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minus-squareigmelonh@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·26 days agofwiw I have — both the stereotypical “I’m 1/X native American” and also “I’m X% Dutch”, the latter due to folks taking pride in having Dutch heritage, real or imagined, where I grew up.
minus-squarevelma@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·26 days agoWhy can’t people take pride in their roots? I still don’t think simply knowing one’s history or saying it in conversation is bragging.
minus-squareigmelonh@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoI wasn’t arguing against it, I was saying that it does happen.
minus-squarevelma@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·26 days agoI just don’t consider that bragging.
fwiw I have — both the stereotypical “I’m 1/X native American” and also “I’m X% Dutch”, the latter due to folks taking pride in having Dutch heritage, real or imagined, where I grew up.
Why can’t people take pride in their roots?
I still don’t think simply knowing one’s history or saying it in conversation is bragging.
I wasn’t arguing against it, I was saying that it does happen.
I just don’t consider that bragging.