Multi-Racial People?

Question

Why is it that a person of multiple races usual depict themselves as just a single one. It has been reported that a person that is half black half white is 90% more likely to consider themselves black than white. But even in other variations of races there seems to be a single race choice. Even on the a lot of federal documents it states to pick only one, eithier European American,African American,Asian American and so on but rarely ever multiple racial or to ever pick all that applies. Why is it that we think the only way to embrace their heritage is to forget one of them???

Answer 1

I am of mixed race, white & Native american, I always put that down on federal documents, if I can.
Which isn't very often, I asume it's because in the eyes of the goverment your only allowed to be one.
I consider my self both and am proud both of them.

Answer 2

My children are of mixed origin. I am white, my husband is black. I think my 8-year old son has a wonderful outlook on this...he's not white, he's not black, he's just a kid. "Colors are for crayons" is what he tells anyone that asks him. (Which, is annoying...why would anyone [even grown people] ask that of an 8 year old child?)

Answer 3

It's easier. People generally classify things, this is a major element of human intelligence. Themselves being no exception.

Answer 4

Who wants to meet someone and have to explain the entire family tree and the %'s of each race?

Isn't that a bit much???

Answer 5

Because there is no one word to describe all that you have in your blood. But then again there are some people that are ashamed of who they are and where the come from.

Answer 6

don't know, but I am half mexican and white, I consider being white, my mother is white, my father was mexican, but I was raised white, like my mother, not like my father, my birth record even shows me as white, so I am white, but for real am half and half

Answer 7

that is a good question, i dont really know the real answer but maby its for statistical reasons