Mistaken For Or Able To "Pass" For Another Race Or Nationality

[number21]

I have been mistaken to be a Dominican a couple times.

 

[mbewane]

I'm mixed, so obviously yes, been mistaken for

- American (by Americans lol)
- Brazilian
- From Gabon (by a breh from Gabon)
- From Madagascar
- From french Caribbean
- From Cabo-Verde
- From...Qatar lol

TBH it's impossible for anyone to guess where I'm from just with my features, and I don't really have an accent.

 

[badtguy]

I've been told a look like a ghetto nikka from DC, to NYC, to ATL, Jamaica to, Trinidad, to Guyana, to Colombia, to Panama.

Which would make sense- I'm reddish with thick eye brows and jet black hair.

 

[sayyestothis]

Always mistaken to be PR smh

 

[The Coochie Assassin]

Some people usually black foreigners think I’m Muslim and/or from Africa/Caribbean because of my name and beard.

I would think my mannerisms would show 100% AA but there’s a lot of black immigrants now so it makes since we can be mistaken as a foreigner sometimes even by fellow AAs

 

[Karb]

Happened to me a lot when I was younger.. won't mention the race tho

Mothafukkas spoke to me in their language

 

[MaxPain]

Im a medium compexion /brown skinned Dominican with African features (full lips high cheekbones) but my hair is wavy/ a different texture

So sometimes I got Ethiopian when I was in DC (I sorta got the forehead too but nowhere as bad)

Guyanese (east indian and black mixture)

A black Brazilian

african american

Or people just get it right the first time usually and say im Dominican 7/10

But I grew up in an African American neighborhood in DC so my mannerisms and accent shows that

Jii like

 

[Karb]

I don't consider myself light skinned even though it can be argued. I get Ethiopian regularly. In fact most people just assume I am Ethiopian.

When I went to the DR people thought I was Dominican and when I went to JA everyone thought I was local Rastafari.

I have been asked if I was mixed or even North African.

I am pretty much a chameleon. If the county has "Black" people of various skin tons I can fit in though I have never been to Africa. Probably never go to East Africa though b/c I have had Habisha here argue me down about not claiming my heritage. I

You do kinda look ambiguous from what I can remember from that DMV meet up thread.

 

[MaxPain]

Happened to me a lot when I was younger.. won't mention the race tho

Mothafukkas spoke to me in their language

Was it those Afghanis

 

[NotaPAWG]

i’ve had people ask me if i’m part or Native American, Arab, jewish, hispanic and italian.

 

[generic-username]

I have been mistaken for Dominican a few times.

 

[MaxPain]

i’ve had people ask me if i’m part or Native American, Arab, jewish, hispanic and italian.

Girl stop u look like a wonderbread I seen ur pics.

 

[Karb]

Was it those Afghanis

God, no

Nah I'm dark brown. When my hair was longer and I was skinny, dark South Asians (like Sri Lankans) would come up to me sometimes.

Other than that I mostly get confused for other Horn of Africa ethnicities.

 

[3333broadway]

shyt as an ambiguous racial dominican myself ive been confused for every race
Black
White
Persian
Phillipino
Yemen

but the most offensive is puerto rican i be like

but mainly when i'm in the midwest people think i'm biracial

 

[NotaPAWG]

Girl stop u look like a wonderbread I seen ur pics.

ok i’m making it up

and i’m def not that pale