Why is it such a bad thing to acknowledge being "multiracial"?

I've read from some Sodaheads that a true American cannot have any other ethnicity rather than American. Apparently since I call myself Mexican-American (parents immigrated from Mexico) I can't be a real American unless I don't call myself Mexican too, rather an American of Mexican descent. I believe people should be free to express if they are multiracial, like French American, Polish American or whatever

I totally agree with you. We are a melting pot here, and I believe it to be a beautiful thing. There is nothing wrong with being proud of your ancestry. Thanks! :)

You're welcome :)

Live your truth! Good for you.

Thanks Schjaz! I appreciate your kindness.

no problem...sending love and light.

Thank you so much! Right back at ya!

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Most of us are, just check your family trees. My daughter had the best answer, when someone would ask what she was, she replied "Human"

LOL!! That will work!! "Human" :)

My family almost blew a microchip when my chosen was not the same colour as they were...until my Mom mentioned a few branches of our tree were not as well. They shut up pretty quick after that. We are a nation of mutts, there are very few "purebreds" around. People need to get over themselves.

Amen to that! I totally agree with you!

It is a rare individual who is mono-racial these days. Some people just have a very hard time accepting the fact that racial purity is a myth.

I agree with you. It seems that more people have a hard time with it, than those who accept that fact.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. There's nothing "wrong" with acknowledging being multi-racial...however, it's tacky when people wanna read off an entire menu of items when they casually describe themselves. What your great, great grandmother was is neither here nor there. And the truth is that certain genes tend to be more physically dominant than others...

Tacky to acknowledge your heritage? And what your GGma was is neither here nor there? She help make up who we are.

Great point MissCue! Not acknowledging it seems like a person would be ashamed of who they are. And some of us do have a "menu" as ethnicity. That is nothing to be ashamed of.

Thank you! Exactly & I am very proud of every last bit of my mix! :D

Regardless of which genes dominate others, a person's DNA is never going to change. It is what it is. If a person's ethnicity is a "menu" then its a "menu". They can't change that, and we can't either. Accept people for who they are and continue to live your own life.

It's not a bad thing. The only people who perceive it as a bad thing are ignorant bigots, and there opinion is about as important as a piece of lint.

LOL

You got that right!!! lol

Never heard it was a bad thing. People just tend to categorize multiracial people into one race because they're lazy. A half-nonwhite half white person will almost always be considered nonwhite, when in fact they're neither completely white or nonwhite.

I agree with you. At the end of the day there is no disputing a person's DNA or ethnic background.

I don't think it's a bad thing.

NOTHING BAD AT ALL, ....YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! ...GREAT GRANDMA

Thanks for your kind words! I appreciate you! :)

WE HAVE TWO BI-RACIAL SONS WHO ARE ADULTS NOW. (WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE, I USED TO TELL THEM TO TELL ANYONE WHO QUESTIONED THEIR HERITAGE NEGATIVELY, "I'M BLACK AND I'M WHITE, ...AND I'M BEAUTIFUL.") LIKE YOU, GROWING UP THEY FACED MANY CHALLENGES AS WELL.... WITH POSITIVE SELF CONCEPTS, PLENTY OF ENCOURAGEMENT/LOVE AT HOME, ASSOCIATING WITH THE "RIGHT" PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE HOME, .....THEY HAVE BECOME STRONG MEN, KNOWING THAT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND EARNED RESPECT DETERMINE "WHO THEY ARE".. ANYONE WHO ATTEMPTS TO MAKE THEM FEEL LESS, IS IMMEDIATELY DISMISSED AS AN UGLY HUMAN BEING.

P.S., I MIGHT ADD THAT I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN OF MEXICAN AND EL SALVADORAN HERITAGE, AND I'LL SOON HAVE A NEW DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WHO WAS BORN IN THE PHILIPPINES... MY SISTER-IN-LAW'S PARENTS WERE BORN IN INDIAN TERRITORY (PRE-OKLAHOMA), AND A NIECE MARRIED A MAN FROM SCOTLAND RECENTLY.... SO YES HUMANS HAVE BEEN MIXING FOREVER, ...AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE BEAUTIFUL FOREVER!

I think it's because they don't realize this isAmerica, and that this country is almost completely made up of immigrants (native Americans being the only non-immigrants). Trust me, I've had my fair share of "No you aren't (insert race here)!" Most people do not believe me when I say I'm of Native American or Spanish decent. Everyone thinks I'm British because of my accent. In fact, a man said to me at a community center "Since you're a 'zebra', we can call you White or Chinese. What would you like?" I fussed at him, and threatened to report him. He shut up after that.

Oh wow!! I am glad you didn't let that go. That's a crazy thing for him to say. He is definitely one of the ones who can't "grasp" reality. It's not that hard. Do you have a foreign accent?

Yep. It's from my father!

Cool!

I'm Brazilian, Dominican and Cuban, but I am very dark skinned, and people often get that misconception that i am black, until I correct them. When I do tell them, they think I'm lying, but I have to point out that Afro-Latinos exists in every Central, South and Caribbean country. I have to defend my multiracial identity tooth and nail sometimes

Being Cuban of Spanish, Canarian, North African and God knows what else, I have a hard time to get people to accept the fact that just because I am technically "white", I have many races in me and I am proud of all of them.

White as in your light skinned?

Yes I have to admit to a certain lack of melanin pigmentation.

It's like one of my daughters is the whitest of all of my girls & myself. She noticed it herself when she was young, it made her feel like an outcast so to make it lighthearted I started calling her my white chick in the house. She's got freckles, more of an auburn colored hair but that's just a cover. That child can speak better & more Spanish than me! :-)
(P.S. she has the same amount of mixture as my older daughter, who looks just like me. One never knows.)

Those darn genes will do whatever they want, won't they?

Yep, fun & interesting stuff :-)

I am happy that you are proud of who you are! Never change that, even if others can't or won't understand it.