that. I am just saying that is probably why he said what he said.

[ShayanMortazavi1]

You're only a real Arab if you have full Arab blood, you don't so he's right

[Asker]

I think that is bullshit

[ShayanMortazavi1]

No, it's true. You don't have full Arab blood therefore you are not a real Arab.

[Asker]

I heard you the first time, and I say it is bullshit. If you don't have actual reasoning then please stop commenting this statement

[ShayanMortazavi1]

Well I'm Iranian and people that don't have full Iranian blood, I don't consider real Iranians. Like to join this organization I'm in, South Florida Persians, you have to have full Iranian blood to join. If you're mixed with something else, you can't join.

[Asker]

That sounds like some made up gang

[ShayanMortazavi1]

It's just for Iranian events and stuff like that

[ShayanMortazavi1]

For mafias also, there's a lot of mafias, the Italian mafia, Russian, Arabic, Turkish, etc. But to be apart of any of those, you have to an a real Arab or whichever your trying to join. So since you're mixed, you wouldn't be let into the Arab mafia.

[Asker]

Hm so I'm not real American then since I'm not 100% so I guess that makes me not real

Smh

[Asker]

Kinda bummed I'll be missing out on those mafias

[StarlightSwift]

I had reasoning and I was wrong. You wanted peoples opinions yet cannot accept them. Don't ask a question if you cannot handle peoples opinions.

[Intraluminal]

He said it because he's a dickwad, and that's what dickwads say.