• BlueFootedPetey@sh.itjust.works
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    16 days ago

    Well I actually laughed aloud at this on the train. I’m pretty much generic white looking, but have wondered if my resume ever got treated differently for the very Italian last name.

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      16 days ago

      I have a very Italian full name and definitely got treated differently when I was younger. Growing up in a rural area, many of my teachers would ask me to translate Spanish for them. Oh boy.

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        16 days ago

        Grew up east coast city, so never got that stuff. Not to my face anyway. Had one or two grade school teachers who were awful towards the south american and asian kids who didn’t speak any english.