As if the universe cast these lines in the same mould- religion and region (You're Muslim? But I thought you were Bengali?), country and culture (We don't do that in this country), name and location (Michelle? I wouldn't have thought you were Indian!), language and identity (You don't speak your mother tongue?)
As if self-realisation were not difficult enough, that it must be compounded with these confused, imaginary boundaries of geography and religion.
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identity being tied to religion, race, or nationality is just one part of the person, a very surface level at that. Pity not many see that. We will never be done with stereotyping.
Hmmm good food for thought. Agree with Neeraja, we'll never be done with stereotyping
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