# Why do people have identities?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-have-identities/700056>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 1, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-have-identities/700056 "2014-10-01T04:44:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-have-identities/700056/21 "2014-10-03T00:17:04Z")

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To remain sane.

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**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-have-identities/700056/22 "2014-10-03T01:34:05Z")

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> [@Anaamika](#):
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> Yeah, you can’t win. If I do stereotypically Indian stuff it’s clearly because I am not American and still cling to my roots and don’t fit in. If I do stereotypically American stuff I am obviously not proud of my identity and it’s not my culture and I’m appropriating it.

This is their identity talking, not yours.

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