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**ChyFDjfed** · 07-15-2011, 10:51 AM

Do you feel that this is OK? What's your opinion on blacks that force this label upon mixed race individuals who we all know many times are not accepted by either blacks or whites. What's wrong with just saying your mixed race and not mentioning your part black/part white/part indian etc?

I suppose it just doesn't sit well with me. People should identify with what they feel comfortable with. It isn't always about distancing oneself from the black community. Many times mixed race individuals truly feel in-between. When this is the case, they should not be pressured to pick a side. They are what they are. This is why Tiger Woods went out of his way to create his own race, cablanasian (or whatever)

Phenotype will determine this anyway. If someone looks majority black then if they claim to be mixed, they will look foolish.

No, I don't think it's okay. No one has the right to label others or tell others what they should identify as. It's the individual's decision. I also don't think that there is anything wrong with saying your mixed race, but people are curious, so they will ask what their racial mixture is.

I have a nephew and nieces who are mixed race (Ethiopian/Indian) and when I go out with them, to the park, etc., people ask about their ancestry. I always say their half Ethiopian and Indian and they say the same if they are directly asked. It's important to my family and I that they identify as both because it shows pride in their heritage. If they chose to only identify as one race or neither, it's their decision. I would be a little upset by it, but I would eventually accept it.

In my previous post, I was trying to explain why some AAs might still use the ODR, it doesn't mean I agree with it

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07-15-2011, 10:51 AM	#36
ChyFDjfed Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	Do you feel that this is OK? What's your opinion on blacks that force this label upon mixed race individuals who we all know many times are not accepted by either blacks or whites. What's wrong with just saying your mixed race and not mentioning your part black/part white/part indian etc? I suppose it just doesn't sit well with me. People should identify with what they feel comfortable with. It isn't always about distancing oneself from the black community. Many times mixed race individuals truly feel in-between. When this is the case, they should not be pressured to pick a side. They are what they are. This is why Tiger Woods went out of his way to create his own race, cablanasian (or whatever) Phenotype will determine this anyway. If someone looks majority black then if they claim to be mixed, they will look foolish. No, I don't think it's okay. No one has the right to label others or tell others what they should identify as. It's the individual's decision. I also don't think that there is anything wrong with saying your mixed race, but people are curious, so they will ask what their racial mixture is. I have a nephew and nieces who are mixed race (Ethiopian/Indian) and when I go out with them, to the park, etc., people ask about their ancestry. I always say their half Ethiopian and Indian and they say the same if they are directly asked. It's important to my family and I that they identify as both because it shows pride in their heritage. If they chose to only identify as one race or neither, it's their decision. I would be a little upset by it, but I would eventually accept it. In my previous post, I was trying to explain why some AAs might still use the ODR, it doesn't mean I agree with it .
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