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Zimmerman's black heritage was too far back. The one drop rule applies if you"look black" or have one parent who identifies as black these days. Not quite 1/8. But I bet 1/4 counts.
Well that doesn't exactly mean "one drop" now does it
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FYI according to my dad Bruno Mars would count as black in his day. So I bet you count under the Bruno Mars provision. You look too ethnic to be white.
When did I ever say I looked white? I looked mixed and society treats me as such and blacks nor whites accept me.
Should I consider it racist that a black man accused me of "***** white *****" one day because I refused to give him change or do I just put him in the a-hole category.
Should I consider it racist if a white man calls me the N word, or just put in the the a-hole category? What's good for the goose...
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I imagine the people who called you a Dominican looking ****** were just a-holes who thought you were "uppity."
Uppity for committing the crime of walking down the street from the store and not bothering anybody?
Should I consider it racist if a white man calls me the N word, or just put in the the a-hole category? What's good for the goose...
Uppity for committing the crime of walking down the street from the store and not bothering anybody?
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Hey I'm black. I have been called all kinds of nonsense by black and white people. Was it racism? Well it depends. It could be any number of things. I had a white classmate call me uppity because my family was more affluent than his. I have had black people call me uppity because I have a valley girl accent. All because of the crime if being me and not what they expected of me as a black woman. That's on them.
I know some mixed people who identify as black. And others who identify as other. And others who just let people guess and never share their ethnic heritage. I have a friend who looks "mixed" but she's Arab. I really don't care how you identify.
I also think all people of "color" need to work together because we have a screwed up legacy in the US and lots of institutional racism. We are all impacted whether stereotyped as the model minority or black troublemakers. None of us are being perceived as individuals and judged by the content of our characters.
So if you think you are exempt because you look ambiguous, good luck with that.
Hey I'm black. I have been called all kinds of nonsense by black and white people. Was it racism? Well it depends. It could be any number of things. I had a white classmate call me uppity because my family was more affluent than his. I have had black people call me uppity because I have a valley girl accent. All because of the crime if being me and not what they expected of me as a black woman. That's on them.
I know some mixed people who identify as black. And others who identify as other. And others who just let people guess and never share their ethnic heritage. I have a friend who looks "mixed" but she's Arab. I really don't care how you identify.
I also think all people of "color" need to work together because we have a screwed up legacy in the US and lots of institutional racism. We are all impacted whether stereotyped as the model minority or black troublemakers. None of us are being perceived as individuals and judged by the content of our characters.
So if you think you are exempt because you look ambiguous, good luck with that.
So if white people are mean, stand up!...if black people treat you like trash? Just laugh it off
Yes, white racism is a factor. But so is black racism. Why ignore one but not the other?
Kanye proves that he clearly has a preference for "mutts" and has a baby mutt of his own.
It is all dumb. But I am actually more annoyed when Kanye says it, because as a "chocolate" woman it just confirms we have a ways to go on the colorism issue.
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