Magic Carpet Response by Michelle https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet Response to hiding your identity/culture - POST WITHOUT NAMES en-us 2021-05-28 18:17:22 UTC 2022-05-24 16:39:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121724139 I have not experienced this]]> 2022-03-30 15:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121724139 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121735425 I would be in awe]]> 2022-03-30 15:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121735425 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121736475 no]]> 2022-03-30 15:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121736475 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121736641 No ]]> 2022-03-30 15:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121736641 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121736688 I wouldn’t care I don’t even know any of my friends ethnicity because it doesn’t matter and no matter there the same person ]]> 2022-03-30 15:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121736688 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121736788 no]]> 2022-03-30 15:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121736788 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121737065 nope]]> 2022-03-30 15:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121737065 I have tried to hide my religious believes. I didn’t want to harm who I was around by sharing my beliefs. https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121737160 2022-03-30 15:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121737160 3477211 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121738500 I would be like oh my gosh why would you hide that especially from me I wouldn’t judge you ]]> 2022-03-30 15:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121738500 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121739118 I imagine that I would feel like a piece of garbage because, I would want to know that.]]> 2022-03-30 15:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121739118 I used to be embarrassed of how my grandma looks because she is Asian AidanHiggins1 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121739285 2022-03-30 15:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121739285 3379133 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121740201 While I have not had to hide my culture, I would think that it would be stressful to go into public everyday having to hide who you are. Everything from clothing to hiding an accent. Not feeling like you can be yourself in a place you're told is safe is bound to be filled to the brim with stress.]]> 2022-03-30 15:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121740201 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121740836 I have not experienced this for myself. But I would be confused. I’d rather know everything about you so I know if I like you for who you are. Diversity in culture and personality is an important thing and it would be great to hear about a friends true self.]]> 2022-03-30 15:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121740836 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121741010 The black side of my family tends to have a distain for black culture, and growing up like that I used to hate my skin color. At some point I wanted to bleach my skin, and would constantly try to with skin whitening products. I also would never mention I was black, even if it is obvious haha. It also didn’t help that in the early 2000’s, the only representation of black culture had their hair straightened or they were light skinned. I stopped twisting my hair and would start burning it. So that’s CRAZY.]]> 2022-03-30 15:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121741010 Yes https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121742026 I have hid my religious beliefs all the time because of the stereotypes surrounding it and the backlash I have seen others receive for being open about it.]]> 2022-03-30 15:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121742026 ghostfrombeyond https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121742573 if i had been forced into hiding some aspect of my cultural identity i’d probably feel some kind of shame and guilt; if the overruling group had deemed my cultural identity inferior, then there wouldn’t be much i could do besides attempt to connect with others who share my background.]]> 2022-03-30 15:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121742573 4043611 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121742693 I had to hide my religious beliefs from my (extremely catholic) grandmother because she thinks I should believe in Jesus. I mean she once tried to get me baptized behind my parent’s backs when I was a baby]]> 2022-03-30 15:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121742693 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121745083 I remember as a kid hating the bizarre Asian foods that my mom made and would make me take to school, always hiding the food or just throwing it away for a school lunch. I was embarrassed not for being Asian but for the “nasty” foods that were there but later on I just came to accept it and be glad our my culture.]]> 2022-03-30 15:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121745083 If I were hiding something https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121746303 If I were trying to hide a part of my identity or culture, it would feel restricting, feeling like I couldn’t be who I really am, embarrassed and ashamed for something that’s so deep and close to me as a person. It would feel like you had to reject your own skin, like you had to rip yourself apart to conform. ]]> 2022-03-30 15:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121746303 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121746355 I would be sad, that’s such an important part of their life that isn’t talked about. At the same time though I would be very understanding because with cultural norms it can be very hard to be open about yourself. I can only imagine all the stress someone would go through because that’s a sense of you not sharing all of yourself.]]> 2022-03-30 15:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121746355 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121749448 I have not tried to hide my language or any aspect of my culture from friends, peers.]]> 2022-03-30 15:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121749448 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121750407 No]]> 2022-03-30 15:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121750407 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121751628 I would be offended that they couldn't or felt they couldn’t tell me about it.]]> 2022-03-30 15:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121751628 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121758671 There’s a rift between what I would wish for me to do in an ideal scenario and what I would actually do on the spot.
Additionally, it changes based on the word cultural, along with which particular aspect of the self is being revealed. Coming out as gay is different than admitting to, I dunno, being not legally allowed to be in the country or something.
But for starters, if this other person has revealed any trait to me they have been hiding from everyone, it is clear they respect and trust me, and I intend to respect that. I’m good at keeping secrets should they desire.
Ideally, I would want to treat this revelation with utmost respect, as surprised and quite possibly (internally) conflicted I may be.
Realistically, I can’t be too sure, but regardless I will still strive for the ideal.
-[REDACTED]]]> 2022-03-30 15:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121758671 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121771288 One of my friends is Hispanic with fair skin and very curly hair and she used to straighten her hair all the time starting in 8th grade and stopped a few months ago and is showing off her natural curls again. I still don’t know why she did it but I really hope it was because she just didn’t want to struggle with her natural hair everyday and not to hide her ethnicity.]]> 2022-03-30 15:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121771288 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121778912 If it were, 
hypothetically of course, 
me hiding an aspect of my identity, however...
It would mean that others that appear to completely understand me are not getting the full picture, 
merely a frame of solely the best and most presentable image of me.
This pain compounds on itself, 
for I am a bit of an empath. 
I understand that they cannot understand my true self, for they cannot even see my true self, and that hurts, and I know that if they knew I had been hiding under a mere shell, behind a mimic of myself designed to appeal to others and make myself look normal, 
that would hurt them as well, 
which hurts me more.
But then again, I'm far too good at keeping secrets for others to notice,
Lest I drop hints, a breadcrumb trail, for others to follow.
-[REDACTED]]]> 2022-03-30 15:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121778912 Have YOU ever tried to hide your home language, religion or any other aspect of your family’s culture from your friends or classmates? If so, why? Write a response describing the experience, how it felt, and what, if anything, about the situation you would change if you could. mmays1 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121783120 2022-03-30 15:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121783120 Have you ever discovered that ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS or classmates has been hiding some part of his or her cultural identity from you? If so, write a response describing how the discovery felt, how you responded, and what, if anything, about the situation you would change if you could. mmays1 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121783637 2022-03-30 15:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121783637 IF YOU CAN’T THINK OF ONE FOR YOURSELF OR A FRIEND, Imagine that you or someone you know has been hiding some part of his or her cultural identity from you? Write a response describing how you imagine you would feel, and what you do in that situation. How would you respond if you had to hide a major part of your identity? mmays1 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121784125 2022-03-30 15:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121784125 A side note https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121785610 Read these Red posts from bottom to top for ease of reading.
-[REDACTED]]]> 2022-03-30 15:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121785610 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121789461 The ones that are signed, anyway.]]> 2022-03-30 15:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2121789461 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2122823088 I’d imagine it would be really hard. Hiding something that is embedded into you, hiding it for your own safety. Mentally, physically, both. That must be painful to do. It must be painful that the actions of others dictates how you get to live your life, and dictates whether you can actually be YOU. ]]> 2022-03-31 04:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2122823088 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2124662053 I image it would be hard for the person to hide themselves to fit in, personally if I found out I would try to find out more about them so they feel comfortable around me and don’t have to hide their true selves.]]> 2022-04-01 02:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2124662053 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2178179258 I have wanted to hide my religious affiliation from my class mates at times because a lot of the time I get a lot of backlash for it. I even had a high school teacher who made fun of me pretty heavily in front of the class because of it and even let my classmates do the same. ]]> 2022-05-10 19:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2178179258 https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2198001978 I imagine it would be hard for people to hide themselves from people they don’t even know ]]> 2022-05-24 16:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mmays1/MagicCarpet/wish/2198001978