I'm kinda mad one of my customers thought I was a stripper at night because I was wearing 5 inch heels.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Definition Lesson
"Where are you from?"
Now, I'm biracial, so when people ask me this question, they actually mean what race am I. I don't find it offensive, or even annoying. but I still have fun and always answer, "From here." Even though I know what they mean.
So, just a quick lesson in words so that my readers can be a little more educated, in case they are not:
Race: A person's biological descent & who their descendents were.
Now, I'm biracial, so when people ask me this question, they actually mean what race am I. I don't find it offensive, or even annoying. but I still have fun and always answer, "From here." Even though I know what they mean.
So, just a quick lesson in words so that my readers can be a little more educated, in case they are not:
Race: A person's biological descent & who their descendents were.
Ex: Halle Berry's race is black and white.
Ethnicity: A person's background & culture.Ex: Wyclef Jean's ethnicity is Haitian.
Nationality: What country a person hails from.Ex: Naomi Campbell is British.
So... if Jane is Japanese (both parents are Japanese) and she lives in the United Kingdom, her race would be Asian, ethnicity would be Japanese, and Nationality would be British.
See? Learning can be fun!
This makes the correct answer to ask me, "What is your race?"
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