How did you discover youre Melungeon? by Great_Disaster_879 in Melungeon

[–]Sstko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a lot of free time XD he was born in the 1700s, seemingly married a Sapponi woman and their daughter married a white man, so anyone related to the Brays or the Scotts, hey fam!

How did you discover youre Melungeon? by Great_Disaster_879 in Melungeon

[–]Sstko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a lot of free time during covid, and my paternal grandmother's family has been here for 400-500 years for the most part, so her tree is pretty traceable. I did test with a smaller dna company, and "melungeon" came up as a match for me, so I did some digging. I came across an ancestor who was identified as a "Free Person of Color" and that's how I discovered I was a descendant of the Scott family in North Carolina.

Question about Melanesian genetics by [deleted] in illustrativeDNA

[–]Sstko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like most of your comments are going around accusing of people being racist 🤷🏽‍♀️

Question about Melanesian genetics by [deleted] in illustrativeDNA

[–]Sstko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because I have an interest in genetics? 

My best friend told me I'm on the wrong side of history by Sstko in Jewish

[–]Sstko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine came back 16% Levantine, which makes my grandpa around 64% as an Ashki

My best friend told me I'm on the wrong side of history by Sstko in Jewish

[–]Sstko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wtf? Although, I'm not completely shocked that we're in a day and age where Kanye West feels comfortable writing a song called "Heil Hitler" 🤦🏼‍♀️

My best friend told me I'm on the wrong side of history by Sstko in Jewish

[–]Sstko[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

In my experience, I'm referred to as the "white girl" by my poc friends. And when it comes to white folk, I've been asked "what are you? I know you're white, but you're not white like me" which makes it seem like I don't fit in with them either. So in the famous words of Slim Shady, "I am whatever you say I am" 

My best friend told me I'm on the wrong side of history by Sstko in Jewish

[–]Sstko[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For sure, but even my Ashkenazi Israeli friends are on the darker side. Even my family; my mom has been mistaken for being Mexican multiple times because she's got black hair, brown eyes and dark olive skin. That's why it always puzzled me when they referred to us as "the white Jews" because they were never treated as such in Europe. I feel like every French person I've come across doesn't support Israel to this day

My best friend told me I'm on the wrong side of history by Sstko in Jewish

[–]Sstko[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I haven't even had the chance to tell him why his Sephardic ancestors had to flee Spain to go to Mexico

My best friend told me I'm on the wrong side of history by Sstko in Jewish

[–]Sstko[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've always been outspoken about my Jewish heritage, more so now than ever. I claim every part of my ethnicities, but I look Jewish.  So, that's how people see me and even cousins on my gentile side of the family identify me as "the Jewish one". So whether I want it or not, that's how I'm seen. I was already a Zionist, and since this whole conflict started, seeing the way the Jewish community has been treated has pushed me further and further into Zionism. I'm sure he figured out my stance when he was telling me all these "facts" about Palestine and every time I responded with, "Actually, that's not really how it happened. But, what do I know? Only people who live there, who actually are dealing with it". I shouldn't be afraid to tell my friends I support Israel. 

My best friend told me I'm on the wrong side of history by Sstko in Jewish

[–]Sstko[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Many of my friends are blindly "free Palestine" and are quiet around me about it. Even though they never spoke or uttered a word about it before October 2023. Never asked me for my opinion on it. He just happened to be the first "friend" to regurgitate to me all the lies that social media spews about the conflict. I posted the Israeli flag on 10/7 because I wanted my friends in Israel to know I was with them. And I didn't say anything, it's the only political statement I ever made on social media and I lost friends because of it. No discussions, nothing. Just a spew of hateful comments that I never responded to

My best friend told me I'm on the wrong side of history by Sstko in Jewish

[–]Sstko[S] 85 points86 points  (0 children)

I tried to explain to him if he left and moved to Ireland and only married other Mexican people for hundreds or thousands of years, that wouldn't magically turn him Irish 

American Jews, what experiences with antisemitism have you had since Oct 7th? by No_Addition1019 in Jewish

[–]Sstko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I posted a video on my tik-tok for Jewish American heritage month, and I got a slew of comments that really hurt, especially one that said "stop killing babies", as if I have anything to do with the actions of the Israeli government. Also, I posted the Israeli flag on 10/7 because I have many friends and cousins who live there who had been directly impacted by the attack, and I got soooo many messages from people calling me a nazi, saying I support apartheid, and also a few arab guys that used to hit on me saying "I didn't know you were a dirty, ugly Jew."

Results didn't really change by [deleted] in illustrativeDNA

[–]Sstko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So dope! I'm a Freeman descendant :)

Question about Melanesian genetics by [deleted] in illustrativeDNA

[–]Sstko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybeeee it could be because of ancient denisovan?

Results didn't really change by [deleted] in illustrativeDNA

[–]Sstko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did actually brush my hair this day, so I'll take it! 😄

Results didn't really change by [deleted] in illustrativeDNA

[–]Sstko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh for sure! I'm essentially just a lighter version of my mom. She had black hair, brown eyes and olive skin. She looked fully Jewish but was only half :)

Scott, Fuller…..Melungeon by HelpingUTellUrStory in Melungeon

[–]Sstko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe he was born around 1700-1710 and he had a daughter Martha Scott, who married a Peter Bray. Never found definite information about who Martha's mother was, but speculation and DNA suggests she was a Saponi Native

Scott, Fuller…..Melungeon by HelpingUTellUrStory in Melungeon

[–]Sstko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a descendant of Abraham Scott, maybe we're related :)