"Dude, I'm from Detroit"

When we read Staple's piece about a black man in a public space, we observed how people judged him based on his looks instead of who his true identity was.  People attributed "a lethality... to [him]."  I can't say that I've been in the exact position he has, but I have been in a similar situation where people immediately group you.  I go to India quite often, and in that time, I always have to speak with the locals in the city I'm visiting in Tamil (the local language), which is no problem because I'm fluent, but others are quick to judge that I'm not.  When I'm in India, I speak to my sister in English, so when overheard, it would lead someone to believe that I don't live in India.  The majority of the time I encounter someone, they will talk to me in English instead of Tamil, regardless of how fluent they can speak it, until I start talking in Tamil.  It's hard to explain, but whenever this happens, I feel like there's an unnecessary barrier that's being put up being me and that specific person.  When I start to talk Tamil, I would get a surprised look every now and then but everything would be much better.  Like Staples, people are quick to judge by your exterior looks instead of who your true identity.

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