racism or at least they're related to how people perceive me - although
it's more of a self discovery than a response to facethem. It would be
like saying : "Ok I get your point about who you thinkI am, but here's
what I'm actually made of. Here's what I think ofmyself and I've come
to this conclusion not in spite of you but thanksto you.".
Differ from Asian stereotype(s).
I feel like growing up, everyone has received a differenteducation and
it has impacted the way we are now. Our experiencesmade us the way
we are. For instance, I'm feminist and part of theLGBTQ+ and that's my
choice. I am not fluent in Chinese and I do not hateJapanese and
Vietnamese people nor do I eat rice everyday. Theseare of course
stereotypes that you may think have disappeared andyet you still hear
people asking you about that on a daily basis. Yes,people believe them
because they're not well informed and not just becausethey might be
racists. However, I just think it is stupid at thispoint to put everyone in
the same basket just because they're of the same ethnicity.What's
more, growing up, I've been faced with several stereotypeswhich led
me to be self conscious about everything I did.
The stereotype I mainly think about is the one statingthat Asian kids
are smart and "have it in their blood" to work harderthan others. And
looking back on what I've done so far, I think I stickto that stereotype.
However I don't really like it because it would belike saying that your
work is worth nothing and you succeeded not becauseof what you did
but because you're Asian. That's just nonsense.
A theoretical space without racism.
In a world without racism... well I assume a lot ofthings would be
different. Yet, I don't think there'd be a huge differencein the way
given that I've never experienced anything too strongor too violent.
Maybe I'd feel more relieved walking around, lessself conscious. Yes, I
think that's it. I would feel a lot better in my mindand I would be less
afraid to go to and speak to people.
Tell.
Oh well sometimes, I just feel like I don't reallybelong to China nor
France because I'm adopted. I know it might soundsilly but I feel like I
don't really know what's going on in China. It justfeels like I'm too
Asian to fit in France but not Chinese enough to pretendto be Chinese
if that makes sense.
And although I really feel at ease in Asian countrieslike Korea, Vietnam
etc, I do not really like China. But I'm still happyto be Chinese. I just
wish I would have been able to know more about thispart of me which
is like an inheritance.
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