Help me out...do you guys (and Magma)...

[TheTrucker]

a lot of times when I tell people I'm Indian, they'll ask, "oh what tribe are you from?"

LMAO that has to be funny as hell for you. Or maybe not, I don't know how sensitive you are. Personally I get a lot of amusement from stupid people.

[BlackJamesRackham]

I can't understand why people would ask you if you were though.. that seems a little weird

Seems a bit weird to me too.

Yeah, that's why I made this post. I've got it on other message boards. I'd rather not air people out, but I just wanted to clear the air.

a lot of times when I tell people I'm Indian, they'll ask, "oh what tribe are you from?"

LMAO that has to be funny as hell for you. Or maybe not, I don't know how sensitive you are. Personally I get a lot of amusement from stupid people.

 

Oh no worries, Trucker. I'm not sensitive about this stuff at all

[TheTrucker]

I have a friend from India that I just call Patel. I can't possibly pronounce his first name, but he understands because he says his wife has a hard time with it too. I swear it's longer than the English alphabet! LOL

He's a great guy though.

[BlackJamesRackham]

  Yeah we don't always have the easiest names. I was lucky enough to get an easy one tho

[TheTrucker]

Yeah we don't always have the easiest names. I was lucky enough to get an easy one tho

Well that's the nature of language. I've watched people from other cultures struggle with English word and names that seem perfectly easy to me. That's just the way it is with language.

Personally, for what it's worth my friend, I really don't care where you're from, what your background is, or anything else, as long as your a good person with a good heart.

You'd be surprised how much bigotry I deal with in my job as a trucker just because I have a Southern American accent. Luckily I am big enough (and ugly enough) to dissuade a lot of that and get my job done.

[BlackJamesRackham]

Yeah we don't always have the easiest names. I was lucky enough to get an easy one tho

Well that's the nature of language. I've watched people from other cultures struggle with English word and names that seem perfectly easy to me. That's just the way it is with language.

Personally, for what it's worth my friend, I really don't care where you're from, what your background is, or anything else, as long as your a good person with a good heart.
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You'd be surprised how much bigotry I deal with in my job as a trucker just because I have a Southern American accent. Luckily I am big enough (and ugly enough) to dissuade a lot of that and get my job done.

You're alright in my book, bro 

[hammerdrill376]

Being from the South I understand what bigotry is all about. I was raised in that type of atmosphere and though I loved him I found out alot of what my dad belived was just flat wrong. Funny thing is one of my favorite "spritual teachers" is a guy originally from India named Deepak Chopra.

The other comical thing to me is where I live we have alot of folks that relocate from up north. Somehow they automatically assume we have white sheets on hangers in the closet,  burn crosses and think our biggest goal in life is to be on the Jerry Springer show!

 

[Mike]

To be honest when I was reading a post by you today and I was wondering if you were black or not. It doesnt bother me at all. The town I live in is about 4000 people and we have 2 african americans, about 5 southeast asians, a few mexicans and native americans, and a couple Ukrainians. Then there is me and my famil that are Russian. Other than that everyone is white and alot of them live in trailers. My wofe is 1/16 Indian so that makes the kids 1/32 Indian if that counts at all.
 Since I have slightly darker skin people always ask me if I am part Latino or something, I just tell them I am Russian and get the usual 'Russians are white' thing. I them tell them that during the days of the USSR Georgains (the country, not state)Armenians,  and some other people in the Caucas mountains moved to northern Russia, and also Siberians have darker skin like chinese, it can get confusing.

[buuckkweet]

This is uncomfortable...........I thought you were just Sly!

[BlackJamesRackham]

This is uncomfortable...........I thought you were just Sly!

  No need to feel that way, buddy. I was more curious than anything...

[TheTrucker]

This is uncomfortable.

Why? It's actually a good topic of discussion. We're all the same no matter where we or our ancestors come from. It's a good thing to talk about this stuff. It's just a shame that we still have to.

[Jer]

OMG!!!  You're Indian?  I could have sworn you were Malaysian!!!  Wait, or was that Russian?  Dutch?  Spanish?  No, you live in Boston so you must be Irish right?   

Really, I pity those who dwell on such things as age, race, gender, religious beliefs and sexual orientation.  I know everyone has heard this before since it's such an old expression, but really, don't judge a book by it's cover!  I mean hell, what's the big deal about what anyone here looks like, aside from the fact we're Sly?  We've all seen the good in our fellow Sly brothers and sisters in how supporting we all are of others on here, whether they are new, troubled with something or in a very difficult situation.  THAT'S WHAT COUNTS PEOPLE!!!  The goodness inside of us, not the red and whites some of us may wear, what we believe in or how old or young we are.  This is a bit of a touchy subject due to us at work getting accused of racial profiling a lot.  I'm just going to cut this off now otherwise I'll continue to rant and rave about this till I have to go back on duty Tuesday night!   

BJR, you're a great guy and it doesn't botheror matter to me what colour you are, I'll still look you up when I'm in Boston!  Oh, and that'll most likely be a St. Patty's Day so I'll expect to go out and get right tanked with a fellow Irishman!

[skinhead002]

If you told me you were "Indian", Id assume East Indian.  When I started my military career decades ago, if you told me you were "african American", Id assume that you held citizenship and asked you WHICH country in Africa you held citizenship in.

Today, we have bastardized the meaning of everything to be politically correct.  Using nationality to discuss ethicity is stupid and racist. Ergo, Obama referring to himself as a "proud African American and the group of Americans he is speaking to and about as "whites" is an example of current racism.  Its insulting to a veteran like myself and its segregating and racist.  By the way, there are white Africans who hold American citizenship.  Food for thought.

So back to the original post, I wouldnt be too upset' Many Americans dont know what to say anymore

[BlackJamesRackham]

BJR, you're a great guy and it doesn't botheror matter to me what colour you are, I'll still look you up when I'm in Boston!  Oh, and that'll most likely be a St. Patty's Day so I'll expect to go out and get right tanked with a fellow Irishman!

Thanks, bro. And I'm gonna hold you to that. If you're ever in Boston, I expect to know so we can go get wrecked. And yes, St. Patty's Day is an ideal time in Boston.

[Jer]

Yeah, we'll tear up the town Boondock style!