Does anyone else hate when people call themselves something like 1/4 Italian, 1/4 Dutch, 1/4 Spanish, 1/4 American, etc?
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Posted by bijouxbroussard Jun 17th, 2012 at 1:37PM
No, and can't imagine what's to "hate"---some people are blends and there's nothing wrong with it. I've been accused of being ashamed of my French and Choctaw mother for identifying as "black" instead of biracial. When I've mentioned her, I've been accused of not wanting to be black---an equally ignorant charge. People should be able to be what they are and claim it proudly.
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Reply by Illiteratetroll Jun 17th, 2012 at 1:57PM
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Reply by PenelopeParfait Jun 17th, 2012 at 2:08PM
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Posted by NotFarFromReality Jun 17th, 2012 at 12:50PM
Hey dude it's not cool, my dad is American but he is half Italian, and my mom is also American but she is half spaniard. I happen to know exactly what my heritage is so shut up just cuz you aren't like that doesn't mean you have a right to complain about it -.-'
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Reply by CourtneyJester Jun 17th, 2012 at 12:52PM
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Reply by NotFarFromReality Jun 17th, 2012 at 12:59PM
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Posted by CORSETBOY12 Jun 17th, 2012 at 1:05PM
Not really: if someone is proud of their ancestry and wants to acknowledge the fact, then that seems to me a reasonable enough way to describe it. It's a little bit odd perhaps to do it where it has no contextual relevance, but if someone said they were half-Spanish in, say, the context of being bilingual (or not speaking the language) then that would be perfectly logical.
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Posted by siamul Jun 17th, 2012 at 12:55PM
I don't see any problem with it. If you have a mixed ethnic background, then what are you supposed to say when someone asks you what your race is or where your family's from? I'm not a dead ringer for any of the well-known races, in that I have northern European features mixed with southern Mediterranean and Middle-Eastern features, so, when people ask where I'm from, or some other question meant to investigate why I look the way I do, I'll sometimes say, "Half Greek, with some Syrian." Otherwise, I've been misidentified as Mexican, east Indian, Native American, Iraqi, the list goes on.
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Posted by SupermanDC Jun 17th, 2012 at 12:55PM
This doesn't bother me one bit ... It's says what you are and you are proud to be a part of that heritage and bloodlines ...
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Posted by LittleLena Jun 17th, 2012 at 1:53PM
nope; I find it interesting :-) It's nice to have different ethnicity
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Posted by Danielle94 Jun 17th, 2012 at 12:44PM
I thought that was only me lol
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Posted by Paschar Jun 17th, 2012 at 1:54PM
Nope , It's a matter of how many bloodlines are in ones family tree .mine include 7
Vices of Chocolate and Alcohol are typical for a virgo and also Dutch traits .
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Reply by CourtneyJester Jun 17th, 2012 at 12:53PM
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Posted by dejaentendu90 Jun 17th, 2012 at 12:46PM
Not if that's what they are.
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Posted by Flurgie Mar 16th, 2013 at 10:49AM
How do they know and how do you work it out ?
After all you only have 2 parents fo instance one german and one french making 50/50 but in reality you are from whatever country they are living in, and I dont think it actually counts where your 5 previous generations came from because you are what it says on your passport and or birth certificate. Nationality is a political border thing not a race thing.
Also I notice its only Australians and US Americans who do this probably trying to find a cultural history for themselves, but as I said its 50/50, Americans be proud to be American and not of foreign import history yes we all have a history of mixing culture but in truth it don't matter
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Posted by FashionQueen86 Jun 17th, 2012 at 1:49PM
People probably don't feel like they have don't have enough of whatever to be considered mix, that it's just part of their roots. But I don't think people realize they are probably a part of a lot of things no matter how light or dark your skin color is. I believe there is European blood in me....just don't have the proof :D
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Posted by MissGaga Jun 17th, 2012 at 1:34PM
Actually it is : 1/4 Italian, 1/4 Dutch, 1/4 Spanish, 1/4 British, then 100% American.
I don't understand it more than I hate it!
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Posted by bosgek Jun 17th, 2012 at 1:11PM
I know there's no such thing as 1/4 Dutch. You have the passport or you don't.
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Posted by cooney55 Jun 17th, 2012 at 12:47PM
Well, geneology is a fact, dear. We're all fractionally something! But mentioning it all the time, or using heritage as an excuse for bad behavior can certainly be annoying.
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Posted by LITTLEBOYINSIDE Jun 17th, 2012 at 12:45PM
WHEN I FIRST HEARD SUCH expressionS, I WOULD ASK, "WHICH PART OF YOU IS ENGLISH, YOUR ARM, OR YOUR LEG?"
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Reply by NotFarFromReality Jun 17th, 2012 at 1:01PM
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Posted by Dollyismyleader Jun 17th, 2012 at 12:45PM
I don't 'hate' it but I do think it sounds like a desperate attempt to be more interesting than their personality entitles them to be.
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Posted by MarkFree Jul 16th, 2012 at 4:37PM
I had a woman insist she was 1/5 Italian - I couldn't convice her the only way that could be true was if she had 5 grandparents.
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Posted by LilAnnie Jun 23rd, 2012 at 3:17AM
I love it. People are proud that they are living proof of the tolerance and acceptance of American society...I am 25 percent Irish, 25 percent Italian, 12 1/2 percent German, 12 1/2 percent English, 12 1/2 percent Scot and 12 1/2 percent Cherokee....don't hate me.
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Posted by Sesi1990 Jun 23rd, 2012 at 1:19AM
Well, the only time that annoys me is when they are clearly white and don't show any signs of being mixed.
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Posted by BigJohnnyNC Jun 22nd, 2012 at 4:02PM
I tell people I'm a proud 100% American Mongrel. The only thing I'm sure of is a 100% Souix Grandmother.
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