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Originally Posted by Afriki
Not necessarily. I am treated as hispanic and "other", sometimes black, never white.
Also, against popular belief I don't believe that most mixed-race people choose one race. 9/10 of the mixed-race people I know identify as a mixed-race individual...someone with different ethnicities
I consider myself African-American because of my culture and ethnic heritage, not because of the degree of the color of my skin. If that were the case I would be reppin for the Boriquas.
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that was my point really. if you are half black and half white you will be treated as black and i will include non-white. i find the treatment here to be white and non-white so to be treated as anything other than white is still to be treated as black. either way you cut it you WON'T be treated as white.
as far as the boricua comment...how do you think they are treated?
i know plenty of mixed race people and while they all claim all of their heritage they normally associate (hang around) mostly blacks or mostly whites. that's what i see.
and i wasn't referencing the color of your skin. that means nothing. at the end of the day you don't look white so you won't be treated as such.