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> disappointingly un-diverse I... What does this even mean? Are you ashamed of your heritage?

by fein 9y ago

jbeales 9y ago
It probably means he was hoping for a fun surprise, (Something like You're 10% Inca!), but didn't get one. I did the same thing - my Ancestry test came back with a whole lot of "Western Europe" - even more than I expected, actually.
- emmelaich 9y ago
  Yep. I got a 23andme test. Told me nothing I didn't already know.
  - creep 9y ago
    My friend's father did a DNA test and found out he was some portion Ashkenazi Jew. He went around screaming about it for a week, so proud that his genetic line birthed Albert Einstein.
tartuffe78 9y ago
It would be more interesting to find something unexpected I would think.
kapilkaisare 9y ago
I don't think he is. Let me try to explain why. I haven't done a DNA ancestry test yet, but I imagine I would be pretty happy to learn that there were several peoples/races?/cultures behind me, beyond my apparent South Asian heritage. This does not imply that I am ashamed of my origins - quite the contrary, in fact - but that I imagine it would be nice to ... be more, a citizen of the world, in a fashion. I would expect this outlook of anyone with a cosmopolitan upbringing by default, as well as anyone who has exposed himself or herself to other cultures via media (books, movies, etc..).
- fein 9y ago
  We've gotten to a point where Europeans seem to be looking for anything to give them some minority culture status. Just take pride in who and what you are and where you came from.
  - pbhjpbhj 9y ago
    It's pretty much frowned upon to be in any way proud to be a pale skinned European; mainstream media demands we feel shame for all the oppression we did in the centuries before our birth. That said, I don't understand how I've can be "proud" of which country you were born in, makes no sense to me.
    - fein 9y ago
      You use 'we' to describe your collective, showing you understand the concept of heritage, and then go on and say you don't understand pride in your people. Only whites seem to have this internal conflict, and that makes far less sense than being proud of the society your people created.
    - elboru 9y ago
      >I don't understand how I've can be "proud" of which country you were born in, makes no sense to me. I guess it all depends where you draw the line, do you feel proud of your parents? Some people will say "No, I only feel proud about what I accomplished myself." And that's ok, that's his point of view, we could say this is a subjective matter, from my point of view, I feel proud of who I'm, I'm proud of my parents, and then I can extend that line and say I'm proud of my community, my city, my country, my civilization, I'm proud of being part of humanity, obviously that "proudness" will increase when that line is nearer to me, in other words the more relatable to myself the prouder I can be.
    - nfg 9y ago
      >It's pretty much frowned upon to be in any way proud to be a pale skinned European; mainstream media demands we feel shame for all the oppression we did in the centuries before our birth. It's Paddy's day on Saturday - how does that celebration square with your claim?

> disappointingly un-diverse I... What does this even mean? Are you ashamed of your heritage?

by fein 9y ago

> disappointingly un-diverse I... What does this even mean? Are you ashamed of your heritage?

It probably means he was hoping for a fun surprise, (Something like You're 10% Inca!), but didn't get one. I did the same thing - my Ancestry test came back with a whole lot of "Western Europe" - even more than I expected, actually.

emmelaich 9y ago
Yep. I got a 23andme test. Told me nothing I didn't already know.
- creep 9y ago
  My friend's father did a DNA test and found out he was some portion Ashkenazi Jew. He went around screaming about it for a week, so proud that his genetic line birthed Albert Einstein.

tartuffe78 9y ago

It would be more interesting to find something unexpected I would think.

kapilkaisare 9y ago

I don't think he is. Let me try to explain why. I haven't done a DNA ancestry test yet, but I imagine I would be pretty happy to learn that there were several peoples/races?/cultures behind me, beyond my apparent South Asian heritage. This does not imply that I am ashamed of my origins - quite the contrary, in fact - but that I imagine it would be nice to ... be more, a citizen of the world, in a fashion. I would expect this outlook of anyone with a cosmopolitan upbringing by default, as well as anyone who has exposed himself or herself to other cultures via media (books, movies, etc..).

fein 9y ago
We've gotten to a point where Europeans seem to be looking for anything to give them some minority culture status. Just take pride in who and what you are and where you came from.
- pbhjpbhj 9y ago
  It's pretty much frowned upon to be in any way proud to be a pale skinned European; mainstream media demands we feel shame for all the oppression we did in the centuries before our birth. That said, I don't understand how I've can be "proud" of which country you were born in, makes no sense to me.
  - fein 9y ago
    You use 'we' to describe your collective, showing you understand the concept of heritage, and then go on and say you don't understand pride in your people. Only whites seem to have this internal conflict, and that makes far less sense than being proud of the society your people created.
  - elboru 9y ago
    >I don't understand how I've can be "proud" of which country you were born in, makes no sense to me. I guess it all depends where you draw the line, do you feel proud of your parents? Some people will say "No, I only feel proud about what I accomplished myself." And that's ok, that's his point of view, we could say this is a subjective matter, from my point of view, I feel proud of who I'm, I'm proud of my parents, and then I can extend that line and say I'm proud of my community, my city, my country, my civilization, I'm proud of being part of humanity, obviously that "proudness" will increase when that line is nearer to me, in other words the more relatable to myself the prouder I can be.
  - nfg 9y ago
    >It's pretty much frowned upon to be in any way proud to be a pale skinned European; mainstream media demands we feel shame for all the oppression we did in the centuries before our birth. It's Paddy's day on Saturday - how does that celebration square with your claim?