warpus
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It is true that she had a.. "curious" upbringing and a "very curious" early life. I have read the exact same thing.
NAACP leader pretended to be black
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I'm not around her all the time but its not unusual for people to ask me her race. They won't say like - is she black or white but they'll ask about her background, ethnicity or some other word. Actually I don't think it's rude to ask but I wouldn't ask when meeting someone for the first time.
I frequently read advice columns and sometimes people write in asking how to respond to rude questions they're often asked by strangers and it surprises me people do this so often. People will ask prying questions about how their children were conceivd and things like that. Even if its faux pas a lot of people are just rude.
warpus
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WASPs here in Canada (from my experience at least) feel bad for asking you where you are from, if it seems that you might not have been born in this country, and they try not to do it directly.
Other immigrants, not so much. It can be done tactfully and can lead to interesting conversation.
Other immigrants, not so much. It can be done tactfully and can lead to interesting conversation.
Formaldehyde
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Sigh. As I already stated, I also ask people what their ethnic background is. Lot of people do all the time.
Again, if they don't specifically ask her if she's black or white, it isn't the same issue. I happen to think it is extremely rude to specifically ask someone that question, and I have never heard it asked under any circumstances. YMMV.
If someone asked her about her background wouldn't it have the same result ?
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
Asking about your ethnic background is like asking where your ancestors lived prior to moving to this country. Since hardly anybody's ancestors were born here, it is asked all the time. But you hopefully do so in a non-offensive manner.
Asking someone if they are black or white in this country is essentially asking them if they are superior or inferior to others, since blacks are still treated like second class citizens so frequently.
It is also usually quite obvious from merely looking at someone.
If you have ever had the urge to ask someone this question, I suggest you not do so. The results might be quite unpleasant. I would just laugh in your face myself, unless you were a child who just didn't know any better. But then I'd still wonder what was wrong with their eyesight, or what sort of parents they had.
Asking someone if they are black or white in this country is essentially asking them if they are superior or inferior to others, since blacks are still treated like second class citizens so frequently.
It is also usually quite obvious from merely looking at someone.
If you have ever had the urge to ask someone this question, I suggest you not do so. The results might be quite unpleasant. I would just laugh in your face myself, unless you were a child who just didn't know any better. But then I'd still wonder what was wrong with their eyesight, or what sort of parents they had.
Ok this was several posts ago but I think we got started on this subject because you we're wondering why she lied about her race in the first place, like why did she just not say anything. Well don't you think considering her appearance that she would have been asked about her race many times even if people didn't use the specifically black white question ?
Formaldehyde
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Sure. She might have been politely asked numerous times where her ancestors were from. But that obviously isn't what occurred.
Link to video.
You might as well ask someone if they were a male or a female, which may very well elicit the same sort of negative violent reaction from some people.
Link to video.
You might as well ask someone if they were a male or a female, which may very well elicit the same sort of negative violent reaction from some people.
We got started on this discussion from your post below I haven't reference or responded to the video.
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
That may have been where it started, but it clearly isn't what we have been recently discussing.
So what is your point?
My point is that people don't ask others these sort of pointed and extremely rude questions. That is unless they are intentionally trying to catch them in a deliberate lie after discovering they aren't being honest about their race.
It really isn't all that difficult to understand, even if you might happen to disagree with me.
So what is your point?
My point is that people don't ask others these sort of pointed and extremely rude questions. That is unless they are intentionally trying to catch them in a deliberate lie after discovering they aren't being honest about their race.
It really isn't all that difficult to understand, even if you might happen to disagree with me.
warpus
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Yeah, the only issue here is that she's a liar. If she wasn't a liar, we wouldn't be talking about it.
I've been discussing the same thing this whole time.
If you want to talk only about the specific black white question, I wouldn't be surprised if some people, in fact many people even, asked her that. Yeah it's rude but the world isnt a tea party.
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
Have you ever been asked if you are white?
warpus
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My Italian friend has been asked that before on several occasions, actually. He claims he's white, but I don't see it. I say he's beige.
No but if I put skin darkening makeup on and and got my hair permed into an afro then probably some people would ask me that.
Domen
Misico dux Vandalorum
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
More proof Rachel isn't delusional. She asked her brothers not to out her.
That ABC News reporter should be fired and told to get a job with Fox News.
It is shocking how sensationalist even ABC News has gotten.
That ABC News reporter should be fired and told to get a job with Fox News.
It is shocking how sensationalist even ABC News has gotten.
warpus
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Beige. You're beige. Or off-white? We are a new race, we will prevail.
