How come when individulas use the term "biracial" or "mixed" people only think of black and white. There are other racial mixes but it seems as though people only think of black of white, which is distrubing to me.
2007-04-13 08:18:29 · 11 answers · asked by Brwneydgrl 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I get this all the time. When I tell people I'm bi-racial, they tell me... "you don't look black!" I look at them and say, "thank god, because I'm not!"
My children are tri-racial and quad-cultural... now THAT confuses the hell out of folks! ;-)
My answer to your question would be, because this country is so focused, even today, on the "black/white" racial tension that they totally forget that other mixed races exist and are too worried about law suits and "slurs" and deciding who's okay to use them and who's not.
Peace,
Beki
2007-04-13 08:25:39 · answer #1 · answered by Tat2dNrse 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think its meant to connote any bad meaning, they are just trying to be indiciative of their heritage. What if they could only pick listing themselves as black or white on official forms? That would be more unjust than being called or referring to oneself as biracial. This is a loose example, but I am of mainly Irish descent with some British and German from my fathers side (but predominantly Irish) and Irish and some Scottish from my mother's. So I would never take offense nor feel ashamed if I had to list myself as Irish-German-Scottish.
2007-04-13 15:27:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's more common I guess. I'm half black/cherokee and half white and it's very noticable. I have "asian eyes" (according to my friends, long curly hair (from my white side), and a dark tan skin tone. Sometimes you really can't tell if someone is half mexican and black (for example).
2007-04-15 18:06:13 · answer #3 · answered by Yoyoma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this depends on who you're talking about. I'm sure many people consider other combos. Maybe it's because of the diametrical color dynamic. I don't think that what you said is necessarily true. It's a generalization, so don't worry about it.
2007-04-13 15:21:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well because most are black and white
2007-04-13 15:21:25 · answer #5 · answered by Linda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agreed -- people do tend to focus only on black / white
admixture -- AND -- they mistakenly think that "Bi-Racial" is
the 'one standard' or 'only' type of Mixed-Race in existence!
For information on various Mixed-Race / Multi-Racial
people and groups (rather than focusing on solely
a black / white admixture) -- see the links below:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed
AND
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MGM-Mixed
AND
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FGM-Mixed
Related Links:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1400
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/991
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1399
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1402
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1570
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1747
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2007-04-13 19:11:20 · answer #6 · answered by mixedraceperson 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Bi-racial" is an okay term. We must not allow ourselves to be intimidated by labels.
2007-04-13 15:22:39 · answer #7 · answered by Desperado 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a mindset that we have become used to.
2007-04-13 15:24:23 · answer #8 · answered by Preacher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because bi-racial is most common.
2007-04-13 15:23:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, I don't. And I don't know anybody who does...?
2007-04-13 15:21:21 · answer #10 · answered by L'Ambitieux 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋