Would you change your ethnicity of you could

[BBChinese]

Dear All,

I was wondering whether any of you would change your ethnicity of you could? And why.

Personally I wouldn't change a single thing about myself. I'm very happy with the way I look and stand in society. I am Chinese, living in a very white area of London (Notting Hill). I have noticed alot of Asian/Oriental men and women in London with full blonde hair. I know a Chinese girl who is having extensive plastic surgeory to make her look more western.

Being Chinese in UK give me alot of advantages, firstly people assume I am intelligent as the UK stats put Chinese as the highest in terms of academic achievements by ethnicity. I am assumed to be non violent, law abiding, tax paying, healthy and basically a decent citizen. Hence why should I change anything.

[eos]

*senses a trembling in the earth's core*

ohhhhh.....i feel there'll be an onslaught of replies in this thread.....

but for me, i wish i were a pretty pretty princess. iknow it's not an ethnicity, but that's what i wish i were.

[kimpossible]

At one time or another I wished I were monoracial. Either all white or all Asian at different times but I think it was more circumstantial. I never really wanted to permanently be one or the other.

But now, as an adult, no. Happy the way I am.

[kasia]

when i was a child, i went to school in daly city and at one point i wished that i was filipina since everyone else was. that was probably when i was about 7 y.o. since then, i've liked being chinese.

[tapestrybabe]

i use to think being korean was weird...
like everybody is familiar with
japanese and chinese ppl...
but koreans... they were different...
and seemed not so popular,
and not so familiar to everyone else..

but i dont think that way now...
i'm happy with my ethnic background...

[BeTheReds]

No, but I do wish that I looked a little bit more Asian.

[LaiSteve66]

No, not it this environment of extreme diversity and tolerance that I live in.

[TB4000]

Temporarily to see how the other half lives, sure. But not permanently.

[robotic]

any other south asian ethnicity other than pakistani would be fine, haha. we get stereotyped as terrorists far too much.

[Fireblade]

99% of the time, I'm happy with who I am. The other 1% is just so I can see what it is to be like the other person.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

Wished I was white from grade school to middle school, wished I was black or hispanic during high school, wished I was korean or japanese during the first part of college, now I wish I was pakistani like Anum.

[robotic]

now I wish I was pakistani like Anum.

X_^ hehehe, okay then, we can exchange ethnicities.

[Azn Retribution]

I like being filipino. except I want my tall genes dominant.

out of all my cousins in my dad's side. I'm the shortest. they are all 5'11 to 6'8.

[Chu Chi]

Dear All,


Being Chinese in UK give me alot of advantages, firstly people assume I am intelligent as the UK stats put Chinese as the highest in terms of academic achievements by ethnicity. I am assumed to be non violent, law abiding, tax paying, healthy and basically a decent citizen. Hence why should I change anything.

All that may be true, but have you ever been mistreated on the basis of color?


CC

[Chad]

I don't wish to change my ethinicity but I wish I could've changed where I was born. I wish I had been born in some other place with more activity and vibrance like new york or west coast somewhere... maybe singapore or hong kong too.

[LaiSteve66]

I don't wish to change my ethinicity but I wish I could've changed where I was born. I wish I had been born in some other place with more activity and vibrance like new york or west coast somewhere... maybe singapore or hong kong too.

Oh I hear you there, I was born in this shithole called North Dakota where they denied me my father's last name. I really wish I could have grown up with my father's last name.

[RacerX]

check the introductions section for my reply to this...






no but in all seriousness, to want to change your ethnicity is like wanting to change your identity no?

[Irezumi Kiss]

Not really. I'd rather change my body shape than ethnicity.

But if I could switch up just for a day and had control over how I would turn out, then I wouldn't mind looking like either Takeshi Kaneshiro, Naveen Andrews or Jason Lewis. Or an unholy amalgamated fusion of all three.

[Arex]

Oh I hear you there, I was born in this shithole called North Dakota where they denied me my father's last name. I really wish I could have grown up with my father's last name.You can always get it legally changed. Better late than never...?

[kimpossible]

I wonder if anyone has ever had cosmetic surgery to look Asian. I've heard of some anime freaks who legally adopt a Japanese-ish name.

[robotic]

Oh I hear you there, I was born in this shithole called North Dakota where they denied me my father's last name. I really wish I could have grown up with my father's last name.

hey, at least you weren't born in a city that has a spot reserved for "worst living conditions" :biggrin:

i sniff self-hate under my armpits! somebody stop me ;_;

[Fireblade]

I wonder if anyone has ever had cosmetic surgery to look Asian. I've heard of some anime freaks who legally adopt a Japanese-ish name.

You mean something like Masume Katuro Kanzi Kai Epsilon? :rolleyes:

[LaiSteve66]

You can always get it legally changed. Better late than never...?

I've actually contemplated that, but I've decided for simplicity to keep it.

[uhhden]

I think it takes people time to become comfortable with themselves, but eventually, everyone does. I think it's also natural that people who grow up in communities where the predominant race is one not their own, it tends to happen that people naturally are inclined to associate comfort with that race out of the level of interaction.

I think a lot of Asian kids who grow up in non-Asian communities tend to be that way, but of course, there are the few who actually will go out and really stick to their roots...despite the ridicule.

[yoMAMA]

*senses a trembling in the earth's core*



LOL

:biggrin:

[Azn Retribution]

I think it takes people time to become comfortable with themselves, but eventually, everyone does. I think it's also natural that people who grow up in communities where the predominant race is one not their own, it tends to happen that people naturally are inclined to associate comfort with that race out of the level of interaction.

I think a lot of Asian kids who grow up in non-Asian communities tend to be that way, but of course, there are the few who actually will go out and really stick to their roots...despite the ridicule.

Pshh what Ridicule.

I was like one of three asian kids in my HS
and I still represented

AzN Pride fo lyfe yo.

cuz you know
It's da azn nigga

Got rice?


haha

//sadly not kidding about the HS thing

[lee duk sun]

when i was a child in an all white area, i felt like i stuck out in a different way. i never wanted to be white, necessarily, but i did want people to see me for who i was, rather than just "the chinese-looking girl." but as i got older, i think being a minority helped out by forcing me to come to terms with who i was internally faster than a lot of the white kids in my area did. for them, there wasn't much to contemplate until later.

now i'm pretty happy with my asian looks. i think the trick to being comfortable with your ethnicity is finding ways to be comfortable WITHIN your own skin... not just on the surface...

[uhhden]

Pshh what Ridicule.

I was like one of three asian kids in my HS
and I still represented

AzN Pride fo lyfe yo.

cuz you know
It's da azn nigga

Got rice?


haha

//sadly not kidding about the HS thing

lol. i grew up in a very "AzN" community, but i somehow managed to escape the whole pride thing.

Off topic, but did you know the guy who sang that "got rice?" song ended up re-writing the lyrics to it when he discovered Christianity and sang "Got Christ?" hah.

[hkRT]

Nope, I would not want to change my ethnicity but I wish everybody in my city could speak a 2nd language that is vastly different from English. I particularly would not want to be white in my city because if I were, I would not understand what it would be like living as a visible minority here, speaking a language that everybody takes for granted, being treated differently when everybody is completely oblivious to it, experiencing racism all their lives when people are making speeches about how equal and free everyone is, trying to be normal, working the hardest, going the extra mile when all people do is feeling mildly to extremely uncomfortable around the "foreign" face. Why would I want to change my ethnicity just so to make other people feel comfortable? It would be much harder to empathize if I were to change my ethnicity to the majority one unless I were that open-minded and aware which would be one in a few hundred thousands here.

[Michelle101]

i sometimes wish that i was half and half. i love my korean ancestry but itd be awesome if i had blue eyes or something.

and...i think those with mixed nationalities have a really strong position in this world. lol. cant really stereotype them, you know?

[Fireblade]

i sometimes wish that i was half and half. i love my korean ancestry but itd be awesome if i had blue eyes or something.

Get contacts.

[eos]

ooohhh.....i want the purple ones...

[vikky4]

When I was little, I wanted so badly to be White like my friends. I thought the root of all my problems back then was because I was Vietnamese. Thank goodness I grew out of that and learned to appreciate my heritage. I've talked to other friends who have wished for the same thing as a kid.

[sweetricecake]

i use to think being korean was weird...
like everybody is familiar with
japanese and chinese ppl...
but koreans... they were different...
and seemed not so popular,
and not so familiar to everyone else..

but i dont think that way now...
i'm happy with my ethnic background...


Before K-WAVE rock Asia and Asian communities in US,Koreans are pretty much left out as lost children compare to Japanese and Chinese are two Oriental groups people are familiar with.Well,you Koreans are having your moment of " a place in the sun ".

[Michelle101]

lol. i do have contacts. blue, green, honey and im getting purple. lol. you wont believe how many people thought i was mixed cause of how pale i am and my eyes

[Gaki]

I never wanted to really change my heritage. Maybe understand my heritage more. But even being Caucassian, you do get forms of persecution or judgement based about your ethnic. Especially in the South. Its like two strikes right there.

Besides, if I changed who I was..would I still be me?

[Michelle101]

iono. cause the color of your skin or shape of your eyes isnt gonna affect your personality and mental state. but at the same time, theres not doubt that if you were, lets say african american, from the beginning, your perspecitve on some aspects in life would be different. do you consider that not be yourself?

[Gaki]

I think that in some respects, you are influenced by your environment. I think I might be wholly different depending upon how I was raised culturally. If I were Asian, would I be as interested in European history and culture like I'm interested in Asian culture? I don't know.

Its hard to determine how you would be outside yourself. And truthfully, I don't desire to change my past or origins. Never know what you'll get from the consequences.

[Michelle101]

lol. that sounds so philosophical. if you have that class, try the same question on others.

[pikachupacabra]

I never wanted to really change my heritage. Maybe understand my heritage more. But even being Caucassian, you do get forms of persecution or judgement based about your ethnic. Especially in the South. Its like two strikes right there.

Besides, if I changed who I was..would I still be me?


Hey Gaki, sorry, just had to correct you since I've seen it twice...but the correct spelling is Caucasian! :wink:

[RacerX]

Hey Gaki, sorry, just had to correct you since I've seen it twice...but the correct spelling is Caucasian! :wink:

maybe it was intentional :eek: :tongue: i kid, i kid.

[pikachupacabra]

maybe it was intentional :eek: :tongue: i kid, i kid.


Pronounced cock-ka-sian?

instead of cock-a-shen?

[eos]

^ or cock-ASS-shun

[pikachupacabra]

^ or cock-ASS-shun


That sounds like a good order of events for a porno.

[Gaki]

I don't think I'd get a career in that field. Would break the camera. ^__^

[Flow to Live]

Never, but it wlould be cool to change for a split second to see the black/white version of me.

[Michelle101]

lol. my black and white version would still probably be as ugly as my yellow version. lmao

[yuuteya]

No, but I do wish that I looked a little bit more Asian. i sensed that from you from the beginning.
in my case its oposite. i look quite asian, but long ago i wished a bit more western. but now im finished with such identity questions. your face is what it is. be happy with it.

[sweetricecake]

Isn't there an Asian nationality being brainwashed by their education system as part of Western World despite their yellow faces they see in the mirror ?

OR am I mistaken them for martians settled here on earth ?

[eos]

^whaaaaa.....????? care to elaborate? actually, do we WANT to hear this?