Identity comes in all shapes and sizes. I, for one don't know who I am, simply because people to tend to tell me who I am. I don't know if that makes sense. I don't want to be what others want me to be. People judge in many ways that leads US to believe that we are who they say we are, especially if more more than one person repeats it. However, identity can be where you came from, where you live and who you know. I was born in Honduras and Spanish is my first language. Coming to the states at the age of 5, I learned English quickly. I've had the experience of being with both black and Hispanic people and I get negativity from both sides. Black people think I'm weird because I'm black, born in another country, and speak Spanish so I'm automatically labeled "wetback" and the Hispanic people DON'T respect me, until they find out i speak Spanish. So, honestly where do I stand. Who do I identify with? Who am I? Black or Hispanic?P.S I have so much to write for this blog but I won't (: Keepin' it short and simple.
In my opinion its hard to sum up identity into just one word or genre. there are many forms of indentity especially when society is changing. i can relate to this statement.
ReplyDeleteIdentity is a spectrum of markers. It's like a rainbow: it has many colors that makes it up. Identity isn't just one solid idea, it's who you are, what makes you who you are and who makes you also.
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