On MLK day, a friend just called me white. I AM NOT WHITE. I am of North African and Persian heritage. Judge me not by the color of my skin!

Jan 16, 2017 · 5:22 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
I don't wish to detract from your explicit, and rather apropos, point, but I didn't know you were part Persian. Very cool.
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Yes! Persian Jewish. Your very own Gaza Strip in one human! The actual origin country is unclear bit likely Iran, Iraq or Syria.
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I can't personally do that. I think it's unethical, at least for me personally, to perpetuate an idea that lighter skin = "white"
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