Does the media see us as all the same, mixed race, asian etc
Halle Berry, Bob Marley, Sade are all mixed race..
2007-04-17 01:40:49 · 23 answers · asked by gennyk4u 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
How can Halle Berry be black if she has a white mother from Liverpool? In Africa she would not be called black.
2007-04-17 01:51:21 · update #1
When the term "black" is used -- in reference to those of us
who are Mixed-Race --- quite often the speaker is actually
referring to a person's "socio-political IDENTIFICATION"
--- and NOT of a person's "full racial ANCESTRY".
A person can have a socio-political 'IDENTITY' that --
(in some countries) -- is referred to by the politicized
word of "black"-- and, yet, also make if very clear that
they are very proud of their Mixed-Race ancestral lineage.
Perhaps the information found in the links that are
listed below would be of help / interest to you:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1570
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1573
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/1400
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1747
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2007-04-17 14:37:39 · answer #1 · answered by mixedraceperson 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know the answer to your question
but i am working on a native reserve in canada and they call everyone who is not first nation - ie anyone who is not a native - white - including african americans!!
in other words they would call halle berry, bob marley and sade all white
2007-04-17 01:55:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree it is strange to refer to a mixed race person as black. They are more than that. But it can be hard to come up with new names for every single different colour of person. Maybe we should place less importance on labels and just accept that there is a vast spectrum of people out there.
2007-04-17 01:44:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Halle Berry and Sade are black.
Bob Marley is dead.
Official recognition of minor differences between people is a waste of time and money started by colonialists to keep people divided and therefore, conquered.
Should time and energy be spent counting how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, too?
2007-04-17 01:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by nora22000 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
In Britain, the ethnic population was small compared with USA. Although it's increased in recent years, culturally the Brits are fairly new to other races. This isn't a criticism, it's just that the multiculturalsm you experience in the USA is more recent thing in UK.
2007-04-17 02:05:09 · answer #5 · answered by Andrew J 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We don't, do we. People of Asian descent are referred to as Asian, whites are white. People of mixed race are generally referred to as mixed race or, in PC terms, "dual heritage" (yuk).
2007-04-17 01:51:55 · answer #6 · answered by nickv2304 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is easier to call someone black, rather than dig up their ethnic history right on the spot. Who cares anyway? Being politically correct is a waste of time.
2007-04-17 01:44:11 · answer #7 · answered by The Pale Rider 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The more important question is why does it matter. I am biracial and I don't care what people call me. I am an American and a human being.
2007-04-20 07:28:56 · answer #8 · answered by BOBFAN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
finally someone who shares my point, im black and those people you mentioned are called black but there half white, so why are they not called white?
i also remember a bust up between lee bowyer and keiron dyer who is mixed race and they was trying to portray bowyer as a racist to blacks, when keiron is mixed.
strange
2007-04-17 02:01:02 · answer #9 · answered by Northville07 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No,not everyone who isn't white is black. Where did you get that idea!? We do understand there is other races.
2007-04-17 01:43:23 · answer #10 · answered by heebygeeby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋