[Beth]

I guess I qualify to answer you. I am half Mexican, half Eastern European Ashkenazic, married to a half Irish, half Eastern European Ashkenazic with a very ethnic Irish last name. My mother was raised Catholic but converted to Judaism before I was born. I am also female, I used to be profoundly obese but I got Crohn’s disease and lost more than 150 pounds, I smoke and I am an only child. Whew! Where do you want to begin? I have been the object of discrimination my entire life. Jews think I’m not Jewish enough because I didn’t have a bat mitzvah and my mother was a convert. And with the Irish last name now? Oy. Mexicans think I’m a gringo because Spanish is not my first language, and I was raised in the suburbs rather than a Hispanic neighborhood. I’ve been accused of ‘playing’ at both cultures and being an outsider in both cultures. I have watched the scornful eyes of my own family members in the Catholic Church as I do not kneel or take communion. I am also only 5’2″, which is fine among the Jewish side of the family, but then Mis Tias (my aunts) are big women with size 12 feet. And don’t get me started about both sides of the family with the weight issue. I was shunned by everyone. I must say that the prejudices are worst within my own family – very few people actually delve into my ethnicity. Here in Buffalo, it is generally assumed that I am a Catholic Italian (dark hair, dark eyes – must be Italian) married to an Irish Catholic. Ah, me.

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Name : Beth, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Mexican/Eastern European Ashkenazic, Religion : Jewish, Age : 32, City : Buffalo, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Advertising production manager, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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