OT: White Americans: you suck!

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  1. Ed O

    Ed O Administrator Staff Member Administrator

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    Well, if a player has an african american father and a white mother, is he considered "black" rather than "white" when he's classified as black/white/international.

    And why is that?

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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Does history play a role in it? I don't know myself, but I wonder if the past history of who took said child as of being in their own groups plays a part.

    Maybe it doesn't play a part, I don't know.

    [pc]I know if I had a "mixed race" child, I would consider them mine.[/pc]

    although that's actually true, I wouldn't consider them white, black, japanese, or whatever, but just my kid.

    I'd just hope they'd inherit their mothers looks.
     
  3. Blazer_Hippie

    Blazer_Hippie Batum getting ballsy!

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    I don't know about this particular case, but having a biracial step daughter, she is normally classified as Black for school/other survey purposes if they don't have a mixed race check box (which in a lot of cases they do now). We've just always done it that way...
     
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    Blazer_Hippie Batum getting ballsy!

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    Sorry for the double post, but a lot of times on forms, you have to check a box...we try to be accurate for my step daughter... she's got a little of everything, though... white, black, hispanic...
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    If they considered Biracial anything like being bisexual, I'd start claiming that I'm biracial.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    sorry, that whole post was just for the punchline.
     
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    Blazer_Hippie Batum getting ballsy!

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    Good to know. :lol:
     
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    Uh, why? You're bisexual?
     
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    Blazer_Hippie Batum getting ballsy!

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    He thinks bi-racial guys are hot?
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    No, bisexuals claim to be sexually attracted to either sex. I was trying to imply that if biracial meant the same kind of idea, attracted to any race, I'd make the claim that I am biracial.
     
  11. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    He's "black", by the one drop rule.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Don't ask me why this thread isn't on the off-topic board, but I just want to say that Rasta keeps coming with with novel links. This is at the end of that Wikipedia article.

     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Damn, I hate to do it.
    Do it.
    I don't want to do it.
    Do it.
    It would be my first rep on this board.
    Do it.
    Oh alright, repped.
    by the way, you owe a bunch of people reps who repped you.
    Shut up, I already repped him, that's enough.
    Make me shut up.
    Yeah? Well make me make you.
     

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