a question for mixed race people?

Question

is it a good/bad thing to belong to two ethnic groups?

what has been the best/worst thing?

are you able to acess both cultures fairly?

how does it feel when one side is does not get on with the other?

im just curious!

i dont know who the first two idiots are who answered are but **** the hell off, i ask the question to gain information about something i do not know about if you dont know the answer then **** off, what the hell has friggin seagulls got to do with the ******* question you freaking fuckface nut, now piss off!!

Answer 1

OK, I'm triracial: Black, White, and Native American. I love being mixed, I just wish I actually LOOKED mixed (I look white).

Best thing to me about being mixed is having a diverse background and belonging to multiple groups. There is a symbol from the Akan culture in Ghana called Sankofa, which is a bird looking over it's back while flying forward. The symbol basically represents how in order to move forward, one must look to the past and learn from it. That is what I strive to do, learn the history from all 3 groups.

The negative thing for me is the fact that I look white and often denying being considered Black by Blacks or Native American by Native Americans, yet I'm not accepted as white by a lot of whites because I'm mixed. For years I've felt like I had no place to go and had somewhat of an identity crisis. Whites are more accepting of me because I actually look white, but I still have a lot of problems with racists. I suppose if I didn't say anything about being mixed, I wouldn't have problems, but I'm proud of my triracial heritage and I just can't keep quiet about it. It's gotten me into loads of trouble with white racists, almost got me killed once about 10 years ago, but I can't get support from Blacks or Native Americans because all they see is my white exterior. I'm not saying that ALL Blacks and ALL Native Americans don't accept me, I'm just talking in general terms here, there are a few who do accept me, but they are the minority.

Yes, I'm able to access all cultures fairly at least as far as information about the culture goes, but it's not easy. Being a historian, I better understand where to go to get that information. A lot of times I'm the one helping Blacks find better sources for their cultural history and whites in finding out the truth of their cultural history. I think if I weren't a historian, I wouldn't be able to. It's not easy to do.

It's hard when different sides of my heritage do not get along! What side do I side with? I have to take myself out of the situation and think about who is right. If I side with the whites, I'm a traitor to my Black and Native American heritage; if I side with the Blacks or Native Americans I get called out my name (the N word). Since I know that no matter which side I take, I'm can't win, I just try and take an objective as possible look at the situation and make a decision. In most cases, I'm siding with the Blacks or Native Americans.

Hope that helps you understand 1 person's perspective a bit better.

Answer 2

Technically I'd qualify for this one, seeing as I'm 3/64ths Native American... :-)
For some reason that 3/64ths genetic trait shows up pretty strong in my family. Friends have commented on my darker skin and dark hair. It's not really dark compared to a 100% NA's, but when you live in a predominantly white community, it does tend to stand out.

To be perfectly honest, I don't think it's affected me at all.
My extended feedback?
Hm. So I'm part Cherokee. Big whoop. That doesn't mean I want to move to a reservation and go to powwows and "connect" with my fellow Indians. Don't get me wrong- I'm interested in Cherokee history and culture- especially since they're a pretty unique tribe, and I enjoy visiting the museums and exhibits in Oklahoma. But I do not regard myself as somehow different or "alienated" from my Caucascian friends.

I've heard of several people having issues with their self-identity because they feel "pulled" in two directions by other cultures. While I've never experienced anything like this and cannot say that their issues aren't valid, I believe that it is only as big as they make it. If other Cherokees don't want to accept that I'm mostly white, fine. Their problem.
I will not let anyone else determine who I am and who I associate with.

Answer 3

I am both Native American and Samoan and I think that it is a good thing and a bad thing.
It is good because I have a broader background and a larger perspective on things.
But it is bad when some people are negative towards because of the fact that you are not fully one race.
I used to live with nothing but Samoans when I was with my mum and when I lived in Samoa.
But now I live around nothing but Native Americans so it kind of just switched off.
It is hard when I have to choose between one of the two choices because at time they are so different. But, I would not change them for anything.

Answer 4

Some people say being mixed is hard and it is. You have jealous people and people who don't approve of it, but in the end, you're a better person. You're open-minded and sensitive to people who have something that makes them stand out.
If you're mixed, it's important that both races are incorporated in your life. For me, I had mixed friends or friends of different races. It's good for mixed kids to grow up in a diverse city. If you're mixed and just around one side of your family, you don't learn about the other side and may become ashamed of it if the only information you're getting about it is from the family you're always around that may not accept the fact that you're mixed.
The best thing is that most mixed kids are NEVER racist and I'm able to relate with more people. If everyone were mixed, racism would die. The bad thing is that whenever i was around my dad's family, they never embraced their Irish side and made sure that the Black side was number one. But thankfully, my mother is mixed as well (not as obvious as my dad though) and isn't racist so when I was younger, I was told to be friends with and date whoever I want since my mother dated interracially. Identity crisis is another thing. When I'm with my Black friends, I don't feel Black enough because I don't act Black and I'm light skinned and I don't feel White enough because I'm "dark" to them and have a different body type because I'm "thicker on bottom". But Whites accept me more because I act White and because I'm lighter. Even though most of my family is Black and I don't celebrate each of my ethnicities, I date White guys to make up for it and show of my Irish pride 24/7.

Answer 5

i'm very drawn to them. noticeably relating their genetic makeup. there is no longer something unethical approximately race mixing, neither biblical, organic and organic or ethical. it is in basic terms a social subject. If we weren't meant to combination then we could no longer. it is that straightforward. I get exhilaration from seeing classic families, it warms my heart yet I additionally get that candy feeling as quickly as I see non-classic families. It makes me experience that there remains a desire for humanity. That 2 human beings of distinctive ethnic communities can party and characteristic powerful family participants.

Answer 6

An answerer has made this statement: "Otherwise, pure races will interbreed and develop all sorts of deformities".

May I object to it. Sub- Saharan/Black Africa is home to the most genetically varying peoples. There is no risk of interbreeding happening anytime soon.

Answer 7

Im black white and puerto rican so basically black and white.
Im too white for black people, too black for white people and Im a disgrace to latinos because I dont speak spanish.lol. Im in my own world though. If anything I am more comfortable around other mixed people. I dont worry about acceptance but then again, I get along and am excepted more by puerto ricans.

Answer 8

I'm mixed race and as it's all I've ever known then I have to say, it's all good.
It's always best to embrace both cultures I'd say. I've lived in Jamaica and Britain (and even spent a year in Africa). I don't see myself as black and I don't see myself as white, I see myself as ME and I quite like ME!
I know mixed race people who are closer to one parent than another and they tend to embrace the culture of that parent, which is understandable.

I think to ask "What is the best/worst thing" is slightly patronising. Being mixed race is as normal to me as being white is to a white person, or being chinese is to a chinese person. You wouldn't say "What is the best/worst thing about having freckles or being left handed" It's just the way people are made. The best and worst bits come from an individual's life experiences, their environments, financial status and their own perceptions of themselves.
It's not as simple as attributing best and worst to a race.

I don't go around telling myself that there are best bits and worst bits. It's just a case of getting on with your life...paying bills, relationships, education etc, no different than for anyone else really.

As far as one "side" not getting on with the other... well that happens in all families. Nowerdays people are a lot more relaxed about people marrying outside their race/religion/status.

Answer 9

i belong to two ethnic groups but am not accepted fully. My mexican side of the family is great but out in the real world i am not counted mexican but black. A white man once told me if i even have an ounce of black in my blood i am a n***er!!! My black side of my family tells me they dont belive in teh interacial concepiton, and black girls have tried to beat me up because of my skin tone,my hair, and even for dating a black guy. and i am so light i get confused of being puerto rican... It is alot my critizim thrown our way...i have a great group of friends now, but as growing up i had to try so hard to fit in, and now i just let me, be me!!!

Answer 10

seems you opened a huge can of worms my friend.
ignore the ignorant idiots as i believe and can see that this question was asked in good faith.
i am not mixed race so i cannot answer, but i sure read your answers with interest