Black Americans benefit from Mixed Race

[YouMadd?]

Please name me a bigger accomplishment?


And to all those, I am definitely not saying full black Americans haven't achieved greatness. I simply stated that a lot of the more significant achievements have been by bi-racial people and some of other acknowledgements that they get that in turn fall into "black achievements" because of the one drop rule.

I believe if this classification went away Black Americans would struggle for relevancy in an ever increasing multicultural society.

"struggle for relevancy"... Relevancy in what? We're here, we aren't going anywhere... And we welcome our biracial brothers with open arms when none of us had rights in this country, and we'll continue to do so... If you don't want to be considered "Black", then

 

[KingDanz]

I'm not against it. I'm against inconsistency. Every other continent has countries with separate histories, ideologies, customs, languages, ect. It works because countries become more competitive which makes them strive to out produce each other. I don't care what industry you name to me, every industry is always booming when there is a lot of competition. No one is in competition when they are singing "Kumbaya let's all hold hands."

If you truly want to paint Africa as a monolithic, homogenous entity then that's on you.

I'm Ghanian and Jamaican. I know Africa isn't a monolithic homogenous entity. There are 79 languages in Ghana alone. Yet you think African Americans can't associate themselves with the pinnacle of Ancient African achievement to combat the oppression and lies, which tells them before slavery they are just spear chuckers...when you can argue we built this sh1t. .. and i'm not speaking on my ancestors but black people.

 

[Sierra Mist]

This argument again..... Let me try and put this to rest once and for all.

Point #1: There is no need to co-opt Egypt if your ancestors were slaves.
West Africa was civilized prior to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade by Africans and most of us here can probably trace our roots to one of these (or about a dozen more) civilizations:

Kingdom of Nri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oyo Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benin Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kaabu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bonoman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ashanti Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Point #2: We don't 'claim' people born of mixed ethnicity to be 'Black'. That is what the world identifies them as (based on skin color) and how they view themselves (based on culture). The problem is the world sees being 'Black' as a negative attribute because of 'White people'.

Point #3: 'Race' is a folk tale created by 'White people' given credence by false science and doesn't exist.​

Simple, concise, on point.

I'm Ghanian and Jamaican. I know Africa isn't a monolithic homogenous entity. There are 79 languages in Ghana alone. Yet you think African Americans can't associate themselves with the pinnacle of Ancient African achievement to combat the oppression and lies, which tells them before slavery they are just spear chuckers...when you can argue we built this sh1t. .. and i'm not speaking on my ancestors but black people.

Then I'd have to cosign you. I never said Ancient Egypt wasn't black after all.

 

[Ronnie Lott]

The most significant achievement has been becoming the face of America and leader of the free world. He is bi-racial and you are free to make that thread brotha.

Answer this question honestly. Had it not been for the black folks that fougt in thecivil rights movement, the malcolm's, the martin luther kings, the nat turners, the black panther party, marcus garveys the entire civil rights movement in th 50s 60s, all the black folks that literally gave their lives so black folks could vote, eat at the same resteraunts, ride on the bus, etc. U wana act like barack obama got into the white house on his own merits? Cmon bruh, like seriously. Did barack not get where he is today from the blood, sweat and tears from the efforts of black folks?

 

[Wesley Pipes quotes]

"struggle for relevancy"... Relevancy in what? We're here, we aren't going anywhere... And we welcome our biracial brothers with open arms when none of us had rights in this country, and we'll continue to do so... If you don't want to be considered "Black", then

Specifically in the Presidential race, political analysts etc.


Deval Patrick, Corey Booker, etc.

Soledad O' Brien, Fredricka Whitfield, Melissa Perry Harris etc.

Why is a certain politicial party and liberal news networks using bi-racial people to represent black Americans?

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Why is a certain politicial party and liberal news networks using bi-racial people to represent black Americans?

'Black' is not just a descriptor of skin color. Neither is 'White'.
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[Wesley Pipes quotes]

Answer this question honestly. Had it not been for the black folks that fougt in thecivil rights movement, the malcolm's, the martin luther kings, the nat turners, the black panther party, marcus garveys the entire civil rights movement in th 50s 60s, all the black folks that literally gave their lives so black folks could vote, eat at the same resteraunts, ride on the bus, etc. U wana act like barack obama got into the white house on his own merits? Cmon bruh, like seriously. Did barack not get where he is today from the blood, sweat and tears from the efforts of black folks?

But he did. Obama's experience in particular is about as different from the typical black American experience BECAUSE HE ISN'T BLACK AMERICAN. He has a white mother and a Kenyan father. Unless you solely understand his plight because his father was absentee.

He grew up in a white household, because he is half white. He dated white women majority of his life because he is half white.

Again what significance does the struggle of black Americans in the past have to do with Barrack Obama today?

How can someone with two black parents so readily identify with someone who has a white mother?

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Again what significance does the struggle of black Americans in the past have to do with Barrack Obama today?

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[KingDanz]

But he did. Obama's experience in particular is about as different from the typical black American experience BECAUSE HE ISN'T BLACK AMERICAN. He has a white mother and a Kenyan father. Unless you solely understand his plight because his father was absentee.

He grew up in a white household, because he is half white. He dated white women majority of his life because he is half white.

Again what significance does the struggle of black Americans in the past have to do with Barrack Obama today?

How can someone with two black parents so readily identify with someone who has a white mother?

so if a black child is adopted by two white parents.. the child isn't black? Obama is viewed as black simple. To some degree he has experienced what it is like to be viewed as black. He is a black american.

 

[Wesley Pipes quotes]

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[MeachTheMonster]

But he did. Obama's experience in particular is about as different from the typical black American experience BECAUSE HE ISN'T BLACK AMERICAN. He has a white mother and a Kenyan father. Unless you solely understand his plight because his father was absentee.

He grew up in a white household, because he is half white. He dated white women majority of his life because he is half white.

Again what significance does the struggle of black Americans in the past have to do with Barrack Obama today?

How can someone with two black parents so readily identify with someone who has a white mother?

Obama checks "black" on the census

 

[Sierra Mist]

But he did. Obama's experience in particular is about as different from the typical black American experience BECAUSE HE ISN'T BLACK AMERICAN. He has a white mother and a Kenyan father. Unless you solely understand his plight because his father was absentee.

He grew up in a white household, because he is half white. He dated white women majority of his life because he is half white.

Again what significance does the struggle of black Americans in the past have to do with Barrack Obama today?

How can someone with two black parents so readily identify with someone who has a white mother?

I get what you're saying but he does have a very valid point. If not for the Civil Rights movement most whites would still overlook his upbringing.
My only issue with that is racist whites defining the standards of "race", but that's for another thread. I don't think America would accept Obama because they still will see him as a niggr. shyt some whites do that shyt today. I refuse to allow them to define shyt though... but I'm saying what they wouldn't accept.

I hope that post made sense.

 

[Wesley Pipes quotes]

so if a black child is adopted by two white parents.. the child isn't black? Obama is viewed as black simple. To some degree he has experienced what it is like to be viewed as black. He is a black american.

Lol So ridiculous.

The child is black because his biological parents are/were black.

Obama is bi-racial/mixed because he came from a white mother/black father.

The fact that I have to explain this simple fact makes me wonder if I'm the one being trolled.

 

[YouMadd?]

Specifically in the Presidential race, political analysts etc.


Deval Patrick, Corey Booker, etc.

Soledad O' Brien, Fredricka Whitfield, Melissa Perry Harris etc.

Why is a certain politicial party and liberal news networks using bi-racial people to represent black Americans?

Maybe you should ask them? Maybe those people identify as black? (I don't watch any of those channels so I wouldn't know). I don't understand what point you are attempting to prove with this one...

So are you saying biracial people are more relevant in the political process than black people? If those biracial pundits share the same opinions with black people then does it matter whether they are classified as biracial or black by you?

 

[Wesley Pipes quotes]

Maybe you should ask them? Maybe those people identify as black? (I don't watch any of those channels so I wouldn't know). I don't understand what point you are attempting to prove with this one...

So are you saying black people are irrelevant in the political process?

If those biracial pundits share the same opinions with black people then does it matter whether they are classified as biracial or black by you?

1. The face of political party that has largely been for "us" by "us" is made up of "other".

2. If these "others" decided to pull out and go independent it would sink any progress black Americans have made. I was asking what people thought about this.