Guh. Feel you there too. I can't speak Spanish to save my life and everyone hounds me about it.
I don't know about mature or not, but it's how I've always seen it. Applications that ask about racial background throw me off balance with little question marks inside my head behind the words, "But aren't we all AMERICAN anyhow". And what DIFFERENCE does it make? It is NOT going to affect my job skills or capability just because I'm of Native American descent, any more than being female is going to make me a different worker than if I was male. It should be about WHO THE PERSON is, how responsible they are as an individual. Gender, race...what does that have to do with ANY OF IT?
My opinion is you've got the right idea of it. Not focusing on race so much might help lower racism. But there is also nothing wrong with being proud of the country you are from and what race you are. And being more educated about the different races and cultures could help reduce racism as well. In our cases, though, if we were born here and this is what we consider our home, then we just are American. Because, yeah, it doesn't change how I feel about anyone either. I also kind of like people not knowing anything about that side of me.
I went ahead and was open about it for this post, however. But it's not something I normally like sharing, for the simple fact I don't like the confusion and assumptions that come along with the territory. Oh well.
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I don't know about mature or not, but it's how I've always seen it. Applications that ask about racial background throw me off balance with little question marks inside my head behind the words, "But aren't we all AMERICAN anyhow". And what DIFFERENCE does it make? It is NOT going to affect my job skills or capability just because I'm of Native American descent, any more than being female is going to make me a different worker than if I was male. It should be about WHO THE PERSON is, how responsible they are as an individual. Gender, race...what does that have to do with ANY OF IT?
My opinion is you've got the right idea of it. Not focusing on race so much might help lower racism. But there is also nothing wrong with being proud of the country you are from and what race you are. And being more educated about the different races and cultures could help reduce racism as well. In our cases, though, if we were born here and this is what we consider our home, then we just are American. Because, yeah, it doesn't change how I feel about anyone either. I also kind of like people not knowing anything about that side of me.
I went ahead and was open about it for this post, however. But it's not something I normally like sharing, for the simple fact I don't like the confusion and assumptions that come along with the territory. Oh well.