Whites Passing For Black (interview, compare, New York, Arizona)

[Motion]

Interesting.

Book Tells Little Known History Of 'Reverse Passing' : NPR

[Swampmonster]

All you have to do is drive through any subdivision/rich suburb in America and you'll see countless little rich white kids trying to be "Gansta's"....Your link was interesting tho'

[tb4000]

I'm sure there are some that just have that ethnic look to them. But I know there are so many mixed race people that look white it ain't even funny.

[cap1717]

funny, when I was a little kid, in Englewood (all white at that time) folks would wonder who was that "little black kid" (Olive skin and very dark tan with sun exposure). As an adult, I always wanted to know what it felt like to be "black" in a predominantly white society, but am definatly not into any kind of "gangsta" stuff. . . just a middle class, well educated, ordinary person. . .
Now live in Arizona, and work outdoors, so the Olive skin / dark tan stuff still applies, and often, lighter skinned black folk that I work with will "compare" their skin color to mine. . . and I am quite often darker than they are.

[Motion]

Here's a clip of Johnny Otis who was mentioned in that NPR interview.


YouTube - Johnny Otis New York 1958 - Willie the hand Jive - Rock and Roll Legends

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by Motion

Interesting.

Book Tells Little Known History Of 'Reverse Passing' : NPR

The world's shortest article!

[Dopo]

So has anybody done this besides basketball players?