[jfc]

I know a few people who have to deal with these sorts of issues. They identify as black, but by appearance people assume they are White, or Greek, or Hispanic, or Asian, or something besides black.

Occasionally, people ask them why they have so many black friends or tell racist jokes in front of them. Other times, people who believe that they share a common heritage will speak to them in languages and become angry when they don't understand.

Human beings are all to apt to judge a person's ethnicity by their appearance, but in many instances one's appearance is not an accurate gauge of their ethnic heritage.