Ainara Bouzas, 13
Ainara Bouzas, 13
Well, my race is white, since technically, European is white, but my ethnicity is Spanish. I don’t really like to be referred to as white because when I think of white, American comes to mind and I would rather be categorized as Spanish/Hispanic. Additionally, my skin is very pale, so people would always assume that I was white when I am actually Hispanic. Whenever I’d tell someone about my roots, I’d always get the typical “You’re Hispanic? But you look white!” I didn’t really like it when people tell me this. It’s not that it offended me, I just wanted people to know that there is more to me and my roots than just “looking white. That being said, if people didn’t think I was Hispanic, I wouldn’t get the backlash from being Hispanic. Hispanics are always getting looks and comments about how all Hispanics are “drug dealers” and other stereotypes like that. Not getting this backlash because people think I am white is technically seen as a positive but no race should have to experience that. To wrap it all up, I have been stereotyped in life based on my race. Some of them are negatives, some of them are positives, but as long as I know who I am and where I come from, it is enough for me.