PEOPLE OFTEN TRY TO GUESS MY ETHNICITY
I'VE BEEN ASKED
IF I'M SAMOAN
BLACK
PHILLIPINO
MIDDLE EASTERN
ETC
I LEARNED TO WATCH
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER
THE CONVERSATION
OF MY MIXTURE
AND IT TAUGHT ME
THAT I CAN TELL
HOW A PERSON FEELS
FROM THEIR GUESS
ONE TIME MY WIFE ANSWERED
FOR A GUY
HE COULDNT HEAR HER
SO I ANSWERED
"PART SPANISH PART MEXICAN
and some other stuff"
THEN HE SAID,
"SHE CAN TALK"
"I KNOW IT'S JUST LOU-"
"MIDDLE EASTERN GUYS
ARE USUALLY LIKE THAT"
HE SAID WITH A BLANK STARE
THAT WAS A PROBLEM
IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM
SO MAYBE PEOPLE
SHOULD STOP
GUESSING
MY ETHNICITY
I AM PERSON
WITH A TAN
Nov 23, 2025
Nov 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM UTC
PEOPLE OFTEN TRY TO GUESS MY ETHNICITY
I'VE BEEN ASKED
IF I'M SAMOAN
BLACK
PHILLIPINO
MIDDLE EASTERN
ETC
I LEARNED TO WATCH
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER
THE CONVERSATION
OF MY MIXTURE
AND IT TAUGHT ME
THAT I CAN TELL
HOW A PERSON FEELS
FROM THEIR GUESS
ONE TIME MY WIFE ANSWERED
FOR A GUY
HE COULDNT HEAR HER
SO I ANSWERED
"PART SPANISH PART MEXICAN
and some other stuff"
THEN HE SAID,
"SHE CAN TALK"
"I KNOW IT'S JUST LOU-"
"MIDDLE EASTERN GUYS
ARE USUALLY LIKE THAT"
HE SAID WITH A BLANK STARE
THAT WAS A PROBLEM
IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM
SO MAYBE PEOPLE
SHOULD STOP
GUESSING
MY ETHNICITY
I AM PERSON
WITH A TAN
