#she was like. oh you were raised with significant influence of palestinian culture? name one (1) thing. you're not arab
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just complaining keep scrolling but. love when my mom turns around and invalidates my entire cultural heritage thank you mama I also love colonialism and assimilation
#she was like. oh you were raised with significant influence of palestinian culture? name one (1) thing. you're not arab#OK? then why do you tell people I am.#and it's like. yeah we've assimilated a lot bc sitti chose not to teach her kids arabic#but it's not like she discouraged them from it. my aunts chose to learn#and my dad chose not to but he's encouraged me to learn and talk to sitti about her life in bethlehem#when he HAS discouraged me from our culture it's mostly been bc he thinks the political situation is hopeless#and he doesn't want me to get caught up in it. which I disagree with but that's not the point#the point is I'm entitled to reconnection. I'm entitled to my cultural heritage!#ultimately I think my elders' decision to just not talk about it was not their choice to make#anyway how dare she#she doesn't know what it's like to beg for scraps of your identity#it's insane that I feel so ashamed just casually bringing up palestine with my own family who is from there and has traveled there. why!#why did they isolate me from the community like that it wasn't their decision to make!!!!!!#why can they give it up so easily I don't understand#my mom is like it's fine to engage with the other half of your culture! as long as you don't do anything beyond cook food ofc
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