They also consider themselves black. I've never seen a half black insist they are white as that would mean throwing away all kinds of favorable discrimination and DEI perks.
And ordinarily I would agree. If someone was 75% white and 25% asian I'd say they were white. Or viceversa. But black I treat differently. I guess there's the reason why they had the "one drop rule". Blacks, phenotypically, just are so different from every other group. Their skin, their hair, their nose, their voice, their facial structure, their proclivities.
They also don't usually blend well with any other race.
White and Japanese, good.
White and Hispanic, good.
Hispanic and Arab, good.
But anything and black just seems to be black, and the kids always associates with their black side way more.
If they're half black, I just consider them black. Even 1/4 black I just consider them black. If your grandparents look black, you're black.
They also consider themselves black. I've never seen a half black insist they are white as that would mean throwing away all kinds of favorable discrimination and DEI perks.
So you would call Quarter-Black Garret to be black? Pictured on right
If I saw him, no.
That's my confusion. I feel like at 25% or 50% you're just mixed race, leaning on being whatever the majority is.
And ordinarily I would agree. If someone was 75% white and 25% asian I'd say they were white. Or viceversa. But black I treat differently. I guess there's the reason why they had the "one drop rule". Blacks, phenotypically, just are so different from every other group. Their skin, their hair, their nose, their voice, their facial structure, their proclivities.
They also don't usually blend well with any other race.
White and Japanese, good.
White and Hispanic, good.
Hispanic and Arab, good.
But anything and black just seems to be black, and the kids always associates with their black side way more.