#i dont have a problem with people self id-ing as eastern european i use that label a lot

[barnbridges]

every time i hear someone be like "im eastern european" and then they never talk about their home country or culture with any sort of pride or belonging im like are you actually an american bot thanks

#like americans obviously fucking hate diaspora we know its oh you have to be a “real” irish or “real” italian #but somehow saying youre “eastern european” like where from hon #i dont have a problem with people self id-ing as eastern european i use that label a lot #i dont wanna nelly ciobanu all the mountains all the sead dance the hora from moldova every goddamn day #because its sometimes not pertinent #the same way i dont give a shit sometimes if a mutual is from the us state of delaware if they say something about american news #but at the same time you do not get to both #be whitewashed as shit #and have takes about eastern european minorities or oh im Eastern European what are you babe #are you east german commie are you polish are you romanian who the fuck are you #i really want to know #because while eastern european is fine when we're talking about the economy or a general culture of ppst communism #we arent #babe #are you from the baltics or croatia