Why I hope my mixed-race son doesn't stay 'white'

Interesting perspective....

http://m.today.com/parents/why-i-ho...12566691349&cid=sm_fb_adobe_20141120_35974687

 

Obviously one of those couples who don't live in a very racially diverse area, especially where there are other interracial couples/families.

 

Wow. That's my son Noah's story to a tee

 

Yes this is Ches, Think I've told the board I adopted my wife's bi-racial kids, she chose white on birth certificate ( which is fine btw) but ESP son I did raise him to know his ass is 1/2 black and that is a dangerous thing in this country, he is 18 now raised him in suburbia doesn't know the "black experience" but when the day comes society reminds him he should be prepared to deal with
Oops forgot to say white people for the most part has no idea he is bi-racial blue eyes and all, daughter no denying she is lol

 

Its tuff for the parents knowing what the world going to do

 

My friends son is like that. She even did a paternity test because the father thought no way was that his son. Blond/light brown hair, blue eyes and a typical surfer skin tone. It'll work to his advantage as he gets older no doubt.

 

Free816,I remember reading a article written by a White Father of doing "The Talk" to his adopted Black son.

 

Sounds like Kendra's kid

He definitely has that future surfer dude look lol

 

Like Gabrielle Reese who passed big time for White.

 

It sucks that society puts its hangups about group identification on the shoulders of its children.

 

It's because we are at the mercy of the ignorant. Those fools kill

 

Its not just society...the census bureau is struggling to identify race in America as well...if the lines become blurred enough it could eventually be just gender and age...

 

Seems like society is ruled by the lowest common denominator.

 

Exactly! And I seriously don't know how we can change that. Hopefully technology will come up with a way that doesn't enslave us all in order to keep the peace.

 

It IS sad that the world forces our beautiful children with subjectifying and instilling the need to identify or claim one particular ethnic race, based on the color of their skin or eyes, or the texture of their hair. Kids identify differences in appearance at early ages and instead of learning and appreciating those differences, the world segregates us. Very sad.

 

In response to TDK's earlier comment, I wonder if we are indeed ever going to get past this as a society. You're so right, Cherok33 - children are the future and should not have to be burdened with the neuroses of their parents.

 

It's funny if you had asked me when I was younger if we made progress I would say yes but sometimes I wonder. Shit seems more divided than ever. Maybe I was really naive but the writing is on the wall and seems like we're headed for segregation again but this time it will be voluntary.

 

My input

I recently (like literally 3 months ago) found out that my great grandfather on my fathers side was lily white. My grandmother had fair-ish skin, but I thought that was the ole 'black people can produce all the shades in kids' trick. I used to see a few pics of a tall white guy in her home but NO ONE ever talked about him or you know, claimed him as a gotdamn relative, so i never paid it any mind.

I never, ever considered myself mixed because I don't possess features associated with black/white kids. Internally, all that I have accepted was anything associated with being black, because of the struggle that I am a part of whether I like it or not. I've also taken some shots against mixed guys who really do look white, but...you know...when you shake that damn family tree you never know who's going to fall out.

So yeah long story short, this whole white/black thing is a farce considering how many people like me actually have mixed lineage and don't even know about it.

Unless of course you stop being mixed after a certain amount of generations.........

 

@petty exactly. You never know whats in your family tree....

 

It's also hard to you know, want to claim that part of me because SOCIETY never viewed me as mixed race/part white. To many, if ur not 'full white' or fucking look it, u have no right to claim 'whiteness' whatsoever

Ur just another n-bomb on the plantation