A possibly sensitive question…

If someone doesn’t know about your culture or ethnicity, are you okay with them asking you questions, if they do it respectfully, or do you find it offensive ?

(Personally I’d rather be asked than have the person making assumptions that are [b]really[/b] insulting.)🙁

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ServantOfTheGoddess · 61-69, M

Personally I enjoy it.

I don't really understand the objections that some activists raise to questions like that, assuming, as you said, that they're asked respectfully or out of friendly curiosity.

Like you I do not like to be the subject of ignorant assumptions -- even friendly ones. Example from real life: "I know that the Jews are God's chosen people, because most of the rich people in the world are Jews!" (Ummm, no, they're not. And I know lots of Jews who are struggling to get by.)