New York Times had an Article on Multiracial People
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thehonorable
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As read on my Kindle.
A lot of it was based on having thier own box on the census, and a few were mad at obama becuase he said he was black...
Anywho...
What do you people think about those people who are of mixed race.
I know there are some of you on here that created multiracial children. Should they be thier own catagory?
A lot of it was based on having thier own box on the census, and a few were mad at obama becuase he said he was black...
Anywho...
What do you people think about those people who are of mixed race.
I know there are some of you on here that created multiracial children. Should they be thier own catagory?
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theeyeronic1 wrote: »they're mixed, not black, dammit.
that would go for a large percent of black americans then... -
bankrupt baller wrote: »that would go for a large percent of black americans then...
And whites
But ummm they are referring to the biological parents not a persons entire lineage
At this point, I think there should be a biracial box, but I think ? would get messy and complicated by doing so
And I think Obama should identify himself as biracial, but then i remember his age and generation, and no one his age identifies themselves as that
People forget that when he was growing there was no biracial discussions happening
So it makes sense that he would identify himself as black . -
thehonorable wrote: »As read on my Kindle.
A lot of it was based on having thier own box on the census, and a few were mad at obama becuase he said he was black...
Anywho...
What do you people think about those people who are of mixed race.
I know there are some of you on here that created multiracial children. Should they be thier own catagory?
it'd be way too complicated...there's too many "mixtures" and when you add on different cultures and the way America does race is ? anyway to ever get it right -
my fiance is mixed..
white momma black daddy....she always been black...except when she went to a HBCU she was white to get that minority scholarship.....but yea she black... -
TheEyeronic1 wrote: »they're mixed, not black, dammit.
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I think they should have their own box to check that says 'Bi-or-Multi Racial. But that's about it. My son is bi-racial. Most people don't think about the little differences in how a bi-racial kid needs to be raised. But I guess that's a whole other thread.
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aka "I'll be damned if you only identify yourself by your deadbeat black ass daddy"ether-i-am wrote: »intresting. White mother's fought for their childs black identiy.
yo scorned ? are so ? productive once they zero in on their target -
Read the article?
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My kid is black
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in the end will all this really matter though
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Really does anything really matter...
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thehonorable wrote: »Really does anything really matter...
the ultimate question of mankind -
thehonorable wrote: »Really does anything really matter...
Nope not at all -
lol@ y'all mad at obama, he's black ? y'all, dude daddy from kenya and seeked out and destroyed some white ? , it don't get 2 much more niggardly than that.
i know this american latina who got kids with a ? , she says her kids r black
i know this latina(that still lives in her country) who got kids with a ? and she says they latino...
it is whatever them kids wanna identify with basically cause they gonna go through bs growing up regardless. -
NO. if ur mixed ur black, why? becuz if a mulatto dude was in a all white neighborhood everyone would kno him as the black kid...same dude in a black neighborhood everybody would still consider him black but lightskinned.
Obama aint the first mulatto president, hes the first BLACK president, yall ? ? need to figure this out. yes, technically they mixed but sadly in our society white people will NEVER...EVER accept u for bein mixed, so stop it -
NO. if ur mixed ur black, why? becuz if a mulatto dude was in a all white neighborhood everyone would kno him as the black kid...same dude in a black neighborhood everybody would still consider him black but lightskinned.
Obama aint the first mulatto president, hes the first BLACK president, yall ? ? need to figure this out. yes, technically they mixed but sadly in our society white people will NEVER...EVER accept u for bein mixed, so stop it
so we want to teach our kids to define themselves by how others perceive them???
and how is identifying yourself by what you are trying to get acceptance from white people?
Simply accepting whatever label whites or blacks give you, even when they aren't entirely true, is far worse IMO
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LOL if Obama wasn't known as Obama and walked through any white neighborhood down here in West Palm Beach, better believe white people would say a N word was hanging around in our neighborhood. I don't want to hear that biracial nonsense, race is a social construct and people generally view biracial people as black due to their features (hair, lips, and nose).
What did Derek Jeter say, he view himself as black because one day he walked out a restaurant and two white dudes called him niggur even though he is biracial.
Plus if you want to play that biracial card, we all are biracial for the most part from all the mixing up during slavery and what not. -
Obama isn't the first biracial president.
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so we want to teach our kids to define themselves by how others perceive them???
and how is identifying yourself by what you are trying to get acceptance from white people?
Simply accepting whatever label whites or blacks give you, even when they aren't entirely true, is far worse IMO
I dont have to teach anything...my son is mulatto but he gon learn quick that he alway gon be in the same category as anyone who black n im sure when he grows up hes gonna identify himself as black jus like any other mixed dude, I live in the real world, thats the way it is, n thats the way it'll always be. lol @ u not takin accepttance seriously, yes i kno ur not suppose to give a ? about what other think n blah blah blah, but truth of the matter is if u was mullato in a white neigborhood n everybody sees u as a outcast u gonna wanna hang out with ur own people. but to each his own tho, im jus sayin that 50% of black will be on somebody for the rest of they lives. -
LOL if Obama wasn't known as Obama and walked through any white neighborhood down here in West Palm Beach, better believe white people would say a N word was hanging around in our neighborhood. I don't want to hear that biracial nonsense, race is a social construct and people generally view biracial people as black due to their features (hair, lips, and nose).
What did Derek Jeter say, he view himself as black because one day he walked out a restaurant and two white dudes called him niggur even though he is biracial.
Plus if you want to play that biracial card, we all are biracial for the most part from all the mixing up during slavery and what not.
Exactly my point. ? always tryin to be technical bout something -
That one drop rule is in full effect in america.
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I dont have to teach anything...my son is mulatto but he gon learn quick that he alway gon be in the same category as anyone who black n im sure when he grows up hes gonna identify himself as black jus like any other mixed dude, I live in the real world, thats the way it is, n thats the way it'll always be. lol @ u not takin accepttance seriously, yes i kno ur not suppose to give a ? about what other think n blah blah blah, but truth of the matter is if u was mullato in a white neigborhood n everybody sees u as a outcast u gonna wanna hang out with ur own people. but to each his own tho, im jus sayin that 50% of black will be on somebody for the rest of they lives.
sweetie in the real world
you define yourself no one else
but if it makes you more comfortable to please others then fine do you
but I know plenty biracial people who identify themselves as biracial and they get along just fine
but then again they don't spend their time looking for the acceptance from world who doesn't give a ? about them anyway *shrugs* -
sweetie in the real world
you define yourself no one else
but if it makes you more comfortable to please others then fine do you
but I know plenty biracial people who identify themselves as biracial and they get along just fine
but then again they don't spend their time looking for the acceptance from world who doesn't give a ? about them anyway *shrugs*
yea well i said what i had to say, if u dont wanna understand my point thats u, point is in america if u mixed u black everybody knows this its everyday life. So like i said to each his own u got ur views i got mine -
TheEyeronic1 wrote: »they're mixed, not black, dammit.
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? what a ignorant motherfkker thinks....if they want to identify you shouldnt force them to pick one or the other -
yea well i said what i had to say, if u dont wanna understand my point thats u, point is in america if u mixed u black everybody knows this its everyday life. So like i said to each his own u got ur views i got mine
you do know there's more mixture than just black and white right? and Haute is right...yeah physical features may determine what someone is seen socially but to say that someone should only identify themselves by just one side of their heritage is stupid...they have all the rights to embrace and talk about both or all parts of their heritage...
