US Midterm Elections

[garbon]

Who are they? I don't generally walk around talking about who I voted for.

Do you walk around asking people what color you are?

No people ask me.

[derspiess]

No people ask me.

OMG MICROAGGRESSION

[garbon]

No people ask me.

OMG MICROAGGRESSION

The amount of "where are you from?" (with California not being in the vein of correct answers) and "what's your nationality?" (with American not being a correct reply) that I get subjected to is a bit out of control.

[derspiess]

Since I have a German surname everyone assumes that I was born here in Cincy and that I'm Catholic.  Plus people assume I attended a Catholic high school-- still trying to figure that one out, though a couple people say it's because of how I speak (??)

So yeah, I'm there with ya (kidding)

[garbon]

Since I have a German surname everyone assumes that I was born here in Cincy and that I'm Catholic.  Plus people assume I attended a Catholic high school-- still trying to figure that one out, though a couple people say it's because of how I speak (??)

So yeah, I'm there with ya (kidding)

Oh see that sort of question I'm all about. And pretty fair question for NYC where a whole chunk of us are from different places.

Oh also fun as follow-up to "where are you from" is "where are your parents/family from". California is also not the correct answer to that followup question.

[Berkut]

Since I have a German surname everyone assumes that I was born here in Cincy and that I'm Catholic.  Plus people assume I attended a Catholic high school-- still trying to figure that one out, though a couple people say it's because of how I speak (??)

So yeah, I'm there with ya (kidding)

Oh see that sort of question I'm all about. And pretty fair question for NYC where a whole chunk of us are from different places.

Oh also fun as follow-up to "where are you from" is "where are your parents/family from". California is also not the correct answer to that followup question.

Do you actually consider that an offensive question?

I find it rather interesting to talk to people about their families history and how they came to the states - although absent a discernible accent you want to be careful, since it is very possible they've been in the US longer than your own family.

But I am just as likely (obviously depending on the context, vibe, relationship, setting etc) to ask the same question of someone "white" who has a noticeable marker for not being native born (like an accent).

All us white people are mostly boring, and don't even know.

[garbon]

Offensive, no? Tiresome, sure. After all, all of these are just beating around the push as far as wanting to ask my race and to be honest, I don't really see how or why that's relevant when I've just met someone.

If someone I know is later curious about my family history in what you're saying or even wanted to ask me about race, I don't mind.

[Admiral Yi]

Looks full blown to me. Not mixed.

  Have you ever seen any actual Africans?

Before is from the Pacific Northwest.  They don't know negroes.