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In reply to the discussion: What, or who, is Black? [View all]

JustAnotherGen

(37,860 posts)
13. Schtupping or raping?
Fri Mar 25, 2016, 08:16 AM
Mar 2016

There's a big difference.

Many black Americans with 8 'black great grandparents' have white blood.

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What, or who, is Black? [View all] TreasonousBastard Mar 2016 OP
The Dominant Culture JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #1
What race do you think Larry Wilmore is? La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #2
My mulatto Jewish Jamaican grandfather emigrated riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #6
I think Wilmore is who he wants to be... TreasonousBastard Mar 2016 #8
Nowadays, that DNA can tell you pretty much, within a fairly tight region, of where you come from. MADem Mar 2016 #19
I found this article interesting yesphan Mar 2016 #3
Differs from the US JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #4
Not just Brazil, but the Spanish conquistadors were also... TreasonousBastard Mar 2016 #10
Schtupping or raping? JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #13
Black is an imposed social identity, not a color. .. kwassa Mar 2016 #5
I've known about the "one drop rule" for years... TreasonousBastard Mar 2016 #7
Where do people make a choice? JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #9
Sometimes, you just have to make a choice... TreasonousBastard Mar 2016 #11
In my case - my choice JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #12
This is so interesting to me because I never had a choice to make Quayblue Mar 2016 #16
Compassion for her JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #17
I think it's "ethnic pride" owing to cultural touchstones. It's not foisted--it's clutched. MADem Mar 2016 #20
Yet in the Calabrese immigrant community JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #21
My Bi Racial GrandMother NOLALady Mar 2016 #14
Here is the book I was talking about. kwassa Mar 2016 #15
You might want to check out "Young Larry" and see if you can tell what race he is.... MADem Mar 2016 #18
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