Sad to hear of Vivienne Westwood and Pele’s death, both icons.

One could argue, one played a sport and the other dedicated their whole life and achieved so much in their careers.

@dw Why does the death of a man have more coverage than a death of a woman?

Sad to hear of Vivienne Westwood and Pele’s death, both icons.

One could argue, one played a sport and the other dedicated their whole life and achieved so much in their careers.

@BBCNews Why does the death of a man have more coverage than a death of a woman?

Sad to hear of Vivienne Westwood and Pele’s death, both icons.

One could argue, one played a sport and the other dedicated their whole life and achieved so much in their careers.

@guardian Why does the death of a man have more coverage than a death of a woman?

The recent news of Ngozi Fulani’s (CEO and Founder of Sistah Space) treatment at Buckingham Palace has opened up more conversation about simply asking “Where are you ‘really’ from?”.

Why does this question matter?

There is nothing wrong with asking about where you lived or where you grew up, these are normal questions for making connections with people. However, the follow-up question “Where are you ‘really’ from?”, or “You look/sound like you are from X or Y”, trying to satisfy their own assumptions leads to more uncomfortable conversations.

I grew up in the UK and lived in Europe, South East Asia, and Asia. From experience, this question follows you around wherever you go. When I provide a simple answer, “I grew up in the UK”, it never quite satisfies their curiosity according to their own biased judgement. From those who ask, I don’t stereotypically look like someone who should identify as that. They probe further and push me in a position to convince new acquaintances that that’s where I am REALLY from. After numerous microaggressive conversations of the same questions, it gets very exhaustive.

These intrusive questions are often excused as being curious and framed without malicious intent. It can be triggering as it undermines your identity, making you justify your identity, distorting your sense of belonging and making you feel alienated. These unwelcomed conversations have real undertones of racism, anti-minority and anti-immigration, these judgements about someone’s race, ethnicity and nationality can be harmful to the recipient.

The only way we can eliminate unconscious biases is to listen carefully when someone speaks and make meaningful connections. We need to stop profiling someone’s identity based on our own biased judgements. We are all different, no one should be measured and placed neatly in a box!

#WhereAreYouFrom #WhereAreYouReallyFrom
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Where am I really from?

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@livinghell Yes I completely agree, perhaps I should make it clearer that I am quoting from the article. The story and the act of asking someone’s heritage when it’s not appropriate is racism. Every encounter can be worse than the other and it should just stop.

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I’m watching the ‘where are you really from’-gate with a lot of interest. I have been asked in various contexts, with various intents for as long as I have lived in the UK. I realise I always will. Most people, even if their intentions are perfectly genuine (healthy curiosity), don’t know how uncomfortable this question can make people feel. It places an identity label on us that we might not be aligned with. No one has to identify with the place they were born in or want to have a conversation about it. Sometimes a simple ‘if you don’t mind me asking’ can make a whole lot of difference. And be prepared to just take ‘it’s complicated’ for an answer and move on #whereareyoufrom #whereareyoureallyfrom

Great to see journalists calling out on racism behind the question, “Where are you really from?”.
This weeks story with Ngozi Fulani has related to so many who has experienced this form of micro-racism.
#WhereAreYouFrom #WhereAreYouReallyFrom
https://youtu.be/JwjvsqQ9e-Y

Where are you really from?
“The problem is not simple racism, it’s an expression of xenophobia, of a sense of superiority for being British.”
The question “Where are you really from?” is micro-racist. Behind that lies a worse question: “Why are you here?” And behind that lurks the openly racist “Why don’t you go back there?”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/02/just-what-does-it-take-to-be-considered-unequivocally-british?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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I admire Ngozi Fulani, the founder of the charity Sistah Space for speaking out and relaying the challenging encounter she experienced at Buckingham Palace.
Where are you really from? It is a question that people who may “look different” but are British Nationals should not be challenged or be made to justify their identity to anyone. There is never an appropriate time, these questions are racist as some people feel they have a right and frame it as being curious or taking an interest.
It’s a form of interrogation for some people who are made to assert who they are, and when you raise it you are often undermined.
We should be dropping these questions of “Where are you from?”, people live all over the world and move around, and some do not have the luxury of knowing their heritage. Do NOT put people in a position where they have to spell out their entire family history, it’s inappropriate.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/30/buckingham-palace-aide-resigns-black-guest-traumatised-by-repeated-questioning?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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@k_8 John Oliver's segment is very good at conveying the corruption, and the appalling treatment of migrant workers not to mention the treatment of women and the LGBTQ+ community. There is still so much to uncover, but despite all of this, he admitted he couldn't help but continue watching the tournament. I am not sure how you can justify it.

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Keep up the good work, your sketches look imaginative already. I would like to see the finished product.