When I was little I used to confuse the word "Lebanese" with "lesbian." There was a civil war going on in Lebanon when I was little, so I thought all Arab-looking people were lesbians. I remember my mother being very embarrassed when I ran into an Iranian classmate in the supermarket and said, "Look mom, a lesbian!"
A childhood belief about nationalities
others believed things like this
- My brother once referred to the neighbor as a lesbian (she was Lebanese...)Anon
- I thought the Civil War was the Silver War.— Vicki J.
- Not me but my classmate. He thought that stereotyping was listening to the stereo.Anon
- I grew up in NY and used to believe that The Dukes Of Hazard took place during the Civil War.Anon
- Wehan I was little I used to confuse Jesus with God with Santa Claus.— Gui
- I used to confuse tentacles and testicles when I was younger. It was funny— Chelsea