Recently, controversial celebrity blogger, Lisa Hellrup made news when she announced on her blog that she was of German descent. After a heated exchange of comments with other bloggers, it became clear that those who were criticizing Ms. Hellrum were indeed doing so from personal experience, as Ms. Hellrum herself was a proud German of German decent. Ms. Hellrum did not mince words about those who had criticized her and refused to apologize for her views, even stating flat out that she would not change her views in the eyes of her death wishful Germans (of Nationality, that is). It appears to me, that those who do this sort of thing while professing to be of Nationality are of a certain ethnic lineage – whether they are German Chinese, Koreans, Hispanics, or some other group we cannot state with certainty – and it is okay to hate them because of their biological ancestry.
It seems to me, that there is nothing wrong with someone being proud of their heritage, of nationality, even if they choose to live amongst the multitudes, in multiethnic cities, such as Boston, or Montgomery, AL. And it is their choice to live amongst the multitudes, not their birthright. So, those who are offended by someone’s “racism” are living in a fantasy world. Those who criticize someone for their Nationality, such as Lisa Hellrum, do not actually have a problem with the Nationality, as their own ancestors were German. Nationality is just an identity, and it is up to those who use it, to use it ethically, just as those who hate others do.
So, to recap. People are allowed to choose whom they associate with based on Nationality. This is a human right, as the founding fathers intended. One may choose to love all people, of every nationality, race, or background, but they are free to love only those individuals that they consider their family, of which they are a member, by blood, through ancestry, or naturalization. One is allowed to be of more than one race, for example German, and Persian, or Greek and Russian. But they are still just individual humans, and each of us has the right to love and be loved only by those who are really, in essence, our children, and partners, or family.