Black and white?

Question

Ok, my grandfather is biracial, African-American and white, and he has freckles, so I can easily and positively say that I’m an American-American with white blood in me: I’m an African-American who has a light brown skin tone – what people call “carmel” skinned. But whenever I attempt to acknowledge my white heritage, people always look at me like I’m crazy or a liar and get offended, mostly black and white people. They think it’s laughable. Why do you think people act this why towards me when I tell them my story? – Like what is the problem with me being truthful?

Answer 1

It's kind of a taboo in our society for African-American people (those, that is, who are clearly Black) to talk about admixture. It's because people are uncomfortable with the notion that you are suggesting that you are not 100% Black. The truth is, no African-American person is. We all have admixture - to varying degrees.

My personal viewpoint is that it's quite possible to be both black and mixed or whatever. We live in a really binary culture that says that either you're black, you're white, or you're mixed, which I don't agree with at all. I think it's possible to be Black and mixed.

I'm African-American, Irish, French, and Dominican and I'm equally proud of all of my heritages. People can refer to me as black, mixed, whatever, it's their call - ultimately, I know who I am.

Answer 2

Black America has long since accepted calling various shades of people black even though we know many people are probably mostly non-white.

Most of us have no recent memory of a white or Indian ancestor even if our skin is very light.

So, when a particular person asserts his white heritage, people may assume he just has a problem with being black.

There is nothing wrong with being truthful but that doesn't always mean you have to tell everyone you meet your life story.

Answer 3

The same reason why Mariah Carey and Halle Berry are "black." They are not "black" but because of social constructs, they have become classified as such.

I kinda feel sorry for mixed people because they are black as long as racists want to keep their race "pure." But when they accomplish something big, then the racists say, "well they are part white, that is why they accomplished etc" and attribute their success to their significant amount of white blood.

It is an incorrect classification that people have created in order to continue racist ideology.

Answer 4

There are people who will laugh at anyone who makes a statement of any kind.

Those who try to push the idea that most people in the world are mixed with something have laughed when others explain that they're not mixed with anything. So there are people who will laugh at those who say that they're mixed and then there are those who will laugh at others who sat they are not mixed with anything. Very odd indeed.

Answer 5

You will find as you go thru life that about 90% of all the people you ever meet will not be worth knowing. It appears you are experiencing this fact. Don't waste any time or effort even trying to figure these people out- there is no answer.

Answer 6

Maybe they are making the assumption that you are trying to be something that you are not. I've associated with Blacks who try to claim other cultures but only because they were not happy with being just Black. Some people are just innocently ...accepting their cultural background. In some cases I don't think it is worth mentioning. My great grandparents on my father's side were West African and Cherokee, my mom's side there's White and Black....but I just refer to myself as Black. If I were to break it down I'm probably less than 5% "other". I just don't think it is important in some cases.

I'm in agreement with the second poster, Scottie J.

Answer 7

It's their problem. There is no denying your white heritage, nor should you deny any part of your heritage. You should embrace it. If others get offended, it's their problem. You are who you are. Be proud of every drop of blood that flows through your veins. Good luck. 2D

Answer 8

lol! thats the same with my BF.

His grand father is black Italian but He has blond hair, blue/green eyes, and can not tan.... in other word all white features, The first time he told me he was mixed, I laughed at his face !!!

I didn't believe him untill I saw the family pictures with his grand parents :D that was an oops! moment.

Answer 9

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Many of the people in our society have been brain-washed
to gleefully accept and imitate various notions that were
created by racial-supremacists (such as racist 'The One
Drop Rule') which causes them to try to forcibly deny those
Mixed-Race individuals, who are of a Multi-Generational
Multiracially-Mixed (MGM-Mixed) Lineage, the right to fully
embrace and to also received public support in choosing to
acknowledge the truth regarding their full ancestral heritage.

Those people who are of MGM-Mixed lineage are simply the
Mixed-Race individuals whose family have been continually
Mixed-Race throughout their multiple generations.

For more information on MGM-Mixed lineage, feel free to
view the information at the found at the links listed below:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/3331
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1399
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1747

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/1402
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1400

Answer 10

There's nothing wrong with being truthful; the problem lies in racial bigotry among many in this ****** up world of ours.