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Join Date: Feb 2008
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19-02-08, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Gmahogany.
When I see a mixed race person from the UK, South AFrica, Brazil, or a few other places, I consider them mixed race and don't view them any differently than I view a white person. Don't expect anything from them or trust them(unless they show and prove).
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This suggests that you view all white people as the same. That's no different from a white person viewing all black people as the same. As for not expecting anything from or trusting: a black OR a white person should not automatically trust or have expectations of a stranger from their own background without good reason.
A biracial person will often be seen as black by members of society but rarely as white. To a certain extent you become what you are perceived as, even if that is incorrect.
Ignoring people who are obviously biracial for a minute, people who clearly show as either "black" or "white" will always be considered so even if they know their family history is not quite so straightforward. If you face discrimination because of your ethnicity it doesn't matter if the discriminator has got it slightly wrong, it won't make you feel better.
What I'm getting at is that a lot more people are actually biracial that those that are considered to be. A biracial person is not twice as good as the next man but is not only half as good either. |
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