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[quote=Anonymous]I married into a white Jewish family in CA and know what it is like to be seen but not heard. Everyone prides themselves on being liberal and not racist but it’s the comparisons that always serve to make me feel “other”. My MIL has commented on how fair her daughter is (“almost translucent!) and my “olive” skin. I was raised in Hawaii and no one ever said my skin was olive. DH’s nephew has always commented about how round-faced and chubby his biracial (Asian) cousin was as a baby. Their white friends and neighbors also make assumptions about where I’m from. I am always polite but I would rather be around people who truly get it. [/quote]
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