It seems that most people who meet me can't figure out my ethnicity. Most people that know me, know that I am Mexican, born in the US. However, people have made all sorts of random assumptions about my heritage, including:
Filipino - this one is totally fine and an acceptable assumption.
African-American - it must be my cheekbones.
Native American - see above.
Turkish - really?
Indian - assumed by people from India!
When I shaved my hair and was wearing a head scarf, people assumed I was Muslim. The worse I've gotten was "the Vietnamese kid Angelina Jolie adopted." That was a comment made by my brother when I sent him a picture shortly after I shaved my head. Thanks.
Um, I saw that pic too, and to be honest you kinda did look like angelina's kid hahaha :)
ReplyDeleteUh, how did you see that picture? Either I'm having a memory relapse or that picture got into the wrong hands. As I remember, I sent it to a very limited number of people (only the ones that still had to love me after they saw my shaved head).
ReplyDeleteI get Indian sometimes as well.
ReplyDeleteYou sent it to me, and of course I still love you... But I believe I held house pictures hostage until you sent it to me, so that wasn't quite fair... but Jay is a terrible person so you don't have to like him at all.
ReplyDelete