Today when I dropped off a jacket for repair, the gal behind the counter (another Nicole) got to talking and at one point she asked about my background (it's okay, she was white lol) and I said half French and half Western European mutt and she laughed, saying she was Russian (both of us born in North America). I'd like to see us get bac…
Today when I dropped off a jacket for repair, the gal behind the counter (another Nicole) got to talking and at one point she asked about my background (it's okay, she was white lol) and I said half French and half Western European mutt and she laughed, saying she was Russian (both of us born in North America). I'd like to see us get back to being able to talk about background...it's just *interesting* and it demystifies our origins. Yeah people use it to pigeonhole others but some of us just think it makes it more interesting. Now we can't ask "Where are you from" Because that's RACIST but when I first moved to Canada it was a conversation starter and as soon as other immigrants realized I was one too (being white and having an accent little different from native Torontonians, it's not immediately obvious), well, then we'd start swapping immigration stories and laugh about all the stupid shit we had to do to get here, then debate which is better, multiculturalism or assimilation? Now people look at you as though you asked their favorite sexual position. It's one less way to bond with others, and an example of just how divisive the let's identity politics have gotten.
Today when I dropped off a jacket for repair, the gal behind the counter (another Nicole) got to talking and at one point she asked about my background (it's okay, she was white lol) and I said half French and half Western European mutt and she laughed, saying she was Russian (both of us born in North America). I'd like to see us get back to being able to talk about background...it's just *interesting* and it demystifies our origins. Yeah people use it to pigeonhole others but some of us just think it makes it more interesting. Now we can't ask "Where are you from" Because that's RACIST but when I first moved to Canada it was a conversation starter and as soon as other immigrants realized I was one too (being white and having an accent little different from native Torontonians, it's not immediately obvious), well, then we'd start swapping immigration stories and laugh about all the stupid shit we had to do to get here, then debate which is better, multiculturalism or assimilation? Now people look at you as though you asked their favorite sexual position. It's one less way to bond with others, and an example of just how divisive the let's identity politics have gotten.