Man, the teacher one is just painful. A grown adult should know better, a 8th grader I can let slide even if that is pretty stupid. Jeez.
My dad, who was native [lol, thanks mom's genes for my pastiness] got flagged by airport security after the 9/11 attacks, not telling him why, and stripping him down pretty good. Maybe it wasn't profiling, but it sure looked and smelled like profiling, if you know what I mean. Same thing happened in the 80s by a cop, but the cop at least had the decency to hint that he pulled him over mostly because his long hair and dark skin made him look *~unruly~*.
Another time, one of my friend's parents when I was reaaally little banned me from ever going over her house because my dad picked me up and he was reportedly "too dark and scary looking". Uh, what?
LOL that's happened to my Dad before, except he more often gets mistaken for a Mexican than a terrorist lol. Actually, your Dad sounds a lot like my Dad. He is pretty visibly Native American and for some reason, a lot of people seem to be intimidated by him because of his dark skin and Native features O__o it's odd, especially because my Dad is such a friendly guy.
Hah, and about inheriting your Moms pastiness... That sorta happened to me. My Mom is the exact opposite of my Dad: light skin, blond hair, blue eyes. So as a result of these two extremes coming together, I end up being in the middle. I have my Dad's eye shape and color, plus his nose and lips, but my hair is a sorta dirty blond/light brown and my skin color is naturally tan, but not as dark as my Dad's.
I like how Mexican=Native, depending on who you ask. I think the two races look VERY different, but who knows, I know they can mix and crap, but in general, I can tell personally xD; My dad was SUPER friendly too, so it's lulzy when people equate big, dark skin guys to scary when they're normaly teddy bears.
Dude, someone cloned our families. My mom is the same look, but I turned out, at birth, totally native looking, but shifted to pastiness, dark brown hair, blue eyes, but GUESS WHAT? Got all the physical stereotypical features of native including chicken breast [when the chest "caves in", birth defect, totally harmless, but looks funny and apparently is common in east/midcoast natives, lulz].
Haha yeah. I agree, Natives and Mexicans... BIG difference physically (even though most Mexicans are mestizos, which means that they're Indian and white/Spanish). The only NDNs that I think look like Mexicans are Navajos, but even then I can normally tell the difference xD
I know, our families sound creepily similar lol. Except I was the opposite at birth; I was pale, blue eyed and well, they couldn't tell my hair color since I was practically bald xD But within a few days, my eyes turned brown and my skin got darker. My Mom is STILL mad that neither me or my brother got her eyes lol.
Ahaha, my Mom always makes funny of my Dad for his flat NDN ass and skinny chicken legs XD Gotta love stereotypical Native features!
I think everyone gets confused because different regions here is like different regions in Europe; everyone's skin tone and even body structure changes. I wonder if anyone's ever done research on it.
Lol! My mom is STILL mad I didn't get the dark skin XD Babies changing color is so funny in my head, pft.
Oh gosh, yes, flat ass, no fun for sitting for long periods of time. XD
Yep. I know the Irish and Italian people have VERY recognizable features, and the same thing with Native tribes from different parts of Turtle Island. America is a biiiiig country, people.
Haha, I know. Actually, my skin changed ANOTHER time when I was a baby; I drank so much V8 that my skin actually turned orange XD I think we still have pictures of that lying around here somewhere.
Hey, would you mind if I added you as a friend? We seem to have a lot in common ^w^
Muahahhaa, once you're in fandom, you're stuck foreveeer. Such a good show to start out with, srsly. I wish it continueeeedd...and not with the crappy/racist/silly/poorly acted live action Dx
My dad, who was native [lol, thanks mom's genes for my pastiness] got flagged by airport security after the 9/11 attacks, not telling him why, and stripping him down pretty good. Maybe it wasn't profiling, but it sure looked and smelled like profiling, if you know what I mean. Same thing happened in the 80s by a cop, but the cop at least had the decency to hint that he pulled him over mostly because his long hair and dark skin made him look *~unruly~*.
Another time, one of my friend's parents when I was reaaally little banned me from ever going over her house because my dad picked me up and he was reportedly "too dark and scary looking". Uh, what?
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LOL that's happened to my Dad before, except he more often gets mistaken for a Mexican than a terrorist lol. Actually, your Dad sounds a lot like my Dad. He is pretty visibly Native American and for some reason, a lot of people seem to be intimidated by him because of his dark skin and Native features O__o it's odd, especially because my Dad is such a friendly guy.
Hah, and about inheriting your Moms pastiness... That sorta happened to me. My Mom is the exact opposite of my Dad: light skin, blond hair, blue eyes. So as a result of these two extremes coming together, I end up being in the middle. I have my Dad's eye shape and color, plus his nose and lips, but my hair is a sorta dirty blond/light brown and my skin color is naturally tan, but not as dark as my Dad's.
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Dude, someone cloned our families. My mom is the same look, but I turned out, at birth, totally native looking, but shifted to pastiness, dark brown hair, blue eyes, but GUESS WHAT? Got all the physical stereotypical features of native including chicken breast [when the chest "caves in", birth defect, totally harmless, but looks funny and apparently is common in east/midcoast natives, lulz].
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I know, our families sound creepily similar lol. Except I was the opposite at birth; I was pale, blue eyed and well, they couldn't tell my hair color since I was practically bald xD But within a few days, my eyes turned brown and my skin got darker. My Mom is STILL mad that neither me or my brother got her eyes lol.
Ahaha, my Mom always makes funny of my Dad for his flat NDN ass and skinny chicken legs XD Gotta love stereotypical Native features!
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Yeah, a lot of Natives get mistaken for Asian, too. Like I said, my Dad looks more Mexican, but my Grandma (his Mom) looks more Asian.
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Lol! My mom is STILL mad I didn't get the dark skin XD Babies changing color is so funny in my head, pft.
Oh gosh, yes, flat ass, no fun for sitting for long periods of time. XD
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Haha, I know. Actually, my skin changed ANOTHER time when I was a baby; I drank so much V8 that my skin actually turned orange XD I think we still have pictures of that lying around here somewhere.
Hey, would you mind if I added you as a friend? We seem to have a lot in common ^w^
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Duude, yes! *FRIENDS*
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omg, your Zuko icon... it is MEANT TO BE~ XD *FRIENDS*
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