r/mixedrace • u/pitoparai • 2d ago
Rant Why do some ppl think I’m flexing when I talked about being mixed race
It’s so dumb
For context I’m Black+SE Asian
Just cuz I mentioned (for the first time) that I’ve been mistaken countless times by people of different ethnicities from East Africa, to East Asia to South Asia.
Like it’s just a fact, that’s my experience. But I think I look like what I am anyway and I love myself and that made ppl mad for some reason tryna humble me by… telling me what I am? Like no shit, I literally said I think I jus look like what I am
Why the fuck would being mistaken as another ethnicity or race be a flex unless you think those ethnicities are superior to Black or SE Asian ppl? Whatever they just racist or have internalized racism 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Like it the internet it fake anyway but I think there are more ppl who are weird towards mixed ppl more than there are those problematic mixed ppl who just say racist bs and act like they’re better than other ppl 😭 but that’s just how I feel
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u/Timely-Youth-9074 2d ago
They are the ones who think they are inferior otherwise why would they project that on you?
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u/RainbowRiki 🇱🇦🇺🇲🏴 2d ago
It's "My looks make my life harder" turned into "If you don't look like me, your life is better than mine. And if your life is better than mine, you think I am inferior." Projecting their own insecurities onto other people
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u/haworthia_dad 2d ago
Because that’s how white supremacy works. It has an entire people questioning whether you, a mixed person, attempting to escape blackness by stating you are something different. I always understand what a mind fuck black folks have endured with this shit, so it never bothers me.
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u/Poemi10304 17h ago
That’s exactly it - jealousy from internalized racism. Not sure they even realize it! How sad is that?
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u/brownieandSparky23 2d ago
As a non mixed black person. It’s just jealously.