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#these white tourists started taking pictures of us in our wedding outfits and whispering to each other
theghostofashton
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#been thinking a lot lately about something that happened over the weekend
#the wedding was gorgeous it was a wonderful weekend it meant so much to be there and everything went really well
#but there was a moment that hasn't sat right with me since
#one of the wedding traditions we did was the groom and his family dancing to the mandapam where the wedding would take place
#and the bride's family waits there to greet him
#this wedding was held outside of lisbon in an area that was part hotel part tourist location so members of the public could see us
#and as we the bride's family walked over to the place we needed to be to meet the groom and his family
#these white tourists started taking pictures of us in our wedding outfits and whispering to each other
#and then decided to come up to us and shove their phones in our faces
#demanding photos with us
#and i was just like. have never felt like more of a museum exhibit in my life
#no 'i love your outfits' or anything just phones in our faces and the expectation of us to pose for pictures
#we were just people attending a wedding not exotic creatures to treat like that
#and i think this is a microcosm of the experiences of a lot of asian people worldwide
#exotic creatures that aren't seen as human beings
#exhibits that belong in museums that you want to take photos with
#but people that are rarely listened to
#rarely seen beyond our cultural traditions that people don't genuinely want to learn about anyway
#i am all for cultural appreciation
#but it's not appreciating my culture to be treated like a zoo attraction instead of a human being lol
#i wasn't sure if i wanted to say something but it's aapi month in the us so i thought i'd just say
#please think before you act please be respectful
#treat us as people
#we have so much love for our cultures and we'd love to share it but..... not like this lol
#ask questions i am always open to answer
#i don't like being grabbed and having a camera shoved in my face to be in some white tourist's photo
#so they can show off the indian wedding they witnessed
#neha rambles
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