Originally posted by PVS
its uncool to be white. if someone is half-anything but white they are cooler by default if they conveniently leave out the white part.oh im wrong? ok fine then. any bi-racials here, please tell me that you take pride in and show off the fact that you're half white.
does that make you bi-racist? 😛
Originally posted by Koala MeatPie
The way i see it "white" is like blank slate, your can mix it with anythign else.Liek white paint mixed with black paint gives a sort of grey. It Isn't black, but sure as heck isn't white, yet its mroe black then white, seeing as its way darker then that.
That's an absolutely god-awful analogy.
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Has anyone noticed that biracial people in the US who are half White and something else always identify more with their other half? Regardless if their other parent is Black, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, Polynesian, Indian, Arab or whatever. They always claim whatever their non-White parent is.
Originally posted by PVS
its uncool to be white. if someone is half-anything but white they are cooler by default if they conveniently leave out the white part.oh im wrong? ok fine then. any bi-racials here, please tell me that you take pride in and show off the fact that you're half white.
I'm multi racial to be more precise, but yeah, im proud of everything I am...
Over all, I'm Hispanic, European, and Isreali (Colombian, Peruvian, French, Italian, German, Spaniard, and Isreali)
Now I have to admit, I usually just say "I'm Hispanic" or "I'm mixed" when people ask me what I am....just to simplify it, not because I am any more proud of being Hispanic than European, but I am predominantly Hispanic, and it's always a pain in the ass to state every nationality that I consist of....
Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
In Taiwan, the opposite is true. Most of the bi-racial kids relate more to their Caucasian heritage. Maybe this is because it is usually the father who is Caucasian and most family relationships are paternal. I guess this could be true in the states, too...
That's interesting. Perhaps because Whites are considered "exotic" over there.
Back in the day a half-black half-white person would still be labeled black, you tell me why biracials should consider themselves white? They haven't been for centuries, it's always been that white blood is pure and to mix it with any other blood makes it no longer white. You can't erase an attitude like that over night.
But it's also a simple matter of appearence.. a half-black half white person will almost always look black, and will never look completely white.
The "cool" factor is more prevalent among white kids who claim that they're not white, they're "italian" or "russian" or whatever. Kids who are half black have a good reason not to consider themselves white. What indicates race if not physical appearence?
Originally posted by PVS
well, actually i come from a single italian parent home, and spent most family time with the italian side, so it rubbed off. so its not like im posing. and no, no gold chains, no slicked back hair, no cologne, and no camaro 😛
Correct depiction of you PVS?
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Has anyone noticed that biracial people in the US who are half White and something else always identify more with their other half? Regardless if their other parent is Black, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, Polynesian, Indian, Arab or whatever. They always claim whatever their non-White parent is.I've known many biracials in my time, and this always seems to be true.
Why do you suppose this is?
I'm Italian / Spanish, but people always call me 'white boy'... I'm cool with it. Otherwise, I'd think it is a cultural thing, most mixed people I know do identify with the 'non-white' side more, at least in America.
Originally posted by Afro Cheese
Back in the day a half-black half-white person would still be labeled black, you tell me why biracials should consider themselves white? They haven't been for centuries, it's always been that white blood is pure and to mix it with any other blood makes it no longer white. You can't erase an attitude like that over night.But it's also a simple matter of appearence.. a half-black half white person will almost always look black, and will never look completely white.
The "cool" factor is more prevalent among white kids who claim that they're not white, they're "italian" or "russian" or whatever. Kids who are half black have a good reason not to consider themselves white. What indicates race if not physical appearence?
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