lahondas
New Member
hi, i have a question for all. this being a "good" racial discussion.
i am german italian, from my mother. and carribean cherokee indian from father. i grew up with only my mother, teaching me to pretty much visualize my life in "white" terms. but i always felt like a mixed woman, who just felt quite confused of her race, but didnt care.
my husband is polish. so hes a bit "lighter" than me. lol personally i love all colors, and dont care what im catergorized as. some say im black, only cause im brown, and its considered that. some say im mixed, some say im mexican, maybe i look it a little. and some dont care, or dont know.
i would love to hear what others like me or not have to say. i know growing up was pretty hard. "black" kids didnt like me, some of them said i acted to white. then the "white" kids told me i acted too diffrent. i was in my own world just confused.
so many people dont realize how hard it is in life or us. applying for a job is quite annoying to me, having to put in "other" as my race in the aplication form, belittles me and confuses, and makes me feel inhuman. or in a conversation, the question, "so what are you" comes up. i usually say im a woman, and fake laugh, or say im human like you. is it just me who feels this way, who feels annoyed by the antics of some poeple, or is it alot of us.
i mean if you consider the considerably large factors here, we are all "mixed". we all have so many diffrent races in our backgrounds. my grandfather, of my mothers side, had told me, that his ancestors were iriquoix indian and imigrants from italy. i mean wow, whod a thought!
so to sum it all up, what do you feel about all of this?
thanks lahondas, mixed and proud!
if you would like to know what i look like, because your curious or whatever... write me at lahondas@cox.net, and ill send you my picture!
i am german italian, from my mother. and carribean cherokee indian from father. i grew up with only my mother, teaching me to pretty much visualize my life in "white" terms. but i always felt like a mixed woman, who just felt quite confused of her race, but didnt care.
my husband is polish. so hes a bit "lighter" than me. lol personally i love all colors, and dont care what im catergorized as. some say im black, only cause im brown, and its considered that. some say im mixed, some say im mexican, maybe i look it a little. and some dont care, or dont know.
i would love to hear what others like me or not have to say. i know growing up was pretty hard. "black" kids didnt like me, some of them said i acted to white. then the "white" kids told me i acted too diffrent. i was in my own world just confused.
so many people dont realize how hard it is in life or us. applying for a job is quite annoying to me, having to put in "other" as my race in the aplication form, belittles me and confuses, and makes me feel inhuman. or in a conversation, the question, "so what are you" comes up. i usually say im a woman, and fake laugh, or say im human like you. is it just me who feels this way, who feels annoyed by the antics of some poeple, or is it alot of us.
i mean if you consider the considerably large factors here, we are all "mixed". we all have so many diffrent races in our backgrounds. my grandfather, of my mothers side, had told me, that his ancestors were iriquoix indian and imigrants from italy. i mean wow, whod a thought!
so to sum it all up, what do you feel about all of this?
thanks lahondas, mixed and proud!
if you would like to know what i look like, because your curious or whatever... write me at lahondas@cox.net, and ill send you my picture!
