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Originally Posted by helterskelter808
(Post 19305824)
You might convince people you were serious (if you really are) if you gave a reason. I mean, you wanna be Mexican. Okay. And? What's the point, if you don't say why? That's not deep, it's just dumb and pointless.
It's interesting if you really thought about it, and how your life would be different if you were different races. Might give a new insight into what it's like for other people.
You wouldn't just be treated or viewed differently if you weren't white, you'd also be treated differently if you were Mexican than if you were black, and treated differently depending on where you live, or what part of the country.
Mexican is a cop out, because I doubt anyone in your country has any preconceived ideas about/prejudice against Mexicans. Only problem would be if people mistook you for a Pakistani/Muslamic.
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Fair point, so I will expand - Although I am from the UK, I lived in the US for about 9 years - Mostly in the LA area. I lived for a few years in 3 different neighbourhoods.
Ranging from downtown LA near Compton, and also in Woodland Hills, and I also spent a year in Thousand Oaks, so I have a broad experience of different areas of LA.
I moved to San Diego, for the last two years of my time in the USA, but being a visa overstay (I liked it so much I simply just didn't go home) this was probably not the best choice of location for me, as the place I was that was raided, looking for illegal mexican workers... And ICE picked me up in the net...
Consequently, I was deported, but before they sent me back, I spent 6 and a half months, in jail, with MOSTLY Mexican companions.
During that time I learnt to understand spanish (But not speak it) and I was exposed to a great deal of mexican culture, from the general attitudes that they face from society, and the TV shows that they watch etc etc...
In general, I felt that they were really nice people.
Fast Forward to last night - I was watching Americas Next Top Model on tv, and they had a photo-shoot with mexicans in low rider cars, with the suspension that bounces up and down, and it brought back some nice memories.
I then had a vivid dream (I'm being 100% honest here) that I woke up as normal, but I had become a mexican. Those who new me, recognised me, but for all intents and purposes, any one who didn't know me - Saw me as 100% mexican.
TBH, it wasn't really that much of an unpleasant experience, but when I awoke this morning (and made this post) the extremely vivid dream was still very much in my mind.
And that set me wondering - If 'YOU' had to choose another race... Which would it be?
Sorry for the long explanation, but hopefully it explains why I was thinking it, and that it wasn't an attempt at humour re the mexicans.
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