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i'm latino/hispanic, we latinos have been multi racial for a long time, being multi racial is nothing new. .
@naturallycurlynicole4419
4 жыл бұрын
Trueee I'm Salvadoran and we are very multi racial ( native, white, black)
@lisacox3750
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, anyone who knows history knows many Europeans colonized Africa, the Middle East, and South America. That’s where multiracial people come from...colonization. It’s been going on since the beginning of time. People conquer the lands of others and mate with the locals.
@Carmen-qe5nn
4 жыл бұрын
Ok yea we are all mixed but this is talking about like people over 10%
@enop2001
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that’s true but often times with Latinos their mixed backgrounds come from way back when. Also, they grew up in a sovereign country and they have acquired a national identity. I am mixed, but I don’t really think of myself as mixed because I have a strong sense of national identity. These people were born in the U.S. and have to struggle with two different cultures. In contrast, most Latinos know they’re mixed but have lost that connection with their ancestors.
@tristenatro2045
4 жыл бұрын
KZread biggest TROLL but you could say literally anyone is biracial because no one is just one race. This is like over 30 percent
I'm Bi-racial, and the sad thing I found out from when I grew up, I asked myself, "why is this an important subject?" When your a mixed race, you might find out that you don't need to be like one or the other because its hard to fit in at times. You just need to act yourself.
@kvwowlin9388
4 жыл бұрын
That hit different I also had the same questions growing up
@ericahunter3893
4 жыл бұрын
you're cancer, mixing is cancer
@nath9015
4 жыл бұрын
@@ericahunter3893 no your cancer
@ericahunter3893
4 жыл бұрын
@@nath9015 white resistance mixing are garbabe
@shrithanosmaharaj8679
3 жыл бұрын
@@ericahunter3893 seeth looser
Harry Potter was mixed. He's only half wizard
@sephiroth925ify
6 жыл бұрын
Finaly He was Jew LoL
@PrinceSwaggy
6 жыл бұрын
Randy Hendrix HEHEHEHEHE
@tsavoli5825
6 жыл бұрын
I laughed
@dakotachenoa474
5 жыл бұрын
lmaooo
@mannemarco333
4 жыл бұрын
You’re a wizard, Randy
I'm mixed and fully embrace every ethnicity flowing through my veins
@ericahunter3893
4 жыл бұрын
you're nothing
@Angell_Lee
4 жыл бұрын
@@ericahunter3893 The way we see others are a reflection of our souls. Let that sink in.
@dearamitdubey
3 жыл бұрын
You means veins??
@mcgde0
3 жыл бұрын
Amit Dubey yeah the autocorrect on my phone 📱
@mcgde0
3 жыл бұрын
Peter Kazavis yes I do
YASS this gives me so much life to finally see us mixed people be recognized and viewed as what they are, valid.
I love being bi racial idk what the problem is, everyone needs to get over it. there's so many other things to worry about in life. I don't care what people think of me to be honest.
@rayjones31692
8 жыл бұрын
Race War
@MultiSmartass1
8 жыл бұрын
+MiMi Davis Neither do I to be honest.I m not terribly interested in other people's opinions on the subject anyway.
@postpunklover6711
8 жыл бұрын
+MiMi Davis You're a lovely looking lady and yeah, this was a non-issue of a news story. Strange that KZread suggests a lot that none of us immediately care about these days since the Google+ take over. But yeah I feel that no one land is "anymore racist then the next" and that people should just go on & live their lives, regardless.
@MB-nomada
6 жыл бұрын
Shamise W exactly u right
@richardmcguinness6359
6 жыл бұрын
rayjones31692 .....That's the last thing anybody needs.
Mixed race and happy to be
@justaunpopulargirl8463
4 жыл бұрын
@mattroski007 liar
@TheAaronChand
4 жыл бұрын
@Thomas J tell that to Richard And Mildred Loving in the 60s the famous Loving vrs Virginia case.
@notreallynylkoorb
4 жыл бұрын
@DinkleDigeroo what? Mixed is not fully white or fully black. Mixed can be anything, for example im black white asian and italian .
I stick with my own mix people, it's less complicated and a mix person can understand the prejudice we go through plus I think mix people are beautiful.
My wife is Latina (mostly native south American), and we have three children. We never put it in their minds that daddy was one race and mommy was another. They just know that Dad's family was Irish and speak English, and Mom's family is Colombian and speak mostly Spanish. It was never, "Dad's white and Mom's Hispanic" as if we were two different species. I think that this approach was beneficial to them. They don't feel conflicted, and they don't feel as if they are "different". Each one of our children identifies him/herself through what he/she is as an individual (their likes, dislikes and achievements), not through what races their mom and dad are.
@sugarcane560
9 жыл бұрын
Finally someone with common sense. One of the best comments I've read in youtube! Congrats ! Best wishes to you and your beautiful family!
@lizetrocha
9 жыл бұрын
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@TracyDomenica
7 жыл бұрын
You should be ashamed.
@SP-rk9ht
7 жыл бұрын
This worked for you, but it doesn't work for everyone. A lot of mixed people feel like they don't fit in either category and therefore struggle not being able to feel like they belong. This is why these conversations are important.
@geraldobrien7323
7 жыл бұрын
Sandra Prusaka All I can say is that perception is not reality, and lots of times a child's warped perception comes from the parents. I'm not against talking about the reality of race in this country, but too often children don't go out and try to achieve their very best because well meaning parents have drilled it in their minds that they're going to be rejected just because of their race.
I wish I could shield my multiracial son from the negativity associated with this issue. I will pray for the individuals that really appeal to segregationists views. They are the ones who were hurt by this same evil and as a result has adopted an ethnocentric view of the world. Our VLOG exist because we know our lives can serve as an example for millions around the world. Our prayers, The Bailey Family "Living Life Daily"
We are all beautiful people..
@ironstarofmordian7098
5 жыл бұрын
Hello Patsey no. We are all JUST people.
America's the type of place where if you are even partyly black you are considered black. I myself was raised by my white mother and i think it would seem a little disrespectful for me to say i am black or to even say that i am white. I am both so more people should be proud and aknowledge both sides of themselves regardless what those are.
Oh, I love the man with the curls on his hair
Concept "race" belongs to medieval thinking and should be forgotten nowadays.
@OnTreader
9 жыл бұрын
Voitto Kotiaho and we should all speak the same language and use the same money, correct?
@66Flux
9 жыл бұрын
OnTreader The fact that there are several languages and several currencies has, in my opinion, nothing to do with this race issue. The concept race has caused enough oppression and hate in the world. There is no biological reason for concept "race", thus it should be forgotten. Such thinking that "races shouldn't be mixed" or something, is from the middle ages.
@OnTreader
9 жыл бұрын
Voitto Kotiaho i don't think you really care about oppression or hatred, because language, currency, culture, and everything else that makes one people different from another people causes it just the same. why does there have to be biological reasons for race? there ARE, but why would it matter? correct me if i'm wrong, but there are absolutely no biological reasons for humanity to have more than one language. if you're so determined for every human being to be the same, why stop at race? the "races shouldn't be mixed" thought is from a LOT earlier than the middle ages, mate, and it still persists today (just like plenty of other thoughts) so what relevance does that have, besides that it's been able to persist through countless generations and is only JUST getting snagged? you're so obsessed with progress that you regard everything from the past as bad and anything new as good?
@66Flux
9 жыл бұрын
OnTreader So what? Oppression and hatred are caused by concept r despite these things are caused by other issues too. If there were biological reasons for concept r, I couldn't say that this concept should be forgotten. I know there are average differences between humans living in the other parts of the world, but are there unambiguous biological reasons for concept r? I'm not determined for every human being to be the same. I'm determined that no human being shouldn't oppress other human being. And I have nothing against an idea that all the humens would speak the same language. But that's not the issue here. "the "races shouldn't be mixed" thought is from a LOT earlier than the middle ages" I know, so what? "and it still persists today" Yes, and that's the problem. Has there been a single moment in human history when using concept race has caused love, friendship and kindness among human beings? Seriously, it is only a short ago when people were oppressed by state using this concept. It would be ok to me if different skin colors or different facial features were regarded as the same as there are different hair colors or eye colors. Or different blood types.
@OnTreader
9 жыл бұрын
Voitto Kotiaho "If there were biological reasons for concept r, I couldn't say that this concept should be forgotten." why? why's the biological aspect more important than the social one? different races exist in the first place because earlier humans made their home in all kinds of different environments, right? and generation after generation they each became more and more adapted to their respective environments, yes? the reason it's still valued and SHOULD still be valued today, is that none of our ancestors had television, internet, etc to connect them with the rest of humanity: they developed distinct culture, as distinct as their race. the two things are parallel, you see? they will always correlate. if you force two cultures to mix, they will destroy each other and blend into one. if you force two races to mix, they will destroy each other and blend into one. you end up with one race which reflects one culture. this happens right in front of all you virtuous people and you call it "equality" while one percent of you owns fifty percent of the world's money. "Has there been a single moment in human history when using concept race has caused love, friendship and kindness among human beings? Seriously, it is only a short ago when people were oppressed by state using this concept." EVERY moment in human history you can see race inspiring love, friendship, and kindness. it's human nature, but you refuse to see it because you insist that race is meaningless. it was only a short time ago when those people being oppressed by the state were banding together and fighting for the welfare of their people.
Wow 14 years ago and we’re still having these convos! I think that’s a good thing for people to have these conversations
I like being by racial, it has opened me up to more culture and helps me identify about different things with both my mom and dad. native american, black, white
@gertienelson295
9 жыл бұрын
WE are all mixed race thats my belief but the newest generation must find there identity we others found it a long time ago
@9175rock
5 жыл бұрын
Smh
Just love the children and teach them to be proud of all their heritages. Children love and protection more than anything. There is only one race human race with plenty different skin shades, eye shades, hair textures; but other than that we are all God's Children.
@aratsass1
7 жыл бұрын
VAMPIRELIBBY HODGES exactly!!
@kaia6278
6 жыл бұрын
In your mind
@The_Best_Copper_Salesman
5 жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/qYaHrchyf8m8pZc.html Race mixed people look like mutants.
Being biracial myself, I find it incredible to embody this fascinating experience that other people find "disturbing" and "revolting". But I think the real interesting story is what happens when a mixed child or person blends to represent families of drastically different ethnic cultures, languages, religions - when ethnocentricity goes international. Kudos to Faisal for mentioning that!
I am Korean, Scots-Irish, English and German. I got the hybrid look, one day I look more Asian, other day I look more white. I identify myself as Multiracial-American.
I am biracial...half black and half white. I am not one or the other, I am both! I'm happy being mixed and proud of it!!! Best of both worlds 😃😃❤❤
In a few centuries... being from a "pure" race will be extremly rare
@Kelvincarson
8 жыл бұрын
+Bobbius Shadow Exactly!
@mateosanfitz9625
7 жыл бұрын
and the world will still be spinning.
@keyezerk2235
6 жыл бұрын
This makes me sad. The fact that people are pushing for race mixing is utterly disgusting
@zgarner2
6 жыл бұрын
Is it crazy to think that the world could one day forget about racism and would only recognize themselves as the human race and possibly be more united? That doesn't sound like such a scary future to me.
@sarahg6248
6 жыл бұрын
I don't think there is such a thing as "pure" race even now Bobbius. If people did a DNA test they would know. I don't think the fact that there are different races is a bad thing though, it makes the world more interesting.
My name is Synthia and I'm African American, Caucasian, and Native American
@reggied1676
4 жыл бұрын
@shyvixx100 Looks can be deceiving
My dad is black, white, Hispanic and NA mixed. My mom is black and NA mixed. I have wavy/curly/straight hair and grayish brown eyes that change colors. My daughter is darker than me with wavy and silky hair. I'm classified as multiracial and my kid...they just don't know lol
LOVE THIS!!!
I've been at school for the last three to four months :) Learning is much more important than internet conversations during the school year.
Being a Mix Person is a Good thing , i Love being Mix !
@celestial_s
2 жыл бұрын
No it's not
@curlyfries2956
2 жыл бұрын
@@celestial_s whats ur problem?
I am german, irish, welsh, dutch, Italian, French, English, Norwegian, native American, and for some annoying reason I look like an Egyptian.
@amv062184
7 жыл бұрын
Samhosh Vader why are you asking me permission to hate indians?
@Samuel115s
7 жыл бұрын
no. that's very racist.
@amv062184
7 жыл бұрын
Samuel115s its garbage to want to oppress his free speech, you have no right to dictate what others can or cannot say, just because you think that it is morally wrong, so get off your high horse, and gtfo.
@amv062184
7 жыл бұрын
Samuel115s hahaha touche
@Asvpsupreme
7 жыл бұрын
+Samuel115s Indian is not a race so how is it racist. It's just prejudice to other nationalities
i can relate to a lot of this. i think its true that we try to identify more with the race we look like most. i think it switches depending on where we are who we identify with. that kid's curly golden hair was gorgeous btw.
I'm half white, half black and I'm pretty sure a lot of people think I'm Hispanic. There's not really any such thing as race, just people who look different and have different cultures. People (specifically americans) usually think too hard sometimes when it comes to race.
I am biracial and proud! I get mistaken for Italian more than anything!The other races I get mistaken for are half white and half mexican,half Spanish and half White, Native American, half White and Half Native America. Once I was mistaken for Hawaiian and Korean. I was a military brat and military wife, when I lived in Greece people thought I was Greek,when I lived in the Azores people thought I was Portuguese.I lived in Australia for two years and the Aborigine people would stare at me alot and in some parts of California the Indian people from India would stare at me hard. I figured they were staring to try to figure out what race I was. When I lived down south a lot of the older people knew I was a black and white mix,but there was a lot of people down south that didn't know what race I was. I remember them putting white on my school forms and I would laugh to myself.
very good topic
Who cares about the race, it's all about the CHARACTER, I judge people on their CHARACTER..
I 'm a white woman, but it's so beautiful see a mix couple, I feel happy finally the world comes to its sense
@dungeonsdragons1900
6 жыл бұрын
Let's say you have black kids and you want to date white guys again. I am curious if any white men are going to want a woman with mixed kids. I now a girl that made that mistake she has 3 mixed black kids the only white guy that would date her is 500lbs she screwed herself bad
@sarahg6248
6 жыл бұрын
Nothing either awful nor beautiful, nor wrong or right, about it anymore than any other couples. And it has nothing to do with "coming to our senses" either (its "nonsense" to be a same race couple now?). Its simply beautiful to see 2 people who love each other, whether they are different races or not. P.S. We are all more or less mixed race.
@gelbsucht947
6 жыл бұрын
June Renolt hey, calm down, he’s only talking about one girl he knows. Any woman who has got kids in tow is going to be less attractive to a guy who is umemcumbered by kids. It’s just a fact.
@mangaman6833
5 жыл бұрын
Race pride never. Race mixing forever.
I’m light skinned and I’m not mixed race, what I wish people stop doing is pushing me to identify as mixed when I have two black parents, not everyone who is lighter skinned is mixed. They need to do this on light skinned people who are not mixed race bc we need support and love too!
@gratefuldead3750
Жыл бұрын
Than you are a north african type or brazilian that are mixe for generations.
@Glad2BGolden
7 ай бұрын
It’s possible you are an MGM. Multi Generational Mixed. I’m MGM. Mixed race Ancestors on both sides of my parents either married other mixed people, white or Black people. There are high content individuals with 80%-95% Black & still light skinned.
It feels so dang on good to see something like this.
i like what you have shared
I am proud to be mixed. My mom is half chinese half white, black, middle eastern mix and my dad is black, white and south american native mix. Many of my friends, where I'm from, are mixed (black white, white asian), so this is familiar to us. Of course, sometimes you experience difficulties because of it, but it's great to see other young mixed people bringing it out into the open properly.
Loving his curls
I’m half Hispanic (from Mexico), and, if it wasn’t for my last name and family traditions, nobody would guess that I’m anything other than white. It can be frustrating sometimes because people say that I can’t say I’m half Mexican since I don’t express many Hispanic traits. I have dark hair and dark eyes with olive skin, but most people just think I’m a tan white guy.
@Matt-kr9bo
6 жыл бұрын
I just want to say before starting this that I’m not angry or anything, just explaining. I know that sometimes tones can be misconstrued over the internet. I’m not looking for an argument or anything. I understand the diversity of Mexico, but I have Native Mexican genetics. A lot of my family members look much darker than I do. I just took after my mother. I was raised in an Anglo and Hispanic household, so I know all about the racial classifications and how Mexicans are extremely genetically diverse. It’s just easier to classify my British half as white and my Mexican half as Mexican or Hispanic. After a while, it gets annoying having to explain this technicality to people because it’s usually implied that I’m separating ethnic backgrounds and not proper race, so I just say Hispanic and white. My dad’s side of the family is pretty dark though, so I was just saying that it’s frustrating when people tell me that I’m not really Mexican or that I have to choose a side. I like having both cultures as part of my life. When the general American thinks of a Mexican though, they usually picture a stereotypical Hispanic person rather than someone who is lighter skinned like me. And the term isn’t used to separate south and North America btw. I mean, Mexico isn’t even in South America and they are definitely Hispanic. The term is used to describe people of Spanish origin. People from Spain are also considered Hispanic. The term has nothing to do with geography. Spain just happened to colonize Mexico, Central America, and South America. The boundary is due to cultural differences, not just separating the United States and Canada from everything else. I probably do have more European blood, but my problem isn’t with the percentage of European genetics to Native genetics. My problem is with people who can’t recognize that just because someone doesn’t look like a stereotypical Mexican, that doesn’t mean that they don’t have a right to celebrate their Hispanic traditions. Reminder... not mad, just responding. 😁
This is waaay to short a conversation it's like not having enough food on the table for the guests to eat!
"No other country on earth is that possible???" People / Families in Canada, England, numerous colonised countries share this story as well. This is not new or different but I'm glad that the U.S. finally had a president that could relate.
Btw, I am getting my information from a textbook called "The Essential World History," I'm not making it up or finding it online somewhere.
My mums Greek born in Greece and moved to Australia and my dads Samoan born in New Zealand moved to Australia. I identify Greek Samoan Australian but because I have fair skin I’m constantly being told what race I am. And being told because I’m Greek I can’t be Samoan and vice versa. I even had my dads, sisters, daughter tell me she’s not my cousin because I’m white. It’s so annoying. Honestly hate being mixed because of the lack of understanding from other people
omg same here my dad's Jamaican and my moms Chinese :)
I really like this video
I'm mixed also, I am mixed with almost every race lol.
I love mixed children so much. They look so smart and beautiful especialy their curly hair. Time past so quickly and change many things in the world so we should accept or welcome the amazing humans.love you guys.
Ultimately in life, it doesn't matter what you are, but what you do.
It's so odd that Americans find this issues "new" or "complicated" when there is a whole continent (Latin America) and billions of people who are, like me, mixed raced. Are you frigging kidding me?
@ironlung9189
5 жыл бұрын
They dont use American race labels in latin America, Americans are the ones who want to call everyone "black or white" You Americans are very racist black Americans included.
@spartanx9293
4 жыл бұрын
We don't find it complicated the our media does most people don't care I'm mixed and i just see myself as american
@spartanx9293
4 жыл бұрын
@ReturnoftheBrotha there are white people there
@ironlung9189
4 жыл бұрын
I didn't say Latin America has no "bigots", I said they have a better understanding that some people are mixed, like in Mexico where 60% of the population self identifies as "Mestizo".
My mom is Black and my dad is Mixed - African American, Nigerian, Russian and Native American.
Being biracial/bicultural gives me a broader perspective as I grew up living in The USA and Germany and love that, also it makes me more open minded towards other cultures of people when making friends. I love that I can easily travel in Germany and have connections there as a multinational. 🇩🇪 🇺🇸
@linselmitchell7046
Жыл бұрын
They have a black German organization in the US! They are descendant from brown babies!
Growing up I always dealt with issue when it came down to my race it's like I was always judged and stood out from the black kids that I went to school with since I'm multiracial. I'm mixed with African American, Choctaw, French, and Mexican. But I have a caramel skin complexion and everytime I'm outside or at school I always get asked am I mixed because I guess I don't show enough black features or look black enough and for a long time I felt out of place with my classmates that we're black and I always said that I'm black since I felt that I did look black and it recently took for my mother to sit down with me and have a talk with me about my race and identity for me to finally say yes I'm mixed and I can't really be put in one box and just because I'm mixed I'm still like other black people in some way.
@juanzavala9023
Жыл бұрын
Just say u Mexican, we mixed asf. Learn Spanish and well claim u LMAO
I struggle with how I identify in a way that best represents my experience. I am Black and Carib Indian and because I look mostly black I dentify mostly with that side and feel this overwhelming pressure to hide my other side/pretend it doesn't exist for fear of being accused of exaggerating or being anti-black all while still hearing from the same community that (due to my hair texture) because I am not FULLY black that I am not black enough or a real black person. I have looked countlessly for people in a similar space who feel the same as me. It feels like it doesn't exist. I feel like I can't identify with the mixed race/ multi-racial community because I have dark skin and I am not white presenting because this is the media's main portrayal of what being of mixed origin is. It's very lonely and frustrating.
@whatsonhermind1768
Жыл бұрын
Good point
@gratefuldead3750
Жыл бұрын
There are much darker indians in Tamil nadu or kerala
@Africa1000
10 ай бұрын
How are you mixed with Carib Indian "?
@grazzygirl5
10 ай бұрын
@@Africa1000both my paternal grandmother and my maternal great grandmother were Caribs from the Kalinago tribe.
@Africa1000
10 ай бұрын
@@grazzygirl5 So they were mixed. Kalinago are a mix of African and indigenous Caribbean Indian, not "Carib Indian". You look mostly black because you ARE mostly black.
I think it's lovely that so many people are mixed. It really colours the world even more, and it's beautiful. My friend is mixed black & puetro rican, and it really doesn't effect her at all. It depends on where you grow up, I suppose. I grew up around hispanics, blacks and whites, and I always see mixing. So. It's beautiful :)
Doing good adds meaning to life.
as someone who is multi-racial, I think we (multi-racial peoples) have an advantagesover others who are not. We have been aware and thought deeply about who we are and where we come from since we could see that not everyone around us (parents included) look like we do. If one acknowledges all sides of one's origins and history then we are less likely to get bogged down in black-white arguments.
very cool.
I'm west cameroon/Congo, malian, Ghanaian, Native american, Spanish, Italian/Greek, Polynesian, West european, West and east Asian, according to AncestryDNA
#"Pressure", from everywhere...
The mixed guy with the sandy blonde afro is cute!
Just had my Ancestry DNA come in...I'm part of 22+ countries. Multiracial to the max.
the worst feeling is when your half white and someone says "omg i thought you were white!" or "lol you could pass as white" like um ok thanks for your input
The US is just going through what Brazil went some time ago...
I'm English, German, Russian, Dutch, Polish, Guyanese and Saudi.
Was that Ryan o'Reilly from OZ in that commercial?
I say be proud of who you are
@Blazeofdoom I am mixed too and I have no issues what soever fitting in with ANYTHING. I like a variety of things and I look mixed. Its not an issue at all.
Entering into a mixed relationship is still dangerous to friendships and family relationships in the US. I was engaged to a mixed lady (it did NOT end due to these issues; I had/have some severe mental health issues to this day that are terminal), and I was seen as a race traitor by many. And this was 2015.
@azzurracupini6441
2 жыл бұрын
I Am with You Dear🥺😔💖💗💖!!!!
"No other country on earth" except Brazil, maybe? These people on the video look so ..."brazilian"
@thandisilec835
3 жыл бұрын
even South Africa...he looks like many SAns of mixed race heritage
I'm Brazilian and I'm multi-racial. I used to live in Montreal and there most white people I talked to told me that I look like an arab (from my perspective, it's the other way around - arabs look like Brazilians, even though our cultures are very different). In Toronto, where I live now, nobody has ever said to me that I look arab. They tell me I'm latino right away (which I'm alright with since Brazil is in Latin America). Arabs complain that people think they're latinos in Toronto.
philp I lov ur hair
The question of who we are transcends scientific explanation, though science is deeply involved in answering this question, ultimately the answer lies within each individual and how he/she view themselves in society.
I’am %25 black and 75% filipino, I seen it all been through it all, for 45 years been dealing with it, I’am myself , and only open to folks that see me as a person, Just gotta be me, if they got a problem of how I look, fear of my different my eyes are or hair, thats fine, my father had a talk with me about this when I was 13 said son, some people are gonna you hard time because your different,- now I know what he meant,
Look at it this way You're able to enjoy Tacos,fried checking, Steaks,spagetty,ect....
Philip Handy sounds EXACTLY like Daniel Wu.
I'm African American, Caucasian (dutch), and Native American and i think we all should come together and get to know each other
Would I be two or more races ?if I’m Haitian and American my dads Cuban Haitian my moms full black American or should I just put black it’s become kind of confusing to me some times when i see hispanic or Latino and I’m like Haitians Latino but not hispanic like Brazilians or Philippinos irk ive been putting black based off what I look like
Alex Lee is so good looking!
@thanhho4943
6 жыл бұрын
Really handsome man
Everyone are beautiful and we are all human
My future baby will be French and Spanish and I am glad he/she will community support.
@advinticus
4 жыл бұрын
I'm having scotidh half Spanish people unfortunately cannot notice I'm spanish
I’m mixed with black and white, and I feel to black for my white side and to white for my black side
OMG that Phillip Andy guy is gorgeous 😍
+memnom very true. Me being multiracial with south american native, north African, middle Eastern, and Portugal European, I just identify as black but people keep telling me I'm not. A lot of black people I know. it really is sad
@sarahg6248
6 жыл бұрын
Sometimes people can be racist without meaning to be. I'm Native American/white, and the other day I was arguing with a black guy, and he called me some insulting name I can't remember (which means you're not 100% Native American, but you're using the same financial benefits as 100% Native Americans), and I told him I didn't (use benefits), and then he called me a white supremacist and white devil instead (I think he meant to be racist though lol).
@viciouzvalentine4993
5 жыл бұрын
I identify as black and have had black people tell me Im not based on my features. My grandmother told me "You think your black but your not". White people see me as black or mixed race and think nothing of it. Its all so lame. I never considered my self mixed until black people made me realize I was. Im proud of the way I look and who I am so I just create my own lane- I take the aspects I admire about my different ancestors and mix and match them - be something unique and proud.
@MixedWhisper1977
5 жыл бұрын
If that's you in the picture you look just black
@jacquelinegreen7806
4 жыл бұрын
@ReturnoftheBrotha You're insane. I am mixed (very clearly) and I am not envious of either side. It sucks that I dont have a community and I've faced a lot of hate from every race (a lot of black women have said cruel things to me but it may just be where I live). And a lot of mixed people go through the same thing. It's sort of a given that people of color will face hate from white people but they are simply acknowledging it comes from black people too, not hating. Mixed people are essentially their own people and on their own (we might as well make our own community)
The curly guy is giving me the business
I get along with my mother but my father got more offended that I married African man and I have a mixed children.
I wanna be proud of my ancestry but can’t even know what I am
@nath9015
4 жыл бұрын
@Son of Europa dude, everyone is not 100% of something. It doesn't mean everyone is Mixed or Biracial, but it does mean that someone down the line in everyone's family is someone of a different race.
@nath9015
4 жыл бұрын
@Son of Europa no, you saying mixing is genocide is not correct because we're all humans and humans no matter the race, mix together a lot and that's why everyone is not 100% of their race. And also because every human can trace back to the first human, which is a Black woman in Africa.
My name's Tsing Von Lombuku and I identify as a coffee table
I'm the same as him. I'm the child of two mixed race people.
I'm Japanese, Russian, and Semitic.
I live in Singapore and it has NO trouble of racism.
I'm Japanese and German-American. I identify more with my Japanese roots since I was raised overseas for many years before coming to America. The term "Happa" is commonly used to describe those who are Japanese and another race. It is in fact derogatory: it's as offensive as calling Blacks the N-word. So don't use it.
damn, this is the beste reaction I've read so far!
His story is possible in many countries around the world actually
If the burden of being mixed race isn't being racially profiled by the crazy ass police departments, I'll take it
I am mixed i am Black but my hair is like wavy or mixed in my photo was straigth because it was short
mixing culture does dilute culture. it dictates how you are brought up. i am brought up predominantly cantonese because my paternal side brought me up so the thai and hainanese side is lost. i feel it is always great to have the best of all worlds. particularly if we live in a more liberal world that allows it.
when u say u have characteristics of both, do you mean you have features of both, or personality-wise? I'm just curious, cos that guy in the video said the same thing
Im black, white, Mexican, Indian, Filipino, Cuban, Native American, Italian, Greek, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Guatemalan , Puerto Rican and cookies and cream.
He asks, if you look like one race, do you identify with that race more? I think so - because people identify race visually, other people identify you as that race - it reinforces the identity and expectations of that race. So what you end up looking like kind of shapes a part of you. What do others think?
Lol you amuse me.