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u/hermithome · 27 pointsr/socialjustice101

Transethnicity is a very real issue. You're just using the term wrong.

>Transethnicity occurs in cases of adoption where the child is of another ethnicity than their adopted parents — an extremely commonplace scenario. Studies such as Transethnic Adoption and Personality Traits: a lesson of Japanese orphans returned from China to Japan and Effect of Transracial/Transethnic adoption on Children’s Racial and Ethnic Identity and Self-Esteem, and books like The Hybrid Family: Understanding Trans-Ethnic Adoptive Parenting are prime examples of how the term is used correctly.

Trans-ethnicity the way you refer to it though? Not so much. And tumblr isn't a real backup here. Most of the notable "transethnics" on tumblr have been outed as trolls.

But fundamentally, you don't seem to understand the difference between ethnicity, race and culture. Let's tackle those one at a time:

>People of the same race share genetically transmitted physical characteristics. People of the same ethnicity share cultural, linguistic, religious, and often racial characteristics.

>Ethnicity is broader and more useful. Racial classifications have often been imposed by outsiders, and many of the traditional classifications are now regarded as questionable from a scientific standpoint. As a result, race is more vague and less intellectually sound than ethnicity. Of course, in real-world usage, race is usually just a polite term for skin color.

>Both words require caution. When used imprecisely, they tend to betray cultural biases.

There are a lot of different components that make up an ethnic identity. One is race. How to other people perceive you? How do they treat you? Do you face oppression? But this is only one aspect. I should point out that this can be complicated, particularly in the US, when speaking about racial identity. African-American culture has grown around and in response to racial oppression, and so this culture is unusually tied to race and racial oppression.

But on the whole, race is often just one component of an ethnic identity. And the other components are subject to change and varied. And that's widely accepted. People learn new languages and forget the ones they were raised with. They changed their religion. They move across the globe and pick up an entirely new lifestyle. That doesn't make them "transethnic". It makes them a human being with probably an interesting story or two to tell.

But what you're referring to? Mostly trolls and perhaps a few genuinely confused people who have trouble grappling with the complexities of culture, race and identity.

Also, the idea of being policed because of a culture you don't identify with is fairly common. In a way that people who are policed because of a gender they don't identify with. The former is common and openly understand and accepted. There's a difference between talking about a cultural identity you were raised with, a culture you have grown to love, and an ethnic identity largely policed by how people see and treat you. Ethnicity is only partially an issue of culture. And a lot of what people discuss when they talk about an ethnic identity is how they are perceived and treated by other people.

As to your point about how trans issues are hugely culturally influenced...try thinking of it this way. We're more progressive and understanding with regards to ethnicity and culture then we are gender. We get people raised in one culture who leave it. Or people raised with multiple cultural identities. And we are accepting of this in a way we are not with gender. We are not accepting of people who don't fit assigned gender roles or who transition.

Actual transethnicity is a serious thing. Don't let trolls and people confused about a fairly complex topic derail legitimate discussions about oppression and identity. It's nice that you're so trusting. But not everything someone says on the internet is true or correct. I find it a little disturbing that after hearing a few stories, you assumed they were correct and didn't bother to do any academic research at all.