Current Events > It blows my mind people still ask 'where you from' instead of ethnicity

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Like if that's what you want to know just ask it

that's because sjws have made it impolite to ask people's ethnicity directly
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jeffhardyb0yz posted...

"Where am I from like... what's my ethnicity? Or where did I grow up?"

Huh?

Some people ask where you from to a person of color, and if it's from the same country there is the "where are you REALLY from"/"where are your parents from" because they wanted to know your ethnicity

"where are you from?"
"new york"
"no, where are you really from"
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Philoktetes posted...

that's because sjws have made it impolite to ask people's ethnicity directly

Depends on the way you ask and what you plan to do with that information.

Philoktetes posted...

that's because sjws have made it impolite to ask people's ethnicity directly

this has been a thing since at least I was like 4 years old and I'm 30
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CruelBuffalo posted...

Like if that's what you want to know just ask it

He did tho

idgi
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As a white Hispanic (Mexican) with spanish and italian heritage I think the question is incredibly annoying and doesn't add anything to anyone's experience of knowing me lol I'd rather talk about the weather.
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So are ya chinese or japanese?
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I just cant imagine living my life caring so much how people talk to me

good lawdy

Its offensive or something. This one girl got offended i was asking where shes from or whats her ethnicity and i literally was asking cause i could not tell and was trying not to offend her and it somehow backfired so i got annoyed and said i really dont care and walked away.

She was from somewhere in Europe and thats as much as i ever found out.
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interesting that a lot of people get offended when asked. I don't mind it at all personally and I've been asked a lot. I have a weird name
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That's kind of a stupid reason to be offended.

My first language is not English and I got often asked where I am from from people from other countries due to my accent.

This is litterally an extremely petty reason to be offended. People who ask that clearly have no hateful intentions.

I'd say being rejected by this guy over such a petty thing is a good thing. Imagine dating someone with such a think skin or even living with someone like him. He'll try to find litterally everything to nag about

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I bring it up because as much as i am a rude asshole a lot of times that was an instance of me trying to not be offensive and take an ibterest and i didnt kbow how ot was offensive and was really confused by her reaction.

"Why does it matter!?"

"Uh, i guess it doesnt i was just curious. Um, sorry? So, you dont want me to know or should i already know?"
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I don't get offended just annoyed. Like alright let me spend a few minutes explaining to you my family's background because "white", "hispanic", or "white hispanic" obviously isn't enough. Pair that with being asked by 80% of the people you meet and growing up in an area where being Mexican wasn't very popular can get pretty frustrating. All for the sake of small talk that doesn't go anywhere.
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Philoktetes posted...

that's because sjws have made it impolite to ask people's ethnicity directly

What? This is a normal question even at my liberal-ass college. Shut the fuck up.
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Romes187 posted...

I just cant imagine living my life caring so much how people talk to me

good lawdy

CruelBuffatroll doesn't either, he makes these kind of topics for the last 5 years to bait ce. Try imagining a life that sad.

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epik_fail1 posted...

That's kind of a stupid reason to be offended.

My first language is not English and I got often asked where I am from from people from other countries due to my accent.

This is litterally an extremely petty reason to be offended. People who ask that clearly have no hateful intentions.

I don't get offended, just want people to say what they mean. The where you really from is slightly rude since it implies you can't really be part of whatever social group the person said because of that ethnicity

What's wrong with being asked "where I'm from" vs. my ethnicity?

I'm black so what, do I just say "My family is from Virginia"? Or am I being forced to say "I'm from some African country" when there's no proof that my family is from there?

CruelBuffalo posted...

I don't get offended, just want people to say what they mean. The where you really from is slightly rude since it implies you can't really be part of whatever social group the person said because of that ethnicity

Ok. I can get it for this. But is asking where someone is from(assuming your dating or he/she is a coworker) really that bad? As long as you don't ask it to random people on the street.

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XXmiznatorXX posted...

What's wrong with being asked "where I'm from" vs. my ethnicity?

I'm black so what, do I just say "My family is from Virginia"? Or am I being forced to say "I'm from some African country" when there's no proof that my family is from there?

Ethnicity=/=race is the conflict, though. You can be raised in Africa without being genetically African, for example.
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Philoktetes posted...

that's because sjws have made it impolite to ask people's ethnicity directly

I don't remember that ever being polite.
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Guide posted...

XXmiznatorXX posted...

What's wrong with being asked "where I'm from" vs. my ethnicity?

I'm black so what, do I just say "My family is from Virginia"? Or am I being forced to say "I'm from some African country" when there's no proof that my family is from there?

Ethnicity=/=race is the conflict, though. You can be raised in Africa without being genetically African, for example.

So...can I just say "American"?

hey tc where you from

i dont care please dont answer

ok I'll try again

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On one hand I get it, because even as a white person I have been asked that question. Growing up people would always try and find out each others heritage, asking where each other are from. My answer has always been Canada because I can trace my heritage back to people that were settled here before Canada was founded, so I am as Canadian as it gets in my opinion. People put stock into their heritage for whatever reason. Personally I ask people that question because I like to ask questions about where they are from. Normally the question is triggered due to their accent, if they don't have an accent it's not a question that comes to mind.
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CrimsonRage posted...

Romes187 posted...

I just cant imagine living my life caring so much how people talk to me

good lawdy

i swear every post of yours is "i don't care about anything! i'm awesome because i don't care! look at you losers, caring about things"

lmao i was gonna say
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Vicious_Dios posted...

ok I'll try again

There's pretty much no such thing as a non-creepy way of asking people about their ethnic background in casual conversation - people who don't bother with the matter are just going to find it a really unseemly thing to be asked, especially if they were born in the US or their family has been here for a generation or two, and people who are proud of their heritage will tell you, sometimes unprompted, or make it explicit.
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Romes187 posted...

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because all you guys post is the dumbest shit Ive ever seen

it boggles my mind you guys were able to finish school with the way you guys think

No one here is flying off the handle except you dude lol.

It's possible to have different level of severities of caring. Do you have difficulties processing others emotional queues?

CruelBuffalo posted...

No one here is flying off the handle except you dude lol.

It's possible to have different level of severities of caring. Do you have difficulties processing others emotional queues?

nice try

but nope

Romes187 posted...

CruelBuffalo posted...

No one here is flying off the handle except you dude lol.

It's possible to have different level of severities of caring. Do you have difficulties processing others emotional queues?

nice try

but nope

Seems like it. I'll pray for ya

People are just making conversation. Relax
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Where are you from?

How is that offensive exactly?

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I always ask this, but I also always actually mean to ask where you're from

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I'm not bothered if someone was curious where my ancestors were from, two of my family tribes came from Ireland and the Holy Roman Empire (German last name) or at least far back we can get.

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It's cuz so many white people don't know their family background and just say "I'm American. My family is from America teehee." but they're not Indigenous either. If white people had just owned up to the question "Where are you from" with real answers in the first place, it wouldn't be a stigmatizing question.

Like so many white people just be like "well I'm Irish or French, or English and probably Italian and Swiss and Polish, I dunno."

If you don't know where your family came to America from, find that out first before you start asking other people.
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Also there has been lots of literature, articles, blogs even, explaining why "Where are you from" is offensive, for those asking for an explanation. Google can help.
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mech dragon posted...

Also there has been lots of literature, articles, blogs even, explaining why "Where are you from" is offensive, for those asking for an explanation. Google can help.

Like I said it depends how you ask and why you're asking. The question "where you from" isn't the rude part

It's fine to ask this as long as you don't imply that the person you're asking isn't actually from your country purely because of their appearance. Which is what a lot of people do and why this question is considered slightly uncomfortable. It's not hard guys and it's not a SJW conspiracy.
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legendary_zell posted...

It's fine to ask this as long as you don't imply that the person you're asking isn't actually from your country purely because of their appearance. Which is what a lot of people do and why this question is considered slightly uncomfortable. It's not hard guys and it's not a SJW conspiracy.

People give me the whole "What kind of Asian are you?"

-_-
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mech dragon posted...

It's cuz so many white people don't know their family background and just say "I'm American. My family is from America teehee." but they're not Indigenous either. If white people had just owned up to the question "Where are you from" with real answers in the first place, it wouldn't be a stigmatizing question.

Like so many white people just be like "well I'm Irish or French, or English and probably Italian and Swiss and Polish, I dunno."

If you don't know where your family came to America from, find that out first before you start asking other people.

How far back does one need to go for them to ask this question?
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IfGodCouldDie posted...

mech dragon posted...

It's cuz so many white people don't know their family background and just say "I'm American. My family is from America teehee." but they're not Indigenous either. If white people had just owned up to the question "Where are you from" with real answers in the first place, it wouldn't be a stigmatizing question.

Like so many white people just be like "well I'm Irish or French, or English and probably Italian and Swiss and Polish, I dunno."

If you don't know where your family came to America from, find that out first before you start asking other people.

How far back does one need to go for them to ask this question?

Only as far back as when their family/ancestors immigrated to the Americas, which is different for each person/family, obviously.
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