http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/09/01/when-mixed-race-identity-is-used-to-further-racism/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:22:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/09/01/when-mixed-race-identity-is-used-to-further-racism/#comment-19999 Black Looks Wed, 20 Sep 2006 06:40:55 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/09/01/when-mixed-race-identity-is-used-to-further-racism/#comment-19999 [...] Media Watch adds her own commentary and insight into the subject in her post “When mixed race identity is used to further racism“. As I said in the comment I left in response to this post, we mixed folks like to talk about the ways in which we are oppressed: how our authenticity/legitimacy is always called into question, how we are often called upon to declare our loyalty to one community over another, etc. Of course, these are all important issues that we need to discuss. However, what I don’t hear us talk about is the privilege that often comes along with being mixed — especially if you’re part white [...] […] Media Watch adds her own commentary and insight into the subject in her post “When mixed race identity is used to further racism“. As I said in the comment I left in response to this post, we mixed folks like to talk about the ways in which we are oppressed: how our authenticity/legitimacy is always called into question, how we are often called upon to declare our loyalty to one community over another, etc. Of course, these are all important issues that we need to discuss. However, what I don’t hear us talk about is the privilege that often comes along with being mixed — especially if you’re part white […]

]]> http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/09/01/when-mixed-race-identity-is-used-to-further-racism/#comment-16881 Charlette Sat, 02 Sep 2006 04:52:39 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/09/01/when-mixed-race-identity-is-used-to-further-racism/#comment-16881 I have been writing and trying to put my say out there for years on this issue. Us people who look more white than black come from family trees that incluse more than two ethnicities and can not in any true conscious choose one over the other because they are all that weak, yet society forces and I mean thru negative nurturing that is perpertrated not only by whites but blacks who are fighting still over slavery and who is who in the book of freed slaves. If they stop those of us in between and more can get on with our lives. IF the issue of race be dropped as it should and let everyone be their own heroes the world would be a better place but as we see as soon as you identify yourself some b comes up with a group that disagrees or some medical cue or exam that says different like only black people have hardening of the arteries. Some one has to be top dog so there are devices born just as quick as you separate from the giant big brother ideology to keep you second best to whites. It is the game of globalization and because money and power are connected to race and globalization and world dominance it is not going to go away but you can one by one put the fire of dominance out and cry out who you believe you are no matter if ignorant people try to stamp you out. You must have courage to speak up for mankind, thus our future. I have been writing and trying to put my say out there for years on this issue. Us people who look more white than black come from family trees that incluse more than two ethnicities and can not in any true conscious choose one over the other because they are all that weak, yet society forces and I mean thru negative nurturing that is perpertrated not only by whites but blacks who are fighting still over slavery and who is who in the book of freed slaves. If they stop those of us in between and more can get on with our lives. IF the issue of race be dropped as it should and let everyone be their own heroes the world would be a better place but as we see as soon as you identify yourself some b comes up with a group that disagrees or some medical cue or exam that says different like only black people have hardening of the arteries. Some one has to be top dog so there are devices born just as quick as you separate from the giant big brother ideology to keep you second best to whites. It is the game of globalization and because money and power are connected to race and globalization and world dominance it is not going to go away but you can one by one put the fire of dominance out and cry out who you believe you are no matter if ignorant people try to stamp you out. You must have courage to speak up for mankind, thus our future.

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