calling all MIXED people... one drop rule?

I'm mixed.. i'm about 1/16 southeast Asian, 1/4 Irish, 1/4 polish, and then a very tiny bit Portuguese, Japanese, Cherokee native American, French, German, English, Austrian, Egyptian, and some of my family in Ireland is black.. but i look English. So.. i'm not really racist.

I'm half white, half Mexican. Every one assumes I'm white, because I look white. When I fill out papers and I'm asked for my ethnicity, my mom (who is Mexican) always makes me put 'cacasian'. I JUST WANT TO BE HISPANIC!!! :sad:

In all seriousness, if you are 'part' black. You are black... PLUS whatever else you are.

I'm attracted to everyone... :laugh:

I'm Native american and caucasian. the One drop rule and other % rules (applied to NA people) have been ways for government to track and classify people. I believe one's identity is bigger than that and may relate to spiritual, socioeconomic, and other cultural practices. Same with who you are attracted to.

I came in here to say I hope this thread dies and then I read these two and grinned a little.

I'm Irish, German, Spanish, and Aztec.

Theoretically, you shouldn't make me mad or I could cut out your heart and feed it to Caribbean prisoners in my work camp who survive on the remnants of my whiskey and potatoes.

I'm human. My skin pigmentation is light in color. I'm attracted to female humans. Some other humans are attracted me. If I drop it more than once it's usually broken. I hate when I have the dropsies.

My parents are African, born in Africa, they are white, not that it matters. I am born in Canada, so I am Canadian. My family is pretty diverse, but I identify with the place I was born. Oh, and I am awesome too (100%).

im part awesome, so i consider myself fully awesome.

For the win!!

I am one drop cyborg and one drop beast

and half drop kitten.

I'm Irish, German, Spanish, and Aztec.

Theoretically, you shouldn't make me mad or I could cut out your heart and feed it to Caribbean prisoners in my work camp who survive on the remnants of my whiskey and potatoes.

:laugh: Pretty sure most of my Irish/Scots/Welsh/English ancestry is just a bunch of savages. My Cherokee ancestors seem to have been pretty mellow, though. Too mellow.

As for who I identify with? No one except maybe the geek tribe. I hate mainstream American culture and was never raised as part of another one. And it's the culture we're raised in and how we relate to it (or don't) that makes us what we are.

But just in case, I'll try not to piss you off. I didn't work this hard to get skinny just to end up with a gaping hole in my chest and I would have been better as food supply when I was fattened up!

after watching a few documentaries I thought I'd post a thread.

How do mixed people feel about the one drop rule? and by mixed I mostly mean with some sort of African decent
Do you consider yourself black, white mixed?

Being mixed what are you more attracted too? and what/who is attracted to you?

this thread isn't meant to stir anyone up... I myself am of a diverse background.

The "One Drop Rule" was used during slavery, meaning a person that who's blood was "tainted" with even "one drop" of "black blood" would be considered black, therefore making him slave-worthy. This is obviously irrelevant today.

I consider myself mixed. I am half white and half black. IF (in the few instances) that I have to check a box and "More than one race" isn't an option, I will identify as black.

Ever since the first boy I liked in kindergarden, I have only found myself attracted to black guys. This is not to say men of other races aren't attractive or aren't worthy...Its just a personal preference that I have NO control over. I'd also like to point out that I've never in my life even been approached by anyone but black guys so maybe subconsciously that has something to do with it...Who knows! lol

My dad is black and my mom is white. I'm attracted to black guys and my four older brothers all married white girls. Coincidence?

Born and raised 9th generation South African. Now an American citizen. Do I identify as African-American? I could, I definitely could. But I would also catch a lot of *kitten* for it.