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Topic: Mixed Terms,,,
wux Joined Wed 07/29/09 Posts: 7426	Sat 10/13/12 05:00 AM Edited by wux on Sat 10/13/12 05:08 AM
I'd check "other race" and put down "mole-porcupine-albatross mix" or "threadjojoganian" and if they come to arrest me that I made a false or misleading statement, I say they made a false and misleading statement by putting this questionnaire on the application and/or census and/or voting card.

wux Joined Wed 07/29/09 Posts: 7426	Sat 10/13/12 05:06 AM
There are only two races: 1)The one you strive to win while running and the human race. Therefore, a racist doesn't truly exist. Such are simply hatemongers and possibly segregationists, but not necessarily evolutionists though that could be a fitting term. I'm just saying. About twenty years ago I got fed up with the corporate environment, the office slaughterhouse (backstabbing), and therefore, since I had neither a mortgage nor a family, I quite the rat-race, and joined the human race. Now I am one of the last in the last or second-last pack in the elongated field of runners in the race, and I am huffing and puffing, coz I'm 80 lbs overweight, but I run in the race happily and last, because I am a nice guy and therefore I am lonely too, I'll never get laid again as long as I live, heck, huff-huff, f this sh. I wish the creator would already pluck me out of this sticky, gravity-permeated world. Stop the world, I want to get off. Beam me up, Scotty, my ego is too big for this down here world.

Ras427 Joined Wed 08/08/12 Posts: 1516	Sat 10/13/12 07:49 AM
There's positive and negative in all racial descriptions. But its only really Americans who avoid the word black. And I never understand either why Americans call mixed race people black, that confuses British people. One white Parent? Not black! Mixed race! Maybe it's a British thing but were kind of "state the obvious" mixed race doesnt truly group a common ancestry, that is why we dont use it as a racial distinction 'mixed' could imply african and irish, or mexican and indian, or indian and irish, or any number of combinations, many which have no common ancestry most americans , to be truthful have a 'mixed' heritage, but we associate by the heritage that we MOST connect with I also have scot(white) and west indian ancestry far back , for instance, but noone who saw me commit a crime would ever describe me as white or west indian, they would say it was a black woman its not as obvious to most black folks what 'black ' is, because we have so much variance in our appearance, because of the historically FORCED mixing many of our ancestors were subjected to so, the 'obvious' than becomes subjective based upon a persons experience,,,to me it is 'obvious' that mariah carey is black,,not because she has no white ancestry, but because I see more african than white in her when I look at her (Except her skin tone) and because I see features in her that I see in many of my own 'black' family members ,,,basically, race is largely PRESUMED by the observer based on asthetics, and different people have different experiences that ause them to categorize certain asthetics as 'black' and not others and those who fit neither category can neatly fit in a 'mixed' box but most , can fit people into one of the boxes offered,,, U and most are probably going to have a category they MOST associate with based upon their life experiences and treatment by others,,, But just because one culture deems that you should class yourself as "one thing" based on what you most relate to doesn't mean it is right. My two children are both mixed race. If they called themselves white OR black I would be extremely offended as they are ignoring part of their heritage. When I look at you I do not see an African Americanas you do not display the same physical appearance of Africans. Your facial features are different and your skin tone is lighter. You would not "look like a local" in Africa and so how can you most relate to an African American culture? If you have more than one ethnic heritage then ignoring some and putting yourself in one catatory is ignorant and what breeds racism. I myself am Irish Spanish and English. I do not describe myself as only one, I Proudly include all my cultures. I would expect my children tO do the same. I dont berate anyones right to call themself whatever they wish,,,although I could call myself WHITE all day long and just be laughed at regardless of whether there are any white ancestors in my bloodline,,its a personal choice as to what africans look like, that is a common mistake of westerners to put such a small box of asthetics together to fit that definition in fact AFRICA is a continent, rather large, with a rather large and diverse combination of asthetic features existent upon it this woman is african (nigerian) this woman is african (kenyan) this woman is african (malian) and these the common misperception is that africans features are limited to features consisting of thick lips, broad nose , and dark skin when the continent , in reality, wasnt restricted to such a short list of features at all being from an african american family with diverse tones and features, perhaps I have more insight into that fact,,,but in the end, its not a major issue unless or until I commit some crime, or apply to a job, or walk into a store, where someone observing me decides I am 'black'

Ras427 Joined Wed 08/08/12 Posts: 1516	Sat 10/13/12 07:52 AM
Wow!!^^^

wux Joined Wed 07/29/09 Posts: 7426	Sat 10/13/12 03:40 PM
The words Caucasian, Mongoloid and Negro denote race. Maybe would be better worded like: The words Caucasian, Mongoloid and Negro detonate race.