AMERICANS: What race do you consider half black half white people? (search, races)

[gwillyfromphilly]

Black

[Salmonburgher]

Originally Posted by grampaTom

Human?

Exactly!

I always counseled my son to pencil that in on forms when he was a kid. He's half white and half Asian.

He's all Human!

[dorado0359]

Originally Posted by calipoppy

Why is CD so obsessed about black/white mixed race people?

There are FAR more Asian/white mixed race people walking around so why such a fascination with black/white mixed race.

Because Asian/White mixed offsping appear and pass as White people. With the exception of the eyes, Asian/white mixed people look and identify as White, unanimously.

In contrast, Black/White mixed offspring have dominant Black features.

In genetics, the Black gene dominates both White and Asian genes and the White genes dominate the Asian genes.

[Drake744]

I call someone mixed, so I guess that's my answer.

[Ralph_Kirk]

Originally Posted by KathrynAragon

Really? And who made this rule? And who enforces it?

It was enforced by state laws and courts in the US as late as the 1980s.

[Ralph_Kirk]

Originally Posted by TheWiseWino

Except when the best country in the entire world won't let you be just an American.

So, here's the real deal, you can go around being white, damn near white, or biracial, but when the wheel hits the pavement and you are confronted with those folks who don't view you as a "Real American" don't all of a sudden try to play your god given black card because if you do, those black folks that you didn't want to identify with will tell you to go look for your Real American friends to have your back.

Membership has its privileges but you have to be a dues paying member first.

I don't know how old you are WiseWino, but you sound like a Boomer. I understand because I'm a Boomer, too.

I would submit that while what you have said has been true for Boomers and earlier, it will not still be true in 25 years when Millennials are running society.

Right now, we are in an immense racial transition. This is not by any means a post-racial society because the last generation programmed to be racists are still in control of society. Those of that generation who are not racists are fighting our social upbringing--and we are statistical outliers, not the peak of the bell curve of our generation. Most of our generation, in their heart of hearts, go along with the programming.

[trishguard]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

I thought there was a one drop rule where if they had one drop of black blood that made them black.

No, it made them not white.

[katjonjj]

Do you mean ethnicity? Their race is human. If they were born in the USA they are American.

[TerraDown]

I didn't vote because you didn't have people as one of the choices. All are simply people to me.

[dorado0359]

Unless these poll numbers change...The poll results of this thread are interesting, to say the least. At this point, assuming the majority (90%-95%) of the respondents to the poll are White...0% of those Whites identified or accepted a black-white/bi-racial person as "White"!

In contrast, assuming 10% of the respondents are Black, 100% of the Black voters identified or accepted a Black-White/ bi-racial person as either Black or Bi-racial.

In other words, the White people that voted in the poll rejected black-white/bi-racial persons from the white race! Whereas, the Black respondents accepted black-white/bi-racial persons into their race!

Although the poll is not scientific, the results seem to line up with the 1-drop rule and the long belief that Black people are more accepting of black-white/bi-racial persons into their families and communities than Whites.