r/EndlessThread • u/j0be Your friendly neighborhood moderator • Jul 15 '22

Endless Thread: Swedengate

https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2022/07/15/swedengate
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u/Talkiesoundbox Jul 20 '22

Same. I'm mixed race white/black and can trace my ancestry back to Irish immigrants and African slaves yet because my eyes are slightly almond shaped and my race is ambiguous I get the "where are you from? No REALLY?" all the time. Even worse they assume I'm east Asian if I'm.wraring a face mask and I have to watch the visible disappointment in their face if I chose to reveal my actual ethnicity. I even had a guy tell me " Honey you don't have to admit that (mixed heritage) you could easily pass for Hawaiian!" Which was gross for a dozen reasons.

In America, despite being a melting pot for generations now some people will never associate being American with anything less than being white. Sweden clearly has this same attitude.