To what extent do you identify with your race or ethnicity?

[Anonymous]

I do not identify with my race or ethnicity.

This is most likely because of where I grew up and my overall upbringing and life up until this point.

I’m not saying I’ve never felt marginalized or bullied, but to the extent that I have felt marginalized or experienced bulling it was rarely because of my ethnicity or race to my estimation or knowledge.

My successes and failures in life have been through a mixture of a small amount of luck I’m sure and a large amount of effort.

NOT my race or ethnicity.

My parents didn’t stress that we were Filipino within our household.

We were just humans that loved each other and trying to live amongst everyone else in a peaceful manner, pursuing our goals and dreams in the process.

My parents didn’t say “This is what Filipinos or Americans believe so you must follow it.”

No, it was more like “This is what is RIGHT because it is RIGHT, so that’s why you must follow it.”

Lying is bad
Cheating is bad
Hurting people unjustly is bad
Etc….

All because it is bad, not because it’s what it means to be Filipino, American, etc.

Most of my friends and the environment I’ve lived in and currently live in have been diverse in all manners of life, but we all seemed to have CORE commonalities were it was possible for us to cooperate together, live together, hangout together, school together, etc.

[EnglishArtsteacher]

As far as "race"(which is socially constructed anyway), not at all. I'm a very tan-skinned white guy. People often assume I'm Hispanic, and/or Latino, but that's not the case, and even if I was, there are White Hispanics, and White Latinos. I don't care to identify as "white", and it's not something I'm proud of, especially since I have family who is full-blooded Native American.

As far as ethnicity goes, I live in the United States of America (USA), but I don't even care to identify as someone from the USA. I'm a Catholic, but not into the fundamentalist aspect of Catholicism. In my bloodline, I'm mostly German, with some Italian, and Native American in me as well. I'm not heavily into any of those three cultures.

To answer your question-not much at all, really.

[pink_and_inlove]

I don’t really brag about being Dominican or feel like I’m super Dominican or anything like that but if someone asks me what I am I’ll say that my parents are Dominican because I’m born here so I guess that makes me from here lol but in reality I’m Dominican American. When I first came here to this state in the south though a lot of people were white where I lived and they were very rude to me asking me things like if I was a tranny and telling me that I looked like a boy this was probably because they weren’t used to hispanic people however now im not exactly confident but I no longer believe the things that they told me before also I do feel that in that particular school I would’ve fit in more if I was white and I wouldn’t have been treated that way too. That doesn’t matter anymore though

[pink_and_inlove]

Was *

[pink_and_inlove]

Also I just took a whole dna test lol telling me that I’m like 48 percent european 9 percent indigenous 12 percent middle eastern 8 percent north African and 22 percent black. But I’m not going to tell people that I’m going to tell them that I’m just Dominican 😂

[jennifer_bloom]

I’m different from my Chinese family, my dad is married to a narcissistic monster because Chinese people are raised to remain married no matter how badly you are treated in the marriage but if I was married to a guy who treated me like that, we would be divorced in 120 seconds. The other thing is I believe every race and religion deserves respect and my mom will say bad things about Indians even if she has never had a single conversation with them, she also hates black people and middle eastern people. She hates Muslims and Sikhs and Hindus and rich people and good looking people too, including her niece who looks better than her.

[On_cloud_wine]

“ my dad is married to a narcissistic monster” lol….

[MCheetah]

I don't. I don't even like to call myself black (or black and mixed race; whatever), unless it's relevant to something someone asks. I honestly don't even like to identify myself as human. Human beings suck and I am CLEARLY not good at being one of them...

[OlderAndWiser]

I never think about my race unless someone else injects race into the discussion.

[Cherry234]

I'm a mixture of ethnicities. My mom comes from Haiti so I'm half Haitian. The other half is German and Russian, my father's side. I like being mixed race but I don't brag about it. I don't speak French and creole fluently. I don't even have a Haitian accent since I was born here. I have a Long Island accent. That's where I was raised. I think of myself as an American so I don't really identify myself too much with my ethnicities

[doopayo]

Omg really that’s cool as hell, I’m Haitian as well 😄

[Cherry234]

@doopayo Oh wow didn't know there's another Haitian here as well 😁

[Still-alive]

very lovely mix ;)

[Cherry234]

@Still-alive thank you 😁

[Still-alive]

im just a white dude over here lol

well half irish, half western european.

[Cherry234]

I may even be part Irish

[Still-alive]

oh really? top of the mornin to ya lass!

[Medlife]

You have been blessed. I have always longed for roots. To be part of something bigger. I have never been taught many things by the ones that should have taught me the basics. I had to learn through trial and error alone. I have no counry nor a place to call my own, everything are memories I do not belong anywhere. Maybe next life🤷‍♀️

[Aakash_Hangargi]

So the whole earth itself is your home

[Medlife]

Kinda, my home is where I choose. All places have something special. I've lived on all continents. In many countries. Maybe one day this gypsy will have a home until then the world is my playground

[menina]

I identify with both. I didn't grow up in my country but I'm very connected to it. I know I have some characteristics that are typical of my people. The same goes for my race.
I know I'm a human being but I'm also part of my race and my ethnicity. They're part of who I am. I wouldn't be the same without them.

[Oram52]

I don't identify with it at all, race and ethnicity are arbitrary. They should have no bearing on me as an individual. I am not defined by my race or ethnicity.

World is huge place, while I identify with my country and proud but I'm also citizen of the world, and would love to travel and live in different countries, experience different cultures, learn different languages. There is no need to confine oneself to arbitrary things like race which proud no benefit or have no impact.

[rcljr]

I pay no attention to it, I am who I am I cannot change what color I was born any more than I can change the path of the sun. Why worry about shit you cannot control? Be happy with who you are and be kind to people, unless they are American democrats, you can piss on them all you like.

[Avicenna]

I identify with my ethnicities quite a bit, but that does not mean I don’t have a diverse group of friends and associates.

[haphazard]

I don't identify with my race at all really but it's kinda hard not to when politics makes everything about race nowdays. It's pretty sickening how they are making everyone tribalistic about race under the pretense of doing the opposite.

[haphazard]

There was a study showing that blacks are 5-10 times more likely to identify as their race than whites.

[BCRanger10]

Um... I don't know? It's not really something I think about on an active basis. Every now and then, I'll use the term "Polak" (which is a derogatory term for Polish people) when referring to myself, but that's about it.

[bobalife]

I have a dual identity being an Asian American. I’m more Americanized if I have to choose, but I still respect, learning, and appreciate my Asian culture/community/etc.

[Sarahr123]

Despite living in London my whole life, I am very much intact with the traditions of my forefathers. I am very much connected with my race and ethnic heritage.

[madgoat]

My feeling is letting yourself be defined by your skin colour or sex is a trap and will only limit you.

[doopayo]

A lot, growing up in a Haitian household shaped who I am today and will always be apart of me

[EnglishEuropean]

I'm pretty sure I'm white and my ancestors back to Noah were also white.

[Andres77]

Pretty much the same for my upbringing.

[Agape93]

At most I acknowledge what I am but thats about it

[anylolone]

Depends on how you define race and ethnicity.

[OddBeMe]

None as well, as I’m sure you’re surprised.

[Snakeyes7]

Zero. I find it irrelevant actually.

[Ninani]

100%

[Asker]

What’s your ethnicity?

[Ninani]

@EmbraceThePain I'm Danish, born and raised.