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2/15/2014 2:35:06 PM
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Why are biracial people considered black/hispanic?
...When they could be just as easily called white?
I suppose it could be because being white denotes having a major lack of pigment in your skin, whereas a biracial person still might have a good deal of skin coloration, but that hardly makes them black.
I honestly find such distinctions petty, and I'm from a racially diverse family, but I'd kind of like to know the reasoning behind why biracial persons are considered to be black or Hispanic and not white.
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I think they are called... Get ready for it...[spoiler]biracial[/spoiler]
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I'm not considered anything really. Well, most people just think I'm asian, annoyingly.
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Because humans are still unconditionally ignorant and still deem race as something of high importance.
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Because affirmative action.
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2 RepliesThis bigger question is why are Arabic people considered white. I think minority scholarships and stuff like that are bullshit, but one of my friends is 1/8th Mexican and got a minority scholarship, and one of my friends who is 100% pure blood Egyptian (her parents came here from there) couldn't get one because "Arabic people are considered white"
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Read a history book. That should answer your question.
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Up until secondary school I considered myself to be white. It was really weird when I moved and people were calling me black. Not in a bad way, I'd like to mention.
