Comments on: The Obama biracial question

By: LovingWhoIAm

LovingWhoIAm — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:05:31 +0000

I feel as you do sinyha. I am also black and white (also have some touches of indian heritage as well). It was very difficult at times. I am thankful both of my parents paved the way to me understanding and excepting that people to this day do not except inter racial marriages. I sometimes wondered what my friends thought of me and if they really excepted the fact that im biracial. (that turned out ok until i got into high school) then the drama started. Some of the gurls hated me because of my looks and my hair and others did not like that that I did not let their prejudice remarks affect me. I continued to stay true to who I am as a Biracial women and will not deny either part of me. I think its beautiful to be me because id rather know you as a human being and not as a color. I will say this before I end my statement, that I had more trouble with my fathers side of the family (he is black and indian) they were not as of excepting as my mothers side of the family were ( she is white and indian). Id hope that everyone could see the world as I do with an open mind. Only then can they see they true beauty and feel the happiness that everyone no matter what heritage will come together as a whole

By: sinyha

sinyha — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:31:57 +0000

AS A CHILD OF MIXED RACE I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO STRUGGLE WITH RACIAL IDENITY… I AM HALF BLACK AND HALF WHITE… LIFE HAS NEVER BEEN EASY BECAUSE BOTH RACES DESCRIMINTE AGAINST THE MIXED RACE… LIKE YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER… BUT TO CHOOSE ONE DENIES WHAT I AM ENTIRELY… SO I’VE ALWAYS CLAIMED BOTH… AND I MADE SURE TO STRESS IT TO ALL WHO KNOW ME… AS SAID IN THE BIRACIAL EXPERIENCE I TOO HAVE MARKED TEST AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS AS BOTH… AND WHEN ASKED “WICH ARE YOU MORE OF?” I’D REPLY NEITHER.
OBAMA IS A REPRESENTATION OF MIXED AMERICA THE MINORITY IS NOW BECOMING THE MAJORITY.

By: pageslap

pageslap — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:05:02 +0000

Obama is the great TAUPE HOPE!
http://pageslap.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/obama-hope-poster-taupe.jpg

By: chris nelson

chris nelson — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:28:17 +0000

That’s a point I never would have considered, but an excellent one. Have you read any studies to that effect before? I think most people interpret race to be purely biological – DNA-related characteristics that we cannot escape.

By: CleftClips

CleftClips — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:14:15 +0000

Interesting post, but be careful with your own contributions to problematic discussions. “Biologically, White parent + Black parent = Biracial.” Race is a social construct and not biological. Biological traits certainly line up with the social constructs of race, but the two shouldn’t be confused. A cultural and social discussion of this issue is worthwhile. Thanks.