One example of targeted identity in my life is being female. Especially in my country, Japan, young people are seriously conscious how they look like. Young women in Japan should being beautiful with makeups, nice clothes and beautiful behaviors. "Being famine" is a social duty in Japan. The reason why I strongly feel like that came from my experiences.
When I worked at Japanese restaurant in Japan, I served foods to the table, where some young Japanese males sit. They asked me bring seasoning, and I smiled to say yes. After I left the table for bringing what they asked to bring, I heard that one of the guy said, "please change from you to another beautiful woman to serve!" They laughed because they would think I did not hear what they said, but I did. I did not why I had to being criticized because of my face. I understood that people would be glad to meet and talk with beautiful women, but it was not a big problem for serving foods at the restaurant. I thought if I were a man, I would not be blamed like this. Sadly, I had been said and cheated in same ways in my past, so I had think that they had been due to my faults. I had thought that I had been targeted because I was ugly. However, I noticed that it would be targeted identity of being female in Japan. (especially, for young females.) I do not want to being privileged because I understand my looking and my face, but at least I would like to be treated rudely.
Non-target identity is more difficult for me to remember, but I would like to point out being Japanese.
In the United States, I am foreigner and Asian woman, but I have not felt that I have been targeted or privileged because of my identities. My identities would be targeted usually, but I have been privileged in a certain way.
I am allowed that I cannot understand English perfectly. Even though I cannot catch every words when native English speakers talk, they understand and talk to me in different speeds and words for my understanding. Although they are irritated that I ask many times, they repeat same things again and again because I am non-native speaker of English. I feel so sorry to them and I am guilty that I cannot understand what people say, but I know it is helpful to me in my U.S. days. Also, they talk to me some Japanese words when they notice I am Japanese such like "Konichiwa(hello)." In most cases, people treat me as a visitor, so they are so kind to me. It is just I am happy that I have not been treated badly as a foreigner, but I would think that I have been allowed because of my nationality.
Concerned both identities, I would like to say that I am happy because I could say, "I have not experienced being targeted or non-targeted due to my identities." It means that I have been treated properly in U.S., so I should be conscious that there are many people, who are suffered because of their identities.
In the United States, I am foreigner and Asian woman, but I have not felt that I have been targeted or privileged because of my identities. My identities would be targeted usually, but I have been privileged in a certain way.
I am allowed that I cannot understand English perfectly. Even though I cannot catch every words when native English speakers talk, they understand and talk to me in different speeds and words for my understanding. Although they are irritated that I ask many times, they repeat same things again and again because I am non-native speaker of English. I feel so sorry to them and I am guilty that I cannot understand what people say, but I know it is helpful to me in my U.S. days. Also, they talk to me some Japanese words when they notice I am Japanese such like "Konichiwa(hello)." In most cases, people treat me as a visitor, so they are so kind to me. It is just I am happy that I have not been treated badly as a foreigner, but I would think that I have been allowed because of my nationality.
Concerned both identities, I would like to say that I am happy because I could say, "I have not experienced being targeted or non-targeted due to my identities." It means that I have been treated properly in U.S., so I should be conscious that there are many people, who are suffered because of their identities.
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