It's Because I'm Brown Skinned, Isn't It?

I've been wanting to do a blog but wasn't sure what to focus on. So, I saw a shirt from a tee-shirt company that said, "Its because I am Brown Skinned, Isn't It!" After I stopped laughing, I realized that what I was laughing at was my own experience as a Native American brown skinned man and the funny and/or interesting situations I found myself in because of it. I decided to started blatantly saying to people, "It's Because I'm Brown Skinned, Isn't It", when I sense I am being discriminated against or not being treated equally. The reactions have been quite interesting finding that most people are quite embarrassed when they are called on it. This is usually followed by, "I have an Indian friend" or "I am...or...someone in my family is Native American". Then, I am expected to know all the answers to questions about all the tribe in North America.

So, lets hear any stories you have of being brown skinned and the situations you found yourself in.