Homo Sapien. Our species comes in all colors, shapes, sizes, intelligence, beliefs, hopes and dreams, and countless other flavors and attributes.

On a Viking trip through Europe I asked a couple if we could join them for lunch. It was a mixed couple, white husband and Asian wife. I thought she might be Vietnamese and when we introduced ourselves I recognized her given name as Vietnamese and when I mentioned "so you're Vietnamese". That lead to much we had in common as I travel often through and have spent some time in VN and SE Asia. We became good friends with many stories and good times. Sometimes it's a good thing.

I am an ethnic Cracker.

I only ask that when stalking through the fog and something appears through an alternate universe portal. "What are you?" <flicks selector switch on rifle to full auto>.....

I am half Polish, 1/4 Norman English, 1/8 Danish, and 1/8 Swedish. Inasmuch as I am a mongrel and interested in my ethnic origins, I have never felt it an insult to be asked and am often interested in other people's origins. It seems that the people who may be offended are those whose ethnicity are those who have been subjected to prejudice. Heard any good Polock jokes lately?

Beautiful daughter!

Well, yeah, that question. Too many times I get treated to the guessing game as to what I am. If someone asks me what I am, I just say Canadian? Then they ask, "I mean, where are you from?". I say, "I'm from here". Then they ask, "No, I mean, before that". I say, "Vancouver/Burnaby, BC". I really hate people calling me "exotic". When in Mexico, the locals think I'm Mexican. Someone called me a "Mayan Princess" once. I was at a pottery gallery at a pueblo in New Mexico and the gallery owner asked if I were a potter also and what tribe I was from. If people don't keep reminding me I'm "different" and a "minority", I would see myself as no more than just an ordinary Canadian.

I can tell you what your daughter is. She's bloody gorgeous.

Our son was asked that once and he replied, "What do you mean?"
The girl pointed as his arm and said, "You're skin's kinda brown."
He shrugged and said, "And my shirt's purple." And went back to playing.
He's sensitive about a lot of things, but never been about that. He's a mix of a lot of things and we've always told him it was the best of each.

This is actually a question I've really never thought of asking.I guess my parents did a better job than I actually thought for a lot of years.

Millennials (Claire's generation) are the most racially diverse generation in U.S. history.

They are the children of liberal Baby Boomers.

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Hateful

A guy a work one asked me "do you have some foreign blood?"
WTF? Why would someone need foreign blood? Are you a foreign vampire?

I think think we are all a mix of many Dan's. In other words not many are 100% of anything, except human. We are all of the human species. Society has decided to separate us on our outward colors.
I for one identify as human on all applications that ask for my ethnicity. I am Human.
And if someone dares or cares to ask I say I'm a human. They can put me in a category but I put myself in the human category.

We'll have truly overcome racism when it doesn't even cross our minds anymore.

Very handsome couple . It's such a shame , truly interested people are also crititized , for being interested.

What an awful way to ask a stupid question. "What are you" almost sounds as if you are doubting the person is a human being. My grandson is adopted from Guatemala, people were unbelievably stupid with their questions. First of all, what does it matter what heritage you are.

"Human. What are YOU?
Were you not taught manners as a child?"

I've said it more than once, in response to being asked, and in response to having heard it asked of another.
My ethnicity, nor anyone else's, is none of anyone's business. It rude to even ask.

Racial, Religious, Ethnic, and Sexual identities are exploited to manipulate people to favor the manipulators. Just be a human being.

Very beautiful

Your daughter is beautiful!

I've experienced this to an extent. I was born in another country, and get questions/comments semi-often regarding where I was born because I apparently "look exotic."

Sometimes they'll ask where I'm from, and when I tell them I spent most of my life in NY, they kind of pause. Sometimes they'll say, "oh, really?" And sometimes they'll outright ask if that's where I was born. Very few outright ask me what my actual ethnic background is, even though I know that's what they wanna ask.

I remember as a kid watching a film called "The Half Breed" and thinking that was me! It was the first time I felt cool about being mixed race. Now 4 decades later I still feel cool haha

See Claire grabbing my garnet necklaces? She broke them! Her daddy found the scattered beads and had them restrung. That's the last time I let her wear my jewelry for Halloween.

What a beautiful little girl..