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Gmahogany. · (#85 (**permalink**))

xXEbonyEyesXx wrote:

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Why is it that some people on this site love to generalise when it comes to mixed race/asian/white but if someone generalises about black people in the media or where ever people dont like it at all. Treat others as you would like to be treated...

P.s this isnt aimed at everyone so dont all jump on me, just a few people on this thread but I cant be bothered to go back look at their display names, one in particular on this page though

It IS unfair to genalize, though generalization does have it's place at times. I defend bi-racial people because I have knownsome who DON'T fit the negative stereotype,often ascribed to all of them. Having said that, common sense and logic tells me that I'm not going to give them the same benefit of the doubt that I automatically give an "fully' Black person, because a biracial person has both more motive and opportunity to do what is being described by some here. I watch ALL Black folks for signs of traitorship/self hate/sellout/Tom tendencies, but my antenna is particularly active around biracials, for obvious reasons. The only diffference I have with the view expressed by some here, is that they seem to feel that no matter what the biracial person in question says/does/ how they allign themselves, they can never be trusted or fully accepted, and should be dismissed out of hand. That I totally disagree with.

I've learned take things on a case by case basis, because I can honestly say that I've seen some bi-racial people be MORE willing to talk honestly about colorism/good hair etc and perceive the foolishness of it/disavow it (Black/Korean singer Amerie comes to mind, just as an example), than some 2 Black parent having light skinned Black folks who want to insist that there is no colorism/preferential treatment/ given to them WITHIN the BLACK community , or even want to insist that being light or more white looking is somehow a DISADVANTAGE and a source of oppression and tragedy, for them, or who actually secretly buy into the sh*t and really DO think they are better. THAT'S the type I have no use for, and I don't care whether they have 1 Black parent or 2 Black parents. If they talk that nonsense/have that view, they are not to be trusted in my estimation, and are consequently, on my lifetime sh*t list.