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TheDogon · (#76 (**permalink**))

menzzingos wrote:

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TheDogon wrote:

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Jhem wrote:

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I do not agree that mixed race people are 'black'.I think that there should be a clear distinction between the two.I believe that mixed race people should also be proud of what they are and be known as mixed race, as that is what they are.

Often mixed race people are used to represent 'black' - on magazine covers for example, and the true black image is marginalised. The 'real' black is disregarded.This is not a true representation of what black is and I believe that this is a factor in the way that black people feel about mixed race people.

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Well, the issue is that we are also "mixed" too. So we have to be careful when deciding what is "Black"/African or not. I don't think we should push down on mixed-bloods who id as "Black". If they accept us, we should accept them. But I do understand what you are saying. We should make sure the world knows our true face. That is that we mostly a dark-skinned people.

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Wow...as someone mixed I'd take offence to the above statement, how could you say "mixed person you're accepted as black because you want to ID as black HOWEVER you're not our TRUE FACEto be shown to the world,so r mixed people the "understated/not broadcastblack people??"

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SOUNDS LIKE A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS,,,

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SIMPLER TO KNOW THAT "BLACK" IS "BLACK" AND "MIXED" IS "MIXED" AND THEN NO ONE NEEDS TO WORRY ABOUT WHO THE "TRUE FACE" IS SUPPOSED TO BE..

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It is well known that "Whites" have theories about the best looking and most intelligent among us. They even developed a science to explain why mixed folks seemed to be more successful. So they favored light-skinned folks. . .which in turn helped us to begin a war of colorism within our own communities. Africans turning to skin-lightening techniques, trying to change their hairstyle, and also pursuing cosmetic surgery.

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In America, the most common insult for another African besides the n-word is "Black". We call the most dark-skinned people "Black" thing or "Black" that. We have a history within our own cinema of associating lighter skinned with good characters and dark-skinned oneswith evil.

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There can be no denying that.

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We did this, when most of us are darker skinned anyway.

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The "mixed" look, irregardless of heritage, is the "in" look. Halle Berry, Barack Obama, etc., etc. is the look America favors. We have a diversity of skin tones within our community. But most of us definitely don't look like that. When talking about beauty or intelligence within our community, we should be mindful of that. There is no need for us to indulge in this sort of internalized racism. It can only destroy us.