What does this term mean to you? I am currently 13 weeks pregnant and had my booking in appointment yesterday. My midwife asked what my husband's ethnicity was. When I read the 'menu' of choices, he actually didn't fit into any of the boxes and I realised I actually don't feel the need for our family to be put into a box either. I selected the 'declined to answer' box.
I chatted with dh when I got home from the appointment and it got us talking about what is actually meant by the term 'ethnicity'. By the way, I am white, my hubby is brown skinned, born in India and there is Burmese and Italian in our family. He was raised in the UK from infancy, which I suppose is why I don't feel the need to categorise him on skin colour alone. We have had similar upbringings and share the same outlook on life and, although other people have made comments(positive, I hasten to add) about skin colour from time to time, to us it just isn't an issue.
What does anyone else think, and am I alone in not wishing to answer these questions?
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pacinofan · 20/10/2005 19:41
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