u/CygnetSociety

I'll make this quick but my father is Lebanese and my mother is Polish so I ended up having light skin and European facial features. I have some minor Lebanese traits like my eyes but I admittedly don't look especially middle eastern.

It always seems to be non-Lebanese people telling me I don't look the part and question it. But all of the Lebanese people I know including my family encourages me to embrace my identity and be proud of my Levant roots. I've just become hesitant to even discuss my heritage especially lately and wish people would accept that our skin isn't what defines us. Rant over