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Honestly I made up wicano, I'm not sure what the term is for that, so what do people think of these labels?  I'm sure some of you guys fit in one of these speak up on how it has effected your life and how you see the world. 
 
I'll be honest, it sucks and at times (like now) I get  little bitter over it cus you know I'll never be white.  I can't bleach my skin or dye my hair or anything to change that and even if its only casual humor (not like I don't make racist jokes too) the fact remains that I'll never be white.  The kicker is I'm not nearly "black" enough to be black in most circumstances.  As I grow older the situations are becoming fewer and farther apart but honestly I'm not entirely certain that is because people have matured.  It may just be that I associate less and less with individuals of my own race. Hell for the afformentioned reasons I generally avoided family gathering that extend beyond the immediate.  Course being an Aethiest puts an additional strain on things, I'm really tired of giving blessing at every family gathering I can't find an excuse to skip.


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  • MsBradford07 said on Mar 24, 2007....
    Do you think it is hard for you to associate with black people??
  • silverwhisper said on Mar 25, 2007....
    i don't particularly feel as though i'm a banana. i'm asian but i believe i have one foot firmly in the mainstream american cultural identity with the other in the culture of my ethnic heritage. to me, this is what it means to be a minority living in the US: i take what i see as the best parts of my heritage and environment. i've often made the analogy of cultural diversity in the US being like creating an alloy: all these different things combine together to become something stronger, just as iron and carbon are combined in the forge to create steel.

    ed
  • biglove said on Mar 25, 2007....
    I don't believe there are any racial minorities in America anymore...with the exception of the people native to this country (that everyone seems to think is extinct...new's flash, we're not). I'm White and Sioux (native American to everyone else) and with the exception of sarcasim when it comes to all things racial, I have found a peaceful  balance between the two cultures. I don't really label myself as any race...I check the "Other" box on any application and I never elaborate. When I first saw this I thought Sean was talking about Wiccan's (wicanos) and that is really why I read it. I understand what it is like going to family functions where there is a collective religion and your the odd-man-out with your beliefs, but I don't let that keep my from attending family get-together's when there are soooo many other reasons to keep a distance.
  • tbs230 said on Mar 31, 2007....
    You know I've been called an oreo...by people who are supposed to be smarter than that. No one around my neighborhood ever called me an oreo...they called me intelligent. But I can be just as ghetto as anyone else. I don't know, people have set notions on how a person is supposed to be. All you can do is smile and prove them wrong.

    But sometimes, ignoring their ig'nant asses work too. :-)

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