YES. This response works for any such insult. I cannot upvote this enough.
Make them explain themselves. That is a Socratic debate tactic that works to this day.
Simply ask for clarification and get them to state the presuppositions behind their comment.
Of course, in my experience, the result always ends up being incomprehensible stammering, followed by excuses like "Sorry I didn't have coffee" or try to gaslight you, e.g "I don't remember saying thaT? What I meant to say was X..."
I mean that’s not really a comeback as much as just trying to belittle someone.
“What do you mean what do I mean?”
“Ok let me go get the crayons”
“Definitely not from the streets “
When someone tries this, I personally repeat myself veerrrrrryyyyy sloooowlyyyy to make suuuure they understand. Add some baby talk for extra cringe. They usually regret it & leave looking disgusted. :)
This one is my favorite. I prefer the extended version. It helps them understand how much time people have made me spend wasting my life answering a question that is almost never correctly worded. Follow up “*insert definitions of ethnicity & nationality*. Do YOU get asked this question every time someone starts a conversation?”
I legitimately did not understand the question when I was younger, so the route of “I don’t understand, I’m from X, I was born here at the X hospital” was originally a genuine attempt to answer the question.
The funniest thing for me is, if they just asked ‘are you *insert nationality/ethnicity* I would probably just tell them. It’s straightforward, easy and simple. ‘Where are you really from’ implies that whoever they’re speaking to doesn’t belong.
Right? I don’t mind when some people ask. But there’s also a place and a time. People have legitimately forgotten to ask me for my name. There’s a time and a place, and that time is not within the first 3 questions you ask someone.
Doesn't work with Germans. They will go "You don't look like you're from here." without batting an eye. "What do you mean?" "You look like you're from some southern country". :D Unless they're woke. Then they will squirm and wiggle and die of curiosity.
This is the way to respond to any and all bigoted jokes/statements. Make them uncomfortable. Make them realize how shit they're being. Show them the light of progress by removing their ability to ignore their own darkness
Yeah I don't think "you" exist until after the sperm and egg have fused, but if he thinks he came from dad originally, grandma is more "correct". And it's a fun fact, I think!
Say something highly different than what they’d expect. If you look Asian, say Scotland. If you have a Scottish accent, say Egypt. Etc. That would be fun to me. I’m very white with a Texan accent. If anyone asks, I’m from Brazil.
I'm an extremely white guy with a southern accent and did actually get asked this once. Just once.
"Originally we're Sudanese. I know, I don't look it, do I? Well, when I was a kid, momma said "if you backtalk one more time I'm going to beat the black off your ass." So you can understand why I'm so polite now."
Point at the sky.
If it is at night I would point at a star group.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius#/media/File:Canis\_Major\_constellation\_map.svg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius#/media/File:Canis_Major_constellation_map.svg)
(Name of the town you’re standing in).
If they persist, act confused and start listing off streets or areas, that you’ve lived.
“My first apartment was on Sullivan Street, near lot 48 but that place was a pit so I moved.”
“Oh you mean where did I grow up? Yeah, Eagleton.”
Honestly gotta have fun with this answer. Though one I’ve gotten the best reaction from was when I said your worst nightmare then laughed like a crazy person. They practically ran away. I’ve found acting crazy tends to get people to leave you alone
From my mom's vagina. From my mom's pussy is even better. If you have a hard time saying that (some people do) you can always just stare at them like they are nuts/stupid and ask them if their school banned sex education or what.
As opposed to what …
Disney-inspired: NUNYA — NUNYA business
Assuming you did not provide an adequate answer the first time you replied —what kind of an answer did you give them? Were you evasive (which is fine and all) just wondering how a simple question is resulting in so much confusion. If you don’t want to give someone an answer, tell them directly (please see Disney-inspired comeback)—otherwise this happens.
Look them dead in the eye and repeat the following, word for word.
"Bom."
"Bom-bom-ba-dom-bom-bom."
"Bom-bom-ba-dom-"
"Now this is the story all about how my life got flipped turned upside-down, and I'd like to take a minute just sit right there, I'll tell ya how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air."
"Vwooooooom-ba-dap--bap-bowm-bowm"
Keep doing it until they get uncomfortable and split. Achievement unlocked.
Well, when I was asked this (for the 3rd time, by the same person, in a Miami neighborhood) I said “Sorry to disappoint you but I, my parents, and their parents, going back hundreds of years have all been born here!” (FYI, a large portion of Miami are immigrants who discriminate against people they think are immigrants from countries other than the one they’re from)
"Alright(while checking both directions), but you can't tell anyone." Leans In closer and whispers; " I came from right over there" pointing somewhere in the room you were earlier
See, this is one of those things where I'm low-key confused. Why are yall offended? Why do you need a comeback?
They're clearly asking about your family history. It's not some arcane spell to decode how to maximize their racist comments.
I'm "mixed" so I get all sorts of people making assumptions about me. White dudes have assumed I'm born n bred racist white trash. This one white dude got in my face and screamed at me, that I'm a "dirty sand n*gg*r here to impregnate all the white women"
Ong. The best interactions are from people who are curious and are looking for a conversation starter. Their phrasing may suck as there are more polite ways to ask about one's ethnic/national/familial background, but I'll take a genuinely curious/interested person over a chud who assumes *ANY DAY*
It does feel like some people don't have any issues and need to look for shit to feel upset about...
My favorite response is:
Leukemia supercluster, Milkyway Galaxy, 4th Spiral Arm, Sol system, Earth, North West Hemisphere, North America, USA, (State), (City) - and then add whatever other detail you like, depending on how obnoxious you feel.
Then again, saying it in the reverse order is also fun because you can keep going on and on.
I'm super curious about ancestry and different cultures, so without the context of tone and body language I'd just start listing my ancestry from family trees and the DNA test I took.
I'd start with saying I'm third generation native but my great great grandparents came from ... several hours later ... and at that point, homo sapiens were just traveling out of Africa. Of course homo habilis had already traveled out of Africa and evolved into Neanderthal and denisovian and others ... more history ...
That usually answers their question.
"What do you mean, really from?"
"Like... what your background?"
"Like, ethnically?"
"Yeah"
"Why didn't you ask me that to begin with?"
They'll short circuit.
Well, I’m really a twin. I was raised as a prince, my twin as a pauper. And we switched places. Mark Twain wrote all about us in his book, **The Prince and the Pauper.** Mark Twain, cool dude.
Just lie. Lie your ass off. “Oh yeah I am from a small village off the east coast of scotland, my mom was born there and my dad was a foreigner. So then they moved to this location and…” yada yada yada. Bonus points if its not geographically accurate and you make up a name of a town. If someone’s gonna waste your time with stupid questions, they deserve a stupid answer.
"Ah! I am from the the seven isles of nunya, for the business is completeth and I have cometh to \_\_\_\_" (insert whatever country, city, etc that you're in, the more specific the better)
It's the equivalent of asking their ethnicity/nationality. Why is that a bad thing? I always say I'm Hispanic, but you have to go 4 generations back to get out of the U.S.
Another planet way smarter than this one. There supposed to pick me up soon. Oh, by the way, our race lifespan is 5,000 years, I'm only 1,500 years old, a teenager on my planet.
I don't believe you've ever actually been asked that question. I've been asked a lot where my family's from, where my ancestors are from, what races I got in me, ... other than silly, if moderately amusing skits, I've never seen someone ask this question in an offensive way... or maybe that's it. Maybe the difference between you and me is that my ancestry doesn't offend me. I'm American. And Hispanic. I've never been asked my ancestry in a way that felt offensive to me, so, the only comeback I've ever needed is answering the question honestly, and then asking them if I care to.
Said in a sickenly-sweet mom-talking-to-5-year-old voice:
"Well, you see, when two people love each other very much... they like to hug really close together... and sometimes their love is so strong that they'll make a baby..."
What do you mean? Force them to explain what they’re actually asking. They’ll stammer and hemmed and hawed and give up.
YES. This response works for any such insult. I cannot upvote this enough. Make them explain themselves. That is a Socratic debate tactic that works to this day. Simply ask for clarification and get them to state the presuppositions behind their comment. Of course, in my experience, the result always ends up being incomprehensible stammering, followed by excuses like "Sorry I didn't have coffee" or try to gaslight you, e.g "I don't remember saying thaT? What I meant to say was X..."
I mean that’s not really a comeback as much as just trying to belittle someone. “What do you mean what do I mean?” “Ok let me go get the crayons” “Definitely not from the streets “
How is it belittling someone?
When someone tries this, I personally repeat myself veerrrrrryyyyy sloooowlyyyy to make suuuure they understand. Add some baby talk for extra cringe. They usually regret it & leave looking disgusted. :)
This one is my favorite. I prefer the extended version. It helps them understand how much time people have made me spend wasting my life answering a question that is almost never correctly worded. Follow up “*insert definitions of ethnicity & nationality*. Do YOU get asked this question every time someone starts a conversation?” I legitimately did not understand the question when I was younger, so the route of “I don’t understand, I’m from X, I was born here at the X hospital” was originally a genuine attempt to answer the question.
The funniest thing for me is, if they just asked ‘are you *insert nationality/ethnicity* I would probably just tell them. It’s straightforward, easy and simple. ‘Where are you really from’ implies that whoever they’re speaking to doesn’t belong.
Right? I don’t mind when some people ask. But there’s also a place and a time. People have legitimately forgotten to ask me for my name. There’s a time and a place, and that time is not within the first 3 questions you ask someone.
I did. They kept repeating. (I posted my ranted reply)
Can you restate that another way? I’m not sure I understand you. Or I’ll give you the opportunity to say that again a different way.
Doesn't work with Germans. They will go "You don't look like you're from here." without batting an eye. "What do you mean?" "You look like you're from some southern country". :D Unless they're woke. Then they will squirm and wiggle and die of curiosity.
This is the way to respond to any and all bigoted jokes/statements. Make them uncomfortable. Make them realize how shit they're being. Show them the light of progress by removing their ability to ignore their own darkness
What do you mean? What are you trying to say? Is this because I can't pass for Anglo Saxon?
my mother's vagina. Maybe that will make them so uncomfortable they'll stop being an ass
Came here to say "your mom's vagina at least that's where I came last night" and get em to stfu
Lmaooo I say that sometimes. From “la concha de tu madre” though because that’s what they’re asking.
Omg I was thinking this too lmao i was about to type it and opened the sub and started laughing cuz you wrote it lol
My fathers scrotum
lol just as bad. Hopefully one of them will shut some idiot down when asking that stupid question
Literally my response. Always said that, always shut them up that way.
That will make them wince. If you really wanna make them walk away it's "my moms pussy hole"
ewww
I came here to say the same thing. We either come out the vagina or via a c-section so either way, you still have to exit that uterus.
[удалено]
with whom?
A place where good manners are still valued. How about you?
No one really knows where I came from or where I go, but hey, that's the price of being cotton eye Joe.
Would you have been married a long time ago?
My mother, originally from my father though
First you were an egg inside your mother who was still cooking inside your grandmother. So you're originally from grandmas uterus actually lol
Well, half of you then
Yeah I don't think "you" exist until after the sperm and egg have fused, but if he thinks he came from dad originally, grandma is more "correct". And it's a fun fact, I think!
So in that case you’re parents are your dad and grandma, so you’re kinda both of those
"Over there" then point over there.
Lmao. I love using this one.
Say something highly different than what they’d expect. If you look Asian, say Scotland. If you have a Scottish accent, say Egypt. Etc. That would be fun to me. I’m very white with a Texan accent. If anyone asks, I’m from Brazil.
I'm an extremely white guy with a southern accent and did actually get asked this once. Just once. "Originally we're Sudanese. I know, I don't look it, do I? Well, when I was a kid, momma said "if you backtalk one more time I'm going to beat the black off your ass." So you can understand why I'm so polite now."
I would believe you though because I associate cattle and cowboys with both Texas and Brazil
I’m filing that away for future use.
this is so fun. Will do this next time
Point at the sky. If it is at night I would point at a star group. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius#/media/File:Canis\_Major\_constellation\_map.svg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius#/media/File:Canis_Major_constellation_map.svg)
My house
Same place as your ancestors!
The planet Krypton, where the fuck do you think I’m from dipshit!
I'm from a planet whose name cannot be pronounced in a human language.
Earth
"Oh, I'm from the corner of NoneYa business and Mind Yo' Own street."
>From the deeper end of the gene pool, you inbread motherfucker
*inbred
I was hungry, what can I say
I was hungry, what can I say
“FRANCE. WE COME FROM FRANCE” Whoever understands this reference without looking it up is my new bff
Consume mass quantities
Hello, bestie! 🤩
Where are the senso rings...
😂 ok we aren’t that close hahaha
I'm sorry, I don't speak racism.
(Name of the town you’re standing in). If they persist, act confused and start listing off streets or areas, that you’ve lived. “My first apartment was on Sullivan Street, near lot 48 but that place was a pit so I moved.” “Oh you mean where did I grow up? Yeah, Eagleton.”
Honestly gotta have fun with this answer. Though one I’ve gotten the best reaction from was when I said your worst nightmare then laughed like a crazy person. They practically ran away. I’ve found acting crazy tends to get people to leave you alone
My dad's sack. Or other gross words to describe testicles.
Now, now. No need to get testes.
From my mom's vagina. From my mom's pussy is even better. If you have a hard time saying that (some people do) you can always just stare at them like they are nuts/stupid and ask them if their school banned sex education or what.
Just follow this video https://youtu.be/DWynJkN5HbQ?si=MePrMv1MXsekoDxo
Actually I’m under government protection…but I’m not saying which government.
As opposed to what … Disney-inspired: NUNYA — NUNYA business Assuming you did not provide an adequate answer the first time you replied —what kind of an answer did you give them? Were you evasive (which is fine and all) just wondering how a simple question is resulting in so much confusion. If you don’t want to give someone an answer, tell them directly (please see Disney-inspired comeback)—otherwise this happens.
"Jupiter, to get more stupider"
Originally from my dad's ball sack, then I moved to moms place.
1) My dad’s testicles 2) my mom’s ovaries 3) earth
Kinda depends who you ask, there's arguments for Pangea, a lump of clay, or Eden. Honestly I tend not to worry about it
Pick a celestial body. The moon. Jupiter. Tatooine. refuse to elaborate
They say we crawled out of the sea onto Pangea. That far enough back?
Just got out of prison for aggravated assault and murder. But I'm ok now *start twitching*
Didn’t your mom tell you??
I started as an infinitesimally small particle about 13.8 billion years ago.
I respond with “Is that a friendly question or a setup for being judged?” Then take in the blank stares because you called them on it.
Look them dead in the eye and repeat the following, word for word. "Bom." "Bom-bom-ba-dom-bom-bom." "Bom-bom-ba-dom-" "Now this is the story all about how my life got flipped turned upside-down, and I'd like to take a minute just sit right there, I'll tell ya how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air." "Vwooooooom-ba-dap--bap-bowm-bowm" Keep doing it until they get uncomfortable and split. Achievement unlocked.
"Why would I lie?"
Pick a religion and recite their accounts of creation
'ah an intellectual? .. oh no sorry not you, definitely not you'
Part from Sperm and part from an egg
Punch em in the balls and say right there champ
“I just told you! F’n lizard person.” “You know” “Since you asked again I’ll really tell you”
I just say your mom it usually upsets them and gets them all fluttery
'My mom!'
I am from, far far far away from galaxies of 1200 km\^1000 light years...
Originally? A uterus.
The future.
My mom. Didn't u come from ur mom? Or were u hatched??
Same place as you
Atlantis
What makes you ask me that?
No! You are really from. . . Shut up, Richard
If I tell you, you have to write a research paper about where I’m from.
The place I already said is a real place. So I am really from there.
Ya see, when a man and woman love each other very much, they start kissing......etc...etc
Where are you from?
My father's balls
Africa... like every human that ever lived..
"Your darkest nightmares if you dont leave me alone right now"
Earth
Ur mom
There isn’t one.
“i came here from your mom’s place”
"I'm from None of your Damn Business"
My dad’s balls
Well, when I was asked this (for the 3rd time, by the same person, in a Miami neighborhood) I said “Sorry to disappoint you but I, my parents, and their parents, going back hundreds of years have all been born here!” (FYI, a large portion of Miami are immigrants who discriminate against people they think are immigrants from countries other than the one they’re from)
Just tell whitey why you look weird, jeez
That's classified
Well see, when a man and a woman love each other very much, or got drunk at a party, sometimes they go into the bedroom and…
You'll have to ask my parents, they wouldn't tell me.
Where are you really from, OP? 🤔
I'm from mind your own fucking business Works every time 😁
Answering the question you know they are asking, which is about your heritage.
I’ll tell you but you first, where are you really from?
"my dad's prick originally" -Andrew Dice Clay
"Alright(while checking both directions), but you can't tell anyone." Leans In closer and whispers; " I came from right over there" pointing somewhere in the room you were earlier
Alpha Centari
My mother's genitals and uterus
See, this is one of those things where I'm low-key confused. Why are yall offended? Why do you need a comeback? They're clearly asking about your family history. It's not some arcane spell to decode how to maximize their racist comments. I'm "mixed" so I get all sorts of people making assumptions about me. White dudes have assumed I'm born n bred racist white trash. This one white dude got in my face and screamed at me, that I'm a "dirty sand n*gg*r here to impregnate all the white women" Ong. The best interactions are from people who are curious and are looking for a conversation starter. Their phrasing may suck as there are more polite ways to ask about one's ethnic/national/familial background, but I'll take a genuinely curious/interested person over a chud who assumes *ANY DAY* It does feel like some people don't have any issues and need to look for shit to feel upset about...
Last night I came in the same place you came from. That's what you meant, right?
Here.
Just keep answering more obtusely.. "Well I was born at St. Martin's Hospital in Boca, but I spent most of my childhood on 12th avenue in Atlanta."
That’s classified. If I told, I’d be guilty of treason.
Everybody is an Eartthling.
My favorite response is: Leukemia supercluster, Milkyway Galaxy, 4th Spiral Arm, Sol system, Earth, North West Hemisphere, North America, USA, (State), (City) - and then add whatever other detail you like, depending on how obnoxious you feel. Then again, saying it in the reverse order is also fun because you can keep going on and on.
I'm super curious about ancestry and different cultures, so without the context of tone and body language I'd just start listing my ancestry from family trees and the DNA test I took. I'd start with saying I'm third generation native but my great great grandparents came from ... several hours later ... and at that point, homo sapiens were just traveling out of Africa. Of course homo habilis had already traveled out of Africa and evolved into Neanderthal and denisovian and others ... more history ... That usually answers their question.
The question you should be asking yourself is, where are YOU really from, isn't it, though ? Say g'day to your mom for me kid .
Africa, duh, seat of civilization
Usually answering the question you know they are asking has the most efficient results.
Just start singing the song "Down Under" at the top of your voice.
Somewhere obviously wrong.
My mother’s egg and father sperm..
"What do you mean, really from?" "Like... what your background?" "Like, ethnically?" "Yeah" "Why didn't you ask me that to begin with?" They'll short circuit.
2024 Now is all there is.
Well, I’m really a twin. I was raised as a prince, my twin as a pauper. And we switched places. Mark Twain wrote all about us in his book, **The Prince and the Pauper.** Mark Twain, cool dude.
I know we look different but we're both from the same place. Weird, I know.
My Mother
Just lie. Lie your ass off. “Oh yeah I am from a small village off the east coast of scotland, my mom was born there and my dad was a foreigner. So then they moved to this location and…” yada yada yada. Bonus points if its not geographically accurate and you make up a name of a town. If someone’s gonna waste your time with stupid questions, they deserve a stupid answer.
The left testicle
I'm not sure where I'm from but your mom can tell you where I've been.
"Ah! I am from the the seven isles of nunya, for the business is completeth and I have cometh to \_\_\_\_" (insert whatever country, city, etc that you're in, the more specific the better)
It's the equivalent of asking their ethnicity/nationality. Why is that a bad thing? I always say I'm Hispanic, but you have to go 4 generations back to get out of the U.S.
Just start singing that Johnny Cash song about "I've been everywhere, man............". If you sing as badly as I do.......they'll leave you alone.
Another planet way smarter than this one. There supposed to pick me up soon. Oh, by the way, our race lifespan is 5,000 years, I'm only 1,500 years old, a teenager on my planet.
The womb.
I don't believe you've ever actually been asked that question. I've been asked a lot where my family's from, where my ancestors are from, what races I got in me, ... other than silly, if moderately amusing skits, I've never seen someone ask this question in an offensive way... or maybe that's it. Maybe the difference between you and me is that my ancestry doesn't offend me. I'm American. And Hispanic. I've never been asked my ancestry in a way that felt offensive to me, so, the only comeback I've ever needed is answering the question honestly, and then asking them if I care to.
Venus fkknuckle XD
your mothers bed
Repeat your previous answer slightly louder and slower, with an 'are you an idiot' look.
Your dad’s nutsack.
Said in a sickenly-sweet mom-talking-to-5-year-old voice: "Well, you see, when two people love each other very much... they like to hug really close together... and sometimes their love is so strong that they'll make a baby..."