One of the guys I knew in college was Persian -- not Arab. Great guy. Funny as hell, smart as a whip, and taught me one of the funniest jokes I've ever heard.
As for Indian, one of my good friends is an Indian young lady. Her family is from India, but she's American. Got in a lot of trouble in school when she was younger claiming she was American-Indian. The teacher was trying to tell her she wasn't, while she was arguing, "Look, dammit. I'm an American, and I'm Indian. Why can't I be American-Indian? Your terms are stupid."
Now, when someone asks what her ethnicity is, she replies, "I'm Indian. Dots, not feathers."
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Date: 2004-01-31 03:01 pm (UTC)As for Indian, one of my good friends is an Indian young lady. Her family is from India, but she's American. Got in a lot of trouble in school when she was younger claiming she was American-Indian. The teacher was trying to tell her she wasn't, while she was arguing, "Look, dammit. I'm an American, and I'm Indian. Why can't I be American-Indian? Your terms are stupid."
Now, when someone asks what her ethnicity is, she replies, "I'm Indian. Dots, not feathers."