Why do so many somalis claim being half yemeni Just because they lived there? Do you know that we have non yemenis living in yemen such as indonesians and indians and even syrians and iraqis and that not because we live in yemen they can claim being yemeni?
i am aware there are some people who are actually half hadhrami and half somalis but majority are just pure somalis that want to gain social approval through claiming to have arab ancestors.
what really annoys me is that it is misleading the yemeni identity, yemenis don’t share themselves online and we rarely get representation. Not to mention many can cause problems and claim that they are yemenis and we get hated because of them and our reputation is destroyed like johny somali he claimed to be half yemeni when he is not, just to hide his true identity because somalis attacked him.
I dont want to hear yemenis saying it is okay or that yemen is alr poor and no one wants to claim being yemeni because it lit happens irl. And no one wants someone who is not from their country to pretend that they are especially when they commit bad acts. Somalis always act aggressive when a non somali or bantu claim being somali and they act so protective of their identity. All POC countries do the same. But i always see somalis claiming to be yemeni and no yemeni is telling them that they are not! Why don’t the yemeni protect our identity just like other pocs?