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Black? What is it? (pg. 2)
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
The thing is that black people have more dominant genes than whites, so a mixed child will usually have dark curly hair, dark eyes, and dark skin.
But then again, when I was living in the US there was this one kid that went to school with me and that looked totally white to me (maybe a bit latino-ish). And then I saw his dad who was as black as a tanned african chimney cleaner. So I suppose there are some exceptions.
Ultimately I'd say that most people will consider you to be what you look like. If you're a light skinned mixed guy, people will more or less consider you white. If you're darker they'll consider you black. After all, when you see Michael Jackson, you don't say "man that's some black dude right there". |
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| George Smiley |
| I think what it is is that the reason we have black this and black that (like the Mobo awards or I dunno the greatest Black person, and no such equivelant for Whites) is because minorities tend to have to put up with from the majority (or at least historically) plus all the PC and maybe a bit of guilt thrown in for good measure. So if someone is half cast then they will also have had to put up with racist (again, or at least historically) and therefore will tend to fall into the same catagory as Black people rather than whites. Plus it is almost impossible to tell if someone is half cast and most simply look black so another reason they will come under the catagory of just black. My cousin's husband is black and they had a kid two years ago and you would never be able to tell his mother is white. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| hey what about brown ppl? |
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| squirrelly |
Interesting.
I once knew a girl who had a white mother, and a black father. Her skin was very dark. However, she only hung around white girls (weird), and when someone asked her why she never hung around any black people she calmly stated "because they all look the same, and I don't want anything to do with them. I refuse to look at that side of my family.". How strange? Not very many people spoke to her after that day, but it still amazes me that she could say that to this day.
I think people still call black/white people black simply because more often than not, their skin is still dark, not white. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| i am hispanic but my mom is brown and dad is white(both still mexican) i ended up white and the mexicans at my school thought i don't speak to them cuz i am white but i dont talk with them because they are gangbangers(some of them) and the others they really don't accept u and it takes to much in time to make friends with em cuz i am "white" |
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| Dervish |
It is a really deep thing I think. It goes down to how we pigon hole the people around up, we add labels (or symbols) to understand the world and one of thouse is "black" one is "white" when the subject is both it becomes a judgement call I think.
Personally I think the labels are pretty useless, even national labels (even though the boundry is easier to draw).
(I'd say more on this but I'm kinda drunk, you get what mean though) |
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| metalgearsolid |
| that right there was deep man |
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| Dervish |
| When I'm drunk I get paranoid people are taking the piss are you? :toothless |
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| NYCTrancefan |
| quote: | Originally posted by metalgearsolid
i am hispanic but my mom is brown and dad is white(both still mexican) i ended up white and the mexicans at my school thought i don't speak to them cuz i am white but i dont talk with them because they are gangbangers(some of them) and the others they really don't accept u and it takes to much in time to make friends with em cuz i am "white" |
There you go, I was the same in college I am black but most of my friends were white, I never hung around the black kids. Its not that I didn't like them but just didn't see too many of them into clubbing, EDM and other interests I had. Its all the personal taste of people, what appeals to you as far as a particular grouping of people, be they black or white. I knew whites I wouldn't want to hang around, and blacks as well despite the fact I am black. Its not like I could round up a group of my black friends I knew in college and say lets go to a rave in Montreal, but I could always find a bunch of white or Asian kids ready to make the road trip. That's why its better to know the person, to see if they are scum or cool.:stongue: |
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| Shakka |
| do they care if you call them brown? Have you asked them what they prefer to be called if ever it were to come up? |
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| Dervish |
Yeah ask them what they want us (normals?) to call em. ;)
:toothless
EDIT: (I know your smarter than that just the first thing that popped into my head) |
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| Dervish |
See I recon all these labels are alot of just engrained in us because the human nature to try to simplify things, put everything into boxes charterise it and rationalise it with respect to ones self even with just a quick assesment.
I.E "how much is this person like me?" even though I've only looked at them for a second |
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