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Vol2tex 11/19/17 10:02:57 PM #1:	Someone recently asked me this. Do you take offense when people ask that in a certain tone? I remember for example a topic here recently where someone mentioned that the underlying connotation of the question towards him was to ask "What type of Asian are you?". --- https://imgtc.com/i/x4XUFSS.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/YFpt0kk.jpg <cite>Vol2tex posted [p:890713469] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>Someone recently asked me this. Do you take offense when people ask that in a certain tone? I remember for example a topic here recently where someone mentioned that the underlying connotation of the question towards him was to ask "What type of Asian are you?".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Howl 11/19/17 10:03:53 PM #2:	Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive? --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2.2 <cite>Howl posted [p:890713524] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
3khc 11/19/17 10:04:32 PM #3:	Howl posted... Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive? Because I'm from America. --- ---- ----- <cite>3khc posted [p:890713553] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote>Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive?</quote> Because I'm from America.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssj3vegeta2 11/19/17 10:04:36 PM #4:	Like, if they said "where are you from" o_O --- http://i.imgur.com/8YZ4i.jpg http://i.imgur.com/205g6FR.gifv http://h-7.abload.de/img/messi02-rm-ucl3ngb.gif http://i.imgur.com/IBJCH6O.jpg <cite>ssj3vegeta2 posted [p:890713557] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>Like, if they said "where are you from" o_O</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KnightofShikari 11/19/17 10:05:42 PM #5:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ i get that a lot since i'm asian and born in america --- https://i.imgur.com/JKyRsbT.gifv http://i.imgur.com/oBDoTFs.gifv http://imgur.com/c3vwiiq http://imgur.com/7TwJTAu <cite>KnightofShikari posted [p:890713634] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ i get that a lot since i'm asian and born in america</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Howl 11/19/17 10:07:46 PM #6:	3khc posted... Howl posted... Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive? Because I'm from America. So what? People ask me that all the time and I'm a white guy from Texas. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2.2 <cite>Howl posted [p:890713788] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>3khc posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote> Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive?</quote> Because I'm from America.</quote> So what? People ask me that all the time and I'm a white guy from Texas.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fishy 11/19/17 10:08:09 PM #7:	It's just a misguided way of trying to tactfully ask your ethnicity, I don't get why people get offended by it so much. "What ethnicity are you" just sounds super personal. --- ~Dr. FishyStick\| Welcome Back. http://i.imgur.com/z50xS2H.jpg <cite>Fishy posted [p:890713819] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>It's just a misguided way of trying to tactfully ask your ethnicity, I don't get why people get offended by it so much. "What ethnicity are you" just sounds super personal.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vol2tex 11/19/17 10:08:16 PM #8:	Howl posted... Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive? The implication of the question when asked in a certain manner has deeper connotations, such as assuming that certain people act a certain way and if you're acting in a manner different (better) than that, then they are curious how. More blatantly, some people have outright told me that I'm not black because I don't act the way that they think black people "should be" acting. --- https://imgtc.com/i/x4XUFSS.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/YFpt0kk.jpg <cite>Vol2tex posted [p:890713827] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote>Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive?</quote> The implication of the question when asked in a certain manner has deeper connotations, such as assuming that certain people act a certain way and if you're acting in a manner different (better) than that, then they are curious how. More blatantly, some people have outright told me that I'm not black because I don't act the way that they think black people "should be" acting.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 11/19/17 10:08:25 PM #9:	It's just a combination of curiosity and ignorance. I wouldn't be offended by it, because the intent i'm sure rarely is "let me piss off this guy and offend his race" more than it's genuinely someone asking a question interested about your background. --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign Twenty million starving and writhing in pain <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:890713839] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>It's just a combination of curiosity and ignorance. I wouldn't be offended by it, because the intent i'm sure rarely is "let me piss off this guy and offend his race" more than it's genuinely someone asking a question interested about your background.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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chill02 11/19/17 10:15:25 PM #11:	Earth --- Ave, true to Caesar. <cite>chill02 posted [p:890714339] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>Earth</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Unsugarized_Foo 11/19/17 10:18:37 PM #13:	Are you Chinese or Japanese --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana <cite>Unsugarized_Foo posted [p:890714563] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>Are you Chinese or Japanese</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
3khc 11/19/17 10:19:11 PM #14:	Howl posted... 3khc posted... Howl posted... Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive? Because I'm from America. So what? People ask me that all the time and I'm a white guy from Texas. I don't understand your point. --- ---- ----- <cite>3khc posted [p:890714612] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote><cite>3khc posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote> Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive?</quote> Because I'm from America.</quote> So what? People ask me that all the time and I'm a white guy from Texas.</quote> I don't understand your point.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Puglia77 11/19/17 10:19:25 PM #15:	Unsugarized_Foo posted... Are you Chinese or Japanese I'm Laotian --- http://i.imgur.com/pQnJK8E.png http://i.imgur.com/lMKUVp1.png http://i.imgur.com/gfMbH2A.png http://i.imgur.com/COR6CIO.png <cite>Puglia77 posted [p:890714628] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Unsugarized_Foo posted...</cite> <quote>Are you Chinese or Japanese</quote> I'm Laotian</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sLaCkEr408___RJ 11/19/17 10:20:33 PM #16:	Puglia77 posted... Unsugarized_Foo posted... Are you Chinese or Japanese I'm Laotian Thee ocean? <cite>sLaCkEr408___RJ posted [p:890714707] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Puglia77 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Unsugarized_Foo posted...</cite> <quote>Are you Chinese or Japanese</quote> I'm Laotian</quote> Thee ocean?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Howl 11/19/17 10:24:19 PM #17:	3khc posted... Howl posted... 3khc posted... Howl posted... Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive? Because I'm from America. So what? People ask me that all the time and I'm a white guy from Texas. I don't understand your point. Your implication is that it's offensive because you are from the US, and i guess you're trying to say that people only ask you that because you're Asian or something and that's somehow offensive. But people just ask each other that all the time regardless of the race of the person they're asking or where the person lives that they're asking. It literally doesn't mean anything other than, "I'm curious about where you grew up and would like to know a little more about you.". If anything at all it indicates that a person finds you interesting enough to even bother learning basic information about you, and you choosing to take that offensively only indicates that you're simply an asshole. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2.2 <cite>Howl posted [p:890714972] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>3khc posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>3khc posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote> Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive? </quote> Because I'm from America. </quote> So what? People ask me that all the time and I'm a white guy from Texas. </quote> I don't understand your point.</quote> Your implication is that it's offensive because you are from the US, and i guess you're trying to say that people only ask you that because you're Asian or something and that's somehow offensive. But people just ask each other that all the time regardless of the race of the person they're asking or where the person lives that they're asking. It literally doesn't mean anything other than, "I'm curious about where you grew up and would like to know a little more about you.". If anything at all it indicates that a person finds you interesting enough to even bother learning basic information about you, and you choosing to take that offensively only indicates that you're simply an asshole.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 11/19/17 10:24:23 PM #18:	Fishy posted... It's just a misguided way of trying to tactfully ask your ethnicity, I don't get why people get offended by it so much. "What ethnicity are you" just sounds super personal. MabusIncarnate posted... It's just a combination of curiosity and ignorance. I wouldn't be offended by it, because the intent i'm sure rarely is "let me piss off this guy and offend his race" more than it's genuinely someone asking a question interested about your background. ... what? People ask me this all the time and I enjoy the question because there's like half a dozen different ways you can answer it. It's not something to be offended from. --- i dont like signatures <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:890714977] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Fishy posted...</cite> <quote>It's just a misguided way of trying to tactfully ask your ethnicity, I don't get why people get offended by it so much. "What ethnicity are you" just sounds super personal.</quote> <cite>MabusIncarnate posted...</cite> <quote>It's just a combination of curiosity and ignorance. I wouldn't be offended by it, because the intent i'm sure rarely is "let me piss off this guy and offend his race" more than it's genuinely someone asking a question interested about your background.</quote> ... what? People ask me this all the time and I enjoy the question because there's like half a dozen different ways you can answer it. It's not something to be offended from.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
3deep5u 11/19/17 10:24:41 PM #19:	So where are you from, OP? --- 2deep4u 7deep9all <cite>3deep5u posted [p:890714999] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>So where are you from, OP?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlecSkorpio 11/19/17 10:25:43 PM #20:	I'm a white dude from Indiana, but people ask me where I'm from all the time because I have a weird way of talking. --- http://i.imgur.com/vQLlUd0.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/tWy9NTL.png <cite>AlecSkorpio posted [p:890715081] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>I'm a white dude from Indiana, but people ask me where I'm from all the time because I have a weird way of talking.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HannibalBarca3 11/19/17 11:24:03 PM #21:	Nah. I have a thicc accent and a foreign appearance so it doesn't phase me when people ask. However I've been asked by Mexicans and Central Americans where I'm from due to the my Spanish accent, some even asked if I'm from South America. --- Aut viam inveniam aut faciam. Will not change sig until the Tsar is put back in the Russian throne (July 08, 2010) <cite>HannibalBarca3 posted [p:890719006] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>Nah. I have a thicc accent and a foreign appearance so it doesn't phase me when people ask. However I've been asked by Mexicans and Central Americans where I'm from due to the my Spanish accent, some even asked if I'm from South America.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
3khc 11/19/17 11:58:04 PM #22:	Howl posted... 3khc posted... Howl posted... 3khc posted... Howl posted... Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive? Because I'm from America. So what? People ask me that all the time and I'm a white guy from Texas. I don't understand your point. Your implication is that it's offensive because you are from the US, and i guess you're trying to say that people only ask you that because you're Asian or something and that's somehow offensive. But people just ask each other that all the time regardless of the race of the person they're asking or where the person lives that they're asking. It literally doesn't mean anything other than, "I'm curious about where you grew up and would like to know a little more about you.". If anything at all it indicates that a person finds you interesting enough to even bother learning basic information about you, and you choosing to take that offensively only indicates that you're simply an asshole. Actually, I was parodying how Americans (such as yourself) take offense to trivial things regarding perceptions of freedom and justice lol --- ---- ----- <cite>3khc posted [p:890720707] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote><cite>3khc posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>3khc posted...</cite> <quote> <cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote> Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive? </quote> Because I'm from America. </quote> So what? People ask me that all the time and I'm a white guy from Texas. </quote> I don't understand your point.</quote> Your implication is that it's offensive because you are from the US, and i guess you're trying to say that people only ask you that because you're Asian or something and that's somehow offensive. But people just ask each other that all the time regardless of the race of the person they're asking or where the person lives that they're asking. It literally doesn't mean anything other than, "I'm curious about where you grew up and would like to know a little more about you.". If anything at all it indicates that a person finds you interesting enough to even bother learning basic information about you, and you choosing to take that offensively only indicates that you're simply an asshole.</quote> Actually, I was parodying how Americans (such as yourself) take offense to trivial things regarding perceptions of freedom and justice lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funbazooka 11/20/17 12:03:09 AM #23:	100% guarantee anyone who purports to find that question offensive is pretending. It indicates they're drama queens, brainwashed, and narcissistic. --- I'll defend any man's Funbazooka! <cite>Funbazooka posted [p:890720905] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>100% guarantee anyone who purports to find that question offensive is pretending. It indicates they're drama queens, brainwashed, and narcissistic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dash_Harber 11/20/17 12:05:35 AM #24:	Howl posted... Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive? Because it's generally only asked of people who aren't white. It's not inherently a bad question, it's just that it often carries the implication that anyone who isn't white has to be from somewhere else, even when they have no accent and no visible signs that they are not from wherever you are. It's a contextual thing. If I suspect someone is from another country, such as if they have a thick accent or something like that, and I'm curious, I'll just ask 'Oh, are you from here?" or "Where you born here?". <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:890720995] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote>Why the hell is "Where are you from" offensive?</quote> Because it's generally only asked of people who aren't white. It's not inherently a bad question, it's just that it often carries the implication that anyone who isn't white has to be from somewhere else, even when they have no accent and no visible signs that they are not from wherever you are. It's a contextual thing. If I suspect someone is from another country, such as if they have a thick accent or something like that, and I'm curious, I'll just ask 'Oh, are you from here?" or "Where you born here?".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SamuelHayden 11/20/17 12:11:16 AM #26:	HannibalBarca3 posted... Nah. I have a thicc accent and a foreign appearance so it doesn't phase me when people ask. However I've been asked by Mexicans and Central Americans where I'm from due to the my Spanish accent, some even asked if I'm from South America. and where are you actually from? <cite>SamuelHayden posted [p:890721240] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>HannibalBarca3 posted...</cite> <quote>Nah. I have a thicc accent and a foreign appearance so it doesn't phase me when people ask. However I've been asked by Mexicans and Central Americans where I'm from due to the my Spanish accent, some even asked if I'm from South America.</quote> and where are you actually from?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Howl 11/20/17 12:27:01 AM #28:	Dash_Harber posted... Because it's generally only asked of people who aren't white. That's just straight up bullshit. People ask me that all the fucking time. Almost every person who I've ever met has asked me that at some point. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2.2 <cite>Howl posted [p:890721930] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dash_Harber posted...</cite> <quote>Because it's generally only asked of people who aren't white.</quote> That's just straight up bullshit. People ask me that all the fucking time. Almost every person who I've ever met has asked me that at some point.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HannibalBarca3 11/20/17 12:29:05 AM #29:	SamuelHayden posted... HannibalBarca3 posted... Nah. I have a thicc accent and a foreign appearance so it doesn't phase me when people ask. However I've been asked by Mexicans and Central Americans where I'm from due to the my Spanish accent, some even asked if I'm from South America. and where are you actually from? Mejico. --- Aut viam inveniam aut faciam. Will not change sig until the Tsar is put back in the Russian throne (July 08, 2010) <cite>HannibalBarca3 posted [p:890722006] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>SamuelHayden posted...</cite> <quote><cite>HannibalBarca3 posted...</cite> <quote>Nah. I have a thicc accent and a foreign appearance so it doesn't phase me when people ask. However I've been asked by Mexicans and Central Americans where I'm from due to the my Spanish accent, some even asked if I'm from South America.</quote> and where are you actually from?</quote> Mejico.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EternalDivide 11/20/17 1:09:56 AM #30:	What they're really asking which country you're from because to them you can't possibly be from the US. I've seen it happen to coworkers in the past when I was in retail. It is pretty irritating. SoCal. We're hispanic/whites 50/50. The one half has been in the US for over a century. What I've always had happen to me along with my brothers is in school and at work is having to talk with the illegal or 1st gen mexican students/coworkers. And they ask do you speak spanish. Like fucking always. If not immediately then in the first few days. To which the answer is always no. Then they get a real stick up their ass with you because it's as if how dare you not know the mother tongue and they give you attitude from there on. Like it's an affront to them because they think you're acting better than you are. It's like fuck you. It's a similar feeling of contempt to what the TC is getting at just a different question. --- FFVII Remake: A disaster in the making. I'll laugh at whatever I find funny whether you like it or not. <cite>EternalDivide posted [p:890723504] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>What they're really asking which country you're from because to them you can't possibly be from the US. I've seen it happen to coworkers in the past when I was in retail. It is pretty irritating. SoCal. We're hispanic/whites 50/50. The one half has been in the US for over a century. What I've always had happen to me along with my brothers is in school and at work is having to talk with the illegal or 1st gen mexican students/coworkers. And they ask do you speak spanish. Like fucking always. If not immediately then in the first few days. To which the answer is always no. Then they get a real stick up their ass with you because it's as if how dare you not know the mother tongue and they give you attitude from there on. Like it's an affront to them because they think you're acting better than you are. It's like fuck you. It's a similar feeling of contempt to what the TC is getting at just a different question.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zodd3224 11/20/17 1:15:44 AM #31:	MabusIncarnate posted... It's just a combination of curiosity and ignorance. I wouldn't be offended by it, because the intent i'm sure rarely is "let me piss off this guy and offend his race" more than it's genuinely someone asking a question interested about your background. Being mixed race, I get this question constantly. Its easy to say its not offensive, but by the millionth or so time being asked the question (when no one else around me is) it does get old. --- https://imgur.com/KVIcgYt <cite>Zodd3224 posted [p:890723727] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote><cite>MabusIncarnate posted...</cite> <quote>It's just a combination of curiosity and ignorance. I wouldn't be offended by it, because the intent i'm sure rarely is "let me piss off this guy and offend his race" more than it's genuinely someone asking a question interested about your background.</quote> Being mixed race, I get this question constantly. Its easy to say its not offensive, but by the millionth or so time being asked the question (when no one else around me is) it does get old.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PinkPuttyKat 11/20/17 1:18:57 AM #32:	If I hear an accent I can't quite place, I always ask where they are from... and I have never used a "tone" and they have always politely answered. But if there is no accent.. then.. yeah, would be a bit weird... and slightly rude to some people. Wouldn't personally bother me... <cite>PinkPuttyKat posted [p:890723832] in "Wher... [t:76010390]...</cite> <quote>If I hear an accent I can't quite place, I always ask where they are from... and I have never used a "tone" and they have always politely answered. But if there is no accent.. then.. yeah, would be a bit weird... and slightly rude to some people. Wouldn't personally bother me...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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