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My response;
I'm half middle-eastern, half white. I know nothing about the Muslim religion and my FATHER (Muslim) retired from the US military Army. He was to busy being deployed to teach me a single thing about my ancestry. Most think I'm Hispanic, which puts me under a lot of racial crap already. What do you say when someone yells out "Go back to mexico!" What? "I'm not Mexican, I'm Pakistan and Indian, AND Caucasian!!" No... That's ridiculous. But the moment ANYONE find out I'm Half Middle Eastern I get "Where's your turban at?" and all sorts of discriminatory questions that I DON'T know the answer too. I had trouble all through middle school and high school, even though my dad was serving in the military. And ten years later I still get it because of my last name. Khan. So now I'm singled out by all the ppl that are educated enough to know I'm obviously not Hispanic and question the crap out of me. And that's a VERY small minority. So yes, all these posts do PISS me off. Your not just profiling because of how I look, because apparently I look Hispanic. I have to deal with Hispanic's getting mad at me because I don't speak Spanish and look american. Caucasians mad because "I'm TRYING to be white and I need to go back to my own country" (mexico and Iraq). Seriously already??! Neither of those are "my country". You guys say we need to blend in, I'm as blending as you can get and I still get crap. I completely understand why everyone gets targeted at the airport but the racism and belittling needs to stop. JUST STOP. There is a way to have a discussion about things, and NOT get nasty. Control yourselves and and at least TRY respect everyone in the discussion."
And guess what?? Nobody commented or even replied.... They just kept spewing out other hateful things. I've come to realize when anyone wants to be mean and not understand they just ignore. I need to remember that. Remember, remember, remember... I can't change what anyone else thinks. They have to do it on their own.
My response;
I'm half middle-eastern, half white. I know nothing about the Muslim religion and my FATHER (Muslim) retired from the US military Army. He was to busy being deployed to teach me a single thing about my ancestry. Most think I'm Hispanic, which puts me under a lot of racial crap already. What do you say when someone yells out "Go back to mexico!" What? "I'm not Mexican, I'm Pakistan and Indian, AND Caucasian!!" No... That's ridiculous. But the moment ANYONE find out I'm Half Middle Eastern I get "Where's your turban at?" and all sorts of discriminatory questions that I DON'T know the answer too. I had trouble all through middle school and high school, even though my dad was serving in the military. And ten years later I still get it because of my last name. Khan. So now I'm singled out by all the ppl that are educated enough to know I'm obviously not Hispanic and question the crap out of me. And that's a VERY small minority. So yes, all these posts do PISS me off. Your not just profiling because of how I look, because apparently I look Hispanic. I have to deal with Hispanic's getting mad at me because I don't speak Spanish and look american. Caucasians mad because "I'm TRYING to be white and I need to go back to my own country" (mexico and Iraq). Seriously already??! Neither of those are "my country". You guys say we need to blend in, I'm as blending as you can get and I still get crap. I completely understand why everyone gets targeted at the airport but the racism and belittling needs to stop. JUST STOP. There is a way to have a discussion about things, and NOT get nasty. Control yourselves and and at least TRY respect everyone in the discussion."
And guess what?? Nobody commented or even replied.... They just kept spewing out other hateful things. I've come to realize when anyone wants to be mean and not understand they just ignore. I need to remember that. Remember, remember, remember... I can't change what anyone else thinks. They have to do it on their own.
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