Is it normal to feel like you were born the wrong race?

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I am half puerto rican and russian. I grew up in a predominantly white neighborhood, dated white guys, had white friends, etc. I have never felt like the people I grew up around, I also feel more honest then the girls I grew up with and felt I have something to say. I admire Malcolm X more than any other leader. My family on my mother's side is puerto rican and they all live in more urban areas. They are all boistourious and are much more mixed then me. I honestly feel more comfertable with african americans. I respect their culture so much more than the blase things we learned in school. Also the few girl friends I had that were black and they were the most honest, funniest and exciting girls I've ever been friends with. In a way I feel like I have a bit of anger toward white people since all my white friends turned out to be bitches, liars and most of them drug addicts. Don't get me wrong I don't feel like that toward every white person. Any way is in normal I feel like I should've been born African American?

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  • OnThisEpisodeofLife
    12 years ago

    I grew up in semi urban areas. I am black but not boisterous . I think you should just be who you are and people will accept you for that not your race. Being black doesn't mean people will love you more. It just might mean the opposite. Love who you are and respect all culture and people . There are fickle people in every race including black. But I see what you're saying! :)

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  • Ldizzy1234
    12 years ago

    I'm sure its normal to feel that way. I consider us all just equal anyway.

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    I wish I was born Caucasian... But I'm not, so I have to deal with it:(

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    • Megid
      12 years ago

      I had always imagined you as Caucasian. What is your ethnicity?

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  • jakerslake
    12 years ago

    if you wished you has been born white, it would be 100% normal.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    I wish I was born into a samurai heritage

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  • nAt2017
    12 years ago

    Everybody wishes they were something else. I'm half-Japanese/half-white, and I wish I were completely Asian just because I often feel judged since whites have such a horrible racial history.

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  • detroitlove81
    12 years ago

    Its funny because when i was young, i used to want to be white. Now, i am happy to be black and would not want to be anything other than what i am. Sometimes when i see how my people are portrayed i am embarassed but if i had to do it all over again and could pick, i love being black

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  • truercheese
    12 years ago

    Eminem is an example.

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  • PumpkinKate
    12 years ago

    I wish I was Asian... good complexion, rarely if ever have to shave my legs, look young for much longer, nice facial structure...

    le sigh. Scandinavian isn't so bad, though.

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  • Atlantis34
    12 years ago

    In your case, it's merely reasonable to feel the way you are. :) Hang in there, and good luck!!

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  • Anime7
    12 years ago

    Everybody has a flaw, race has nothing do with it. If you feel comfortable around black people then befriend some people of that race. Just remember that they might develop the same problems as your white friends.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Man being white is great.

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