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If being black is soooo bad... why do people choose to identify their bi-racial kids (and themselves, when appropriate) as black. Theoretically, if the parents are one white and one black, couldn't they insist that the kid is white? Again, theoretically, wouldn't being categorized as white give them a better shot? Yet, black seems to almost always be the default choice, the article below being one example.
Bi/multi-racial people are so common, should we have that designation and distinction on government forms and in society? Carve out another distinction?
Would it make a difference in people's thoughts and mindsets?
It seems to me that society in general, possibly subconsciously though maybe not, just defaults to this... for what reason I do not know. Maybe the elderly white couple in Nebraska sees the white parent as "tainted" and defaults to what they see as the negative, while the white parent them self is fine with the scenario and doesn't view black as a negative, and maybe even views it as a positive. Just thinking out loud.
Thoughts?
Bi/multi-racial people are so common, should we have that designation and distinction on government forms and in society? Carve out another distinction?
Would it make a difference in people's thoughts and mindsets?
It seems to me that society in general, possibly subconsciously though maybe not, just defaults to this... for what reason I do not know. Maybe the elderly white couple in Nebraska sees the white parent as "tainted" and defaults to what they see as the negative, while the white parent them self is fine with the scenario and doesn't view black as a negative, and maybe even views it as a positive. Just thinking out loud.
Thoughts?
Note: This story and link is also in another thread I started a few minutes ago, but this is a different question, hence the separate thread.Mom Asks What Will Happen When Her Toddler Son Becomes a 'Grown Black Man'
https://gma.yahoo.com/mom-asks-happ...omes-grown-174139124--abc-news-lifestyle.html