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Exactly as to why lying about yourself doesn't constitute your being accepted, and instead reinforces notions of prejudice/stereotypes in society as an 'acceptable' 'norm'.
Be proud to be who you are.
I don't think most people are proud to be who they are. If they were, the plastic surgery industry wouldn't be a multi-billion dollar industry.
It is sad, unnecessary, and you are basically making yourself and your ethnic group look bad in the process. Just because a few people look at you certain doesn't mean you have to care. Why would you want to be accepted by people you feel don't like you? Do you see how silly that is?
I do not speak badly about my ethnic group, it's just that I prefer to identify as a different ethnicity. I find that it opens more doors and it makes me more "acceptable" and sought after. But I do not speak negatively about anyone.
I am curious if people think it's wrong to lie about your ethnic identity ?I won't mention which race I am, but I will say that many people have extreme negative views about the women in my racial group. For this reason, I lie about my ethnic background.
Do you think this is wrong?
I must be out of the loop since I had no idea that there was an extreme negative view of women of a particular race. No doubt there's all sorts of prejudice, so I don't question your assertion.
In general, I think it's best to be honest. I can understand why you would lie, but in the long term I think it's destructive to your emotional well being.
I must be out of the loop since I had no idea that there was an extreme negative view of women of a particular race. No doubt there's all sorts of prejudice, so I don't question your assertion.
In general, I think it's best to be honest. I can understand why you would lie, but in the long term I think it's destructive to your emotional well being.
I feel bad for being dishonest, but I like how I am treated, so it kind of makes me feel like the lie is worth it.
I guess it's akin to a woman who bleaches her hair. She may hate using bleach because it can be very damaging, but the extra attention that she receives may very well make it worthwhile.
I have quite a few friends who have undergone breast augmentation. They are far from old.
Most people who undergo plastic surgery do not broadcast it.
What is your ethnicity if you don't mind me asking? I'm Hispanic. My race is Mestizo. My mother is Spanish with green eyes. My father is mixed with his mother being blond German and his father being an aboriginal mix. Depending on whether it is winter or summer I will get I look Italian, Persian--which is different from Middle Eastern--Indian or Spanish. I exclusively date Hispanic women.
Because of anti-semitism Jewish Americans have been known to change their last name to advance in their profession. For example, Jeffrey Tubin from CNN is really Jeffry Sanders. But I honestly think those days are long gone. I have worked on Wall Street in Finance and I never got push back for my ethnicity. I went to an Ivy and I never got push back for my ethnicity. I currently reside in Southern California and I never get push back for my ethnicity.
As I indicated I exclusively date Hispanic women. But before I go any further what is your ethnicity?
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