Are you proud of your Ethnicity, Nationality, Race, and Heritage?

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I'm Mexican American but through my ancestry I'm 42 percent Native American, 46% European and also somehow 8 percent African.

curiousnorway · Accepted Answer

I'm proud of my nationality and proud over what my country has achieved. But I've no race pride and sees no reasons why my hair, eyes and skin color should be that important.

I'm Norwegian and what I loves about my country is our democracy, freedom speech, peace, welfare state, nature, clean water and our culture. As a nation we've achieved and evolved very much. We went from a poor country to a rich one thanks to some luck, much work and good leaders. We also transition from the savage violent viking country to the peaceful, civilized democracy we've today.

A value I really likes in Norway is that as a community helping each other and share on our benefits is important. If someone gets injured, sick or too old to work nobody are going to punish them for not being able to work. They gets a living (Disability benefits or pension) and our country have free health care and education for everyone. The point with this is making the gap between poor and rich lesser. In the US healthcare costs a lot and not everyone are able to afford health insurance.
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madhatters4 · Accepted Answer

sure i guess i'm proud of it. i'm African, native American and English (probably some other things i'd like to do one of those gene tests).

not too surprising that you are 8% African. there were African slaves in mexico additionally some black slaves from the USA sought freedom in Mexico... and per science humanity began in africa

Hemlock · Accepted Answer

I was actually very ashamed of it, but now I am very proud of it. Both of my parents are from the 3rd biggest Caribbean Island, which is Haiti, the country that shares Hispanola with the Dominican Republic. My mother is a white haitian (full european descent and yes, white haitians do exist!) and my father is a black haitian. I was never ashamed of being half black, I was ashamed because of the people perceived Haiti, like it's just a shitty place, when it's quite beautiful, the earthquake didn't destroy everything and we have beautiful beaches, culture, festivals, food and music. Naturally I speak French, one of haiti's national language, and mostly spoken in Northern Haiti. I did a DNA test also, I was really shocked instead of finding French blood, it was all Spaniard and the Iberia Peninsula (48%) and 40% (West African) and 12% Native American, which makes sense because the Tainos were spread all throughout the Caribbean islands. My bestfriend is Mexican by the way, but she pretends she Hawaiian, Mexico has such great food and a rich culture. I still will never understand why she doesn't embrace it. I've gotten really in touch with my culture, culture is everything, everyone should embrace it.

Govane · Accepted Answer

Sure.

I see some people say why be proud of something you can't control but I say being proud of your heritage is like being proud of your family. If you had an uncle who beat the odds and was the first one in your family or your city to achieve something you would be proud of him although you have no control over him. If someone said "are you proud of your family", you would say yes, not "How... I wasn't born during their accomplishments" . You would know their accomplishments because you know their history... . When you know the history of your nationality, ethnicity , race, etc you can take pride in it. As Americans alone if your culture is Chinese, Black, Irish, etc you might feel pride to know how they persevered despite odds when shaping this country. If you're Jewish you know how strong and faithful Jewish people had to be to exist in the 1940s. I'd be proud to be Jewish too. Generational storytelling might be a lost art but if you have elders in your family who just share how they kept their language or even a recipe throughout centuries before written words , then of course you would take pride in that

Aalila · Accepted Answer

I'm proud of myself yes my race not really black lives matter when cops attack us but when we kill off ourselfs SMDH we need to stop shooting and killing our own kind on the news it's no surprise but as soon as a cop is involved all hell breaks loose we need to stop it we struggle so long it's not ok for someone not our colour to say the N word but it's ok for us to say it hell to the no it's disgusting and ashames me you feel proud calling each other n**** nothing there to be proud of being called the N word at all :/

xHoneyxBeex · Accepted Answer

Not really, I am not ashamed or proud of my race/nationality, I just am who I am. I do hope to figure out more of my ancestry though. History fascinates me so I would love to learn more about my own family history to see where they came from and how they lived.

RJGraveyTrain · Answer

I'm just proud of ME in general.

Rainie_ · Answer

Can't remember my exact percentage but on ancestry. com I got something like 37% Finnish/Russian, 20% Swedish, 20% something African and then also mix of others.

Surprised me cause I thought I was more Swedish than anything, turns out I wasn't. Even so, I love my mix, people can never seem to guess where I'm from, makes me a bit mysterious 😛

However I do not feel Swedish (my nationality), I don't feel like I truly belong to any nationality, I'm even seen as a foreigner there and the current country I live in. I've lived in different places in the world so I guess that's had an effect, even more since I'm mixed.

And race is such a strange concept to me, some say I'm white, others say I'm black because of one drop rule, others have no idea what on earth I am. 😅 My race is: the human race.

Spykz · Answer

I suppose I can say that I'm proud to be Caucasian. I do have my "white privilege" moments every now and then. I have known some brown friends who have been pulled over at the airport when going through security, just from stereotyping. Being white, I have never been pulled over by any security or cops.

Am I proud of my nationality? Hell yeah! Oh, sorry. I meant, yes I am. Being Canadian definitely has it's perks. Rarely do I see any rude Canadians.

Since this opinion will be too long, I'll have to cute it short. Yes I am proud of my ethnicity and heritage.

ElissaDido · Answer

Well, I'm not ashamed of them!
I believe that merit (and pride) should mostly come from your personal contributions and work rather than what people from your clan/country/race etc did.

I know a (grown) man who always brags about the money his brothers have, but him himself has an empty bank account, so he is taking the credit merits of his brothers without contributing to a single thing.
Being proud of something other people did is a bit... weird to me.

However, I really like and i'm not ashamed of being a Tunisian Arab ( most likely a mixture of Amazigh genes, Arab genes and a little Andalusian/South European genes)! I think we have a beautiful culture and great history for a small country.

EpicDweeb · Answer

I'm proud of my heritage. My uncle of 6 generations back could be considered the founder of the American navy. (John Paul Jones) I don't know what cultures I really come from, although I know I'm part Dutch, German, Scotts-Irish, Englsh, etc. I am happy to be those things. However, I don't really think there's anything I can say besides that. I am proud to be a human being. In terms of ethnicity, nationality, race, etc. They don't matter to me so much as the person I am. They may factor in to who I am but they don't control me or determine my identity.

Xavixk · Answer

No
I am from Denmark and while I think it's a great country, the fact is that I have had nothing to do with any of the things that are the reasons I think it's a great country.
I have never understood how you can be proud of something that you have had no effect on...
Like you can be proud of your kids because you raised them and helped shaped them... That I can understand because their achievements could be due to how you raised them... But maybe I am misunderstanding the meaning of the word "proud".

BoySittingOnTheMoon · Answer

Of course I'm proud of my ethnicity Turkish but I was born in the U. K which I'm also proud to be a British citizen. The Turkish language came from Central Asia and it spread to the Middle East. The Turks admired the religion of Islam coming from Arabia and admired the Persian language and culture. The arabs and Persians admired the Turks of their leadership skills and horse riding skills and as a result Turks were taken as slaves. In medieval times, there was Turks who ruled Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Iran.

DeeperMeaning · Answer

I have very proud of my background, I am Puerto Rican and Jamaican, on my Puerto Rican side my racial background is Native, with some white and Asian. My Jamaican background is mostly black with some white and Indian. I am proud of being a biracial person, I think my ethnic background attributes to my beauty and I love when people try to figure out what I am. If you analyze my face you can see bits and pieces of each race that I am and I think that is so beautiful.

Sami365 · Answer

I'm basically a little white mutt for the most part. Italian, Irish, Scottish, Scandinavian, English, but also some Spanish, Native American, and possibly some African since apparently it was once common for Southern Italians to do that or so I am told. I don't pretend to know everything though.

Honestly, I feel no real connection to my heritage. The only label that matters to me in this context is that I am American. I love my country, even if I am insanely worried about it's future.

At the end of the day, despite its flaws, this is my home. I won't let go of my home no matter what. I'd rather fight for it, no matter how exhausting it is. I want to make it a better place because for better or worse, this is my country, my home, and these are the people I care about.

D_Bone_Steak · Answer

I'm a white dude... we've copied and outshined the best of the best from other groups time and time again. We've been consistent inventors. We're not the most intelligent, but still, the Asians took the walkman and made it better after it was already invented to begin with. I see this group as the group that makes things come from nothing.

But I have beef with this group I identify with. For one, lately, they are nothing but suck ups instead of being superior to inferiors. It's like they got bashed on so much about thinking they're better than others simply off their skin color that now they feel guilty and want to be inferior.

Honestly... my race is trying to eliminate themselves. I married, had kids, but went with Asian... reasoning... more intelligent, women are more effeminate, not as ghetto, and all = better for my kids.

Dez22 · Answer

I love being black, but personally not proud because I haven't done anything for my people. I never volunteer, donate, protest, or stand up to make any type of positive change, so I think pride should be reserved for people who are actively serving their communities and backing up their pride with actions.

Anastasiya00 · Answer

I am honestly very proud of my nationality yes. I am white and have some middle eastern heritage. Russian German and Lebanese. And born and raised in Russia even though Germany and Russia have a very dark history I love the perseverance both have. So yes I am very proud of my everything!

silvermoon84 · Answer

I had my DNA through ancestry. I was told at a young age that I was of Irish, German, Native American and Spanish descent however, ancestry DNA gave me a more "in depth" description of my ancestry. Turns out my bloodline was linked predominantly to Viking and Celt genes with small percentages of Iberian, Middle Eastern, Native American, African and Slavic heritage. I wouldn't necessarily say I was proud of my ancestry because I have no control over it but I definitely think it's a pretty cool mixture 😊

musicbrain5 · Answer

I'm neither proud or ashamed of my race or ethnicity. I just am who I am, I guess, haha. My ethnicity is Russian, with a smattering of other Slavic nations in there. One day I'm going to order one of those DNA tests to see exactly which regions of Russia and Europe in general are in my ancestry.

guy42069 · Answer

Yes absolutely, Im 100% Indian. The other people in my country are a bit questionable, being that theyre pretty creepy and mal-adjusted, but I was born here so I consider myself pretty normal. But Im still proud to be of the Indian heritage and Culture, especially here in America where its a pretty cool and unique thing.

KrazyGirl70 · Answer

I am :) I'm indo- Guyanese, my ancestry lies in northern Indian specifically Uttar Pradesh. I'm also Iberian , I have traces of it in my bloodline along with some other parts of Caucasian blood. Either way my family ended up in South America and eventually NY. I'm really proud of who I am :)

Tkwizard · Answer

I could see Mexican ancestry showing up as native American and European (Aztec and spanish). I'm proud of who I am. I don't really care about ethnicity, nationality or race. None of us had a say in the circumstances of our birth. I do enjoy different cultures and customs. They can be a lot of fun.

TheSpartan · Answer

Yes! My ancestors are proud Muslim-killers, Spaniards and Poles, who waged hard war to kick out the Muhammaden invaders from Eastern and Southern Europe.

I'm also proud of my Mayan and Aztec (Mexica) ancestors, whom built great empires, pyramids, fought fiercely against the Spaniards, and charted the stars from Mesoamerica.

Caaarl · Answer

No I don't care where my ancestors were from. They have no effect on who I am as a person.

I find it kind of silly that people have nothing to do with a culture associate with them.

If I a recessive trait such as blue eyes in my genes and a dominant trait for brown eyes. And my actual eye color is brown would anyone say I'm proud of my blue eyed genes. It's essentially very similar when you're 8% black. That's so far back that it's barely even a part of you.

SystemOfTheMachine · Answer

I really don't know what I am. We usually just say Eastern European. I apparently have German, Polish, Czechoslovakian, Russian, and possibly Hungarian blood in me. But frankly I'm American and that's just what I am. The blood of the old world has been washed out. I'm the 3rd generation to be born in America, we are Americans. Now am I proud to be an American? Well it's hard to be proud of the shit America does and has done.

QueenofSexyFoxes · Answer

No because it doesn't matter. Im still me and you are still you. Its like the black lives matter bullshit. All lives matter and not because of our race but because of who we are.

tartaarsaus · Answer

Heritage, Nah not really. I don't care that much about Morocco, Spain, Germany nor Indonesia.

Race: Definitely not, I'm mixed and in Europe people tend to be far less focused on race than Americans

Nationality: Not really, I mean I'm fine with living here and see living conditions are great but I'm not a patriot nor nationalist.

Ethnicity: Nah

slutsdontgetoral · Answer

My would someone be proud of their ancestry They had no so in the matter. You didn't earn anything. You achieved nothing. Its as stupid as saying you are proud of your hair or eye color. If your race is a subject of pride you must not have done shit else to be proud of. I'm proud of my degrees. My children. My bodybuilding titles because I worked for them.

Anticipation · Answer

No I'm not proud of my ethnicity, nationality, race or heritage.

My mom never married my father. I grew up not having an identity or advantages that others have with being raised in a home where parents love each other isn't ideal.

I know there are others on this thread that know what I'm talking about.

LaFemmeFatale · Answer

I am happy I'm Georgian. It's said to be the pearl of Caucasus. Tbilisi, my hometown has a title of "Capital of Caucasus", my home country Georgia derives from the Persian word that means "Land of the wolves".
So yeah, I'm happy I am Georgian.

Anonymous · Answer

For me it's mixed. I'm not proud to a quarter German, as I've never really been crazy about Germany, but I'm extremely proud of my three-quarters English ancestry, because I think England is a lovely country that's done a lot of good for the world. Also, I'm not at all proud to be Canadian [by the way, Canadians are shitty people, it's just a myth that they're nice, in my honest opinion].

venoch · Answer

I am a proud person in general, but I can'tvsay i feel a certain way as far as anything naturally-given goes. I am proud of my achievements and I do take some pride in the culture which has brought me up - a culture which holds certain values that I feel should be protected.

TheDevilInside · Answer

Fuck no. I hate being Asian, I hate being Indonesian, I don't associate with them. I am me. I am. my own person. I am. not my face or my nationality or my skin color. Anyone who thinks they can judge me based on those things, I'm gonna give them a piece of my mind, get then to meet the REAL me.

barbsteph · Answer

Yes, I'm very proud of being white. White pride forever. See how weird that sounds? That's what happens when you normalize being proud if things you contributed nothing towards. Deal with it, I didn't start it.

V01D_Entertainment · Answer

Nobody should ever be proud NOR ashamed of their ethnicity.
You cannot change it. You did not choose it. You are not your parents, your ancestors.

These times more than before everybody got an opportunity for greatness, as long as you do a great job in life, nobody will care who are you.

BrittBratt2416 · Answer

Hell yes I am, Proud to be black! I thank all my ancestors who made it possible for me to be here today.

Gracefulhippo · Answer

No. I don't really think much of that matters to a person as an individual. I can't claim my grandfather's accomplishments as my own. an accident of ancestry or the happenstance of where your mother birthed you isn't something to take pride in. it just is.

Wolframium · Answer

I couldn't care less. Damn, I don't even believe in these things. Just arbitrary lables created to divide us.
Want to get rid of racism? Get rid of race. Simple. We all are humans, who live on Earth. That's it. County? Meh… Randomly chosen borders. No foundation in reality.

POTAYTOPOTAHTO · Answer

Yeah I'd say so. My ancestors hail from the land of the Vikings haha I think that's pretty cool. I wish I could visit where my great grandparents came from.

steveguitar · Answer

Half Irish and half Italian, born in Ontario, Canada. know more and relate better to my Italian side, but still don't know how to speak the language. Don't really know how to relate to my Irish side, the history is confusing and they've been in Canada for many generations.

dede_g_10 · Answer

Yea I'm proud of me in general like others have said but I'm black and ik that if I were let's say white or even mixed my life would be "easier" in some ways but I love myself so 😅😄💅

Queen_naki5 · Answer

I'm not proud to be something that I had absolutely no control over. I'm proud to be alive and well, because I have somewhat more control over that. I'm proud of my accomplishes...

Cody01 · Answer

Don't really care but it's cool to know that my ancestors were Vikings n all the stuff in like northern and western Europe. I want to get one of those DNA test to see roughly where my genetics come from.

Carley99 · Answer

I'm a proud black Jamaican, I have Irish and Indian in my blood due to my grandparents from both side. I love my country and its culture I wouldn't want to be born anywhere else.

babygirl6 · Answer

I'm African, and although, I am not entirely proud of how my country, Nigeria, is at the moment, I'm hoping for the best and I'm proud of the fact that I'm black

Girassol · Answer

Pretty much! I also like that even though I haven't been raised by my biological parents, my roots still take me back to things that are typical for people from that ethnicity

mithu999 · Answer

I'm gonna say no, to be honest. I've seen many people over here saying that they love being what they are. I too say the same thing, but on the inside, whatever you may feel, I feel that why hasen't God made me white.
A lot of people including white people may say that blacks are equal or whatever. But when it comes to dating, its always... or maybe most of the times they prefer partner of their own race.
clearly on the inside I envy fair skin.

mrhpug · Answer

I'm Chinese, and the same goes to my family in all directions. I was born in the United States so I'm technically Asian American, but I'm still proud of my ethnicity and my culture.

zxcded · Answer

50% Russian 50% Ukrainian  And Jewish runs deep into my dads, mom and moms, dad roots. and into the ancestry mostly Jewish and Ukrainian roots I am proud of it! :)

YellowHat24 · Answer

I am very proud of my heritage! My father’s side is English, my mother’s side is Scottish (cue “Rule Britannia”). My ancestors sailed from England in the late 1600s to Delaware. They also fought for the Patriots in the Revolutionary War. My dream is to one day move to England for college and possibly stay there. I think it would be neat to move back to the land of my ancestors.

fauchelevent · Answer

I don't really have any feelings towards it. All I know is that I'm white, I'm English and I have some Scottish background but I don't really know all that much about my history, it doesn't matter to me.

Emmdk · Answer

Yes I definitely am!
I'm 100% Scandinavian and that's amazing. Great heritage and history and I love my country. Big fan of welfare. Love our monarchy. We have the oldest flag in the world too. I love where I'm from.

Pink2000 · Answer

I am black and very proud. I love my people. I'm also Native American and Mexican and Irish. I love my culture.

Outofthegrey · Answer

I try my best not to take pride in things I put no effort in attaining. Sometimes it's difficult, but I find it is for the best.

thelastvalkyrie · Answer

First of all Mexican is not a race. It's not a surprise that you have some African admixture since there was African slavery in Mexico at some point. Also there are plenty of blacks in Costa Chica and Veracruz in Mexico

Walrus_au · Answer

There was a time - but since then the countries I spawn from and those of my parents have shown themselves to be buying into the racist, bigoted, stupidity in big ways. I feel shame when I think about them now.

theoddestperson · Answer

Yes I am proud of my ethnicity. I am mixed with Indian and black but I get a lot of racist comments...

Anonymous · Answer

I'm white, boring white. only good thing about me is 25 percent native American, I dont have the culture and I dont really look the part so im white sooooo come on.

Anonymous · Answer

I'm Irish German native American Swedish I don't have a reason to be ashamed of it I don't really care I'm just glad I have the family I do have they are kinda crazy but I'm glad to have them

mutedaisy · Answer

Aren't majority of Mexicans of Native American ancestry?

bellagsully · Answer

I used to hate being black and was okay with being Asian but now I'm happy that I'm mixed

IsabelGuimaraes · Answer

Neither proud nor ashamed. It is what it is. It is silly to be proud or ashamed of something you have no control over.

HOAAH · Answer

I Am Asian and I am happy. My kids are half Asian half Caucasian.

AdamThomas · Answer

I'm mostly British (90%) with some Italian, Scandinavian and Caucasian ancestry. I wouldn't say I'm proud exactly but I find it interesting.

TheChocolateWriter · Answer

yes.  I'm mixed race: 50% African, 20% European, 20% "middle eastern" and 10% untraceable. I'm more proud of that untraceable part because its so mysterious.

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