Neon Scars

There are a few things that i found interesting about neon scars that we talked about in class and i would like to talk about more. One thing was the fact that she was labeled as an outcast because she was a mix of different nationalities. This is a sad but true thing that happened to people in the 1900s. I think this can be related to how people want pure bred dogs. They are the most desirable where as a "mut" is much less desirable. I believe that this is wrong. Someone should not be labeled on the mix of nationalities they inherited from their parents. I feel because she was outcasted like this it made her turn to poetry to describe her childhood.
I also wanted to comment on her calling herself a native American writer. Some people might think that this is wrong of her to say that because she is not very Native American. I believe it does not even matter if she has Native American in her blood or not. If she can relate to the experiences of her native culture, no matter how much Native American she has in her, she can call herself a Native American writer. If she were 100% Native American and grew up in Germany, i think she would not have the right to call herself a Native American writer just because she is 100% Native American.