I am biracial, ask me anything.

[Anonymous]

For the black/white lady:

Do you wear dreadlocks, African garb (a la Lisa Monet) to try to "prove" your blackness?
Are you bourgeois?
Are you married? If so, what is your husband's race? If not married, what race are you more attracted to?
Do you have more white or black friends?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:what race do you tend to date?

I'm married, but I tended to date within my race. Would have been open to dating outside my race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what race do you tend to date?

I'm married, but I tended to date within my race. Would have been open to dating outside my race.

I assume you married a black man?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever met a biracial black and white person that identifies as white?

Why do most identify as African American or Black if not African American?

First question - not exactly. I knew a girl in high school that everyone just assumed was white. She had very European features, she hung out with all the white kids, she never mentioned anything that would make you think she was anything other than white, although I don't know what she actually would have chosen on a form. We were all shocked when we met her father, who was AA, very dark-skinned at that. So you never can tell.

Second question - Are you saying that biracial people are not African-American? Because I would just disagree with that assertion. People with one half, one quarter, or even less percentage of African heritage have been considered African-American in this country for centuries. So while i might choose to identify myself as biracial, there would be nothing innaccurate in me identifying myself as African-American.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post just got bijacked.

I am biracial, and I find that hilarious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the black/white lady:

Do you wear dreadlocks, African garb (a la Lisa Monet) to try to "prove" your blackness?
Are you bourgeois?
Are you married? If so, what is your husband's race? If not married, what race are you more attracted to?
Do you have more white or black friends?

No.
Yes.
Yes - DH is AA; I am most attracted to AA men.
I have more AA friends, but most of them are from childhood and college. Most of the friends I have made post-college are not AA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever met a biracial black and white person that identifies as white?

Why do most identify as African American or Black if not African American?

In response to your second question:

1. Because of the old "one drop" rule. One drop of AA blood makes you black.

and/or

2. They don't look white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever met a biracial black and white person that identifies as white?

Why do most identify as African American or Black if not African American?

First question - not exactly. I knew a girl in high school that everyone just assumed was white. She had very European features, she hung out with all the white kids, she never mentioned anything that would make you think she was anything other than white, although I don't know what she actually would have chosen on a form. We were all shocked when we met her father, who was AA, very dark-skinned at that. So you never can tell.

Second question - Are you saying that biracial people are not African-American? Because I would just disagree with that assertion. People with one half, one quarter, or even less percentage of African heritage have been considered African-American in this country for centuries. So while i might choose to identify myself as biracial, there would be nothing innaccurate in me identifying myself as African-American.

Second question - What I mean is the group of Black people that are not AA. Some people are Black but not African American, for instance West Indians and people from various islands. They are considered Black but not AA. So a biracial person with a Black non-African American parent.

[Anonymous]

Is your body shape more like a white woman (no hips, no ass) or a black woman (curves, bootylicious)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever met a biracial black and white person that identifies as white?

Why do most identify as African American or Black if not African American?

First question - not exactly. I knew a girl in high school that everyone just assumed was white. She had very European features, she hung out with all the white kids, she never mentioned anything that would make you think she was anything other than white, although I don't know what she actually would have chosen on a form. We were all shocked when we met her father, who was AA, very dark-skinned at that. So you never can tell.

Second question - Are you saying that biracial people are not African-American? Because I would just disagree with that assertion. People with one half, one quarter, or even less percentage of African heritage have been considered African-American in this country for centuries. So while i might choose to identify myself as biracial, there would be nothing innaccurate in me identifying myself as African-American.

Second question - What I mean is the group of Black people that are not AA. Some people are Black but not African American, for instance West Indians and people from various islands. They are considered Black but not AA. So a biracial person with a Black non-African American parent.

I don't know - maybe for whatever reason that a black person who is not AA will still identify themselves as AA. Honestly, I've never understood the term AA to exclude people of West Indian descent or even people of African descent, but I'm no expert on the technical definition of the term. My father is one of those AAs with West Indian parents - he is first generation American. But he has never identified himself as anything other than black/AA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is your body shape more like a white woman (no hips, no ass) or a black woman (curves, bootylicious)?

I don't think you're ready for this jelly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is your body shape more like a white woman (no hips, no ass) or a black woman (curves, bootylicious)?

NP here. I'm black and white. I have a black woman's body, which is why I dated mostly black or hispanic men and ended up marrying a black guy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever met a biracial black and white person that identifies as white?

Why do most identify as African American or Black if not African American?

First question - not exactly. I knew a girl in high school that everyone just assumed was white. She had very European features, she hung out with all the white kids, she never mentioned anything that would make you think she was anything other than white, although I don't know what she actually would have chosen on a form. We were all shocked when we met her father, who was AA, very dark-skinned at that. So you never can tell.

Second question - Are you saying that biracial people are not African-American? Because I would just disagree with that assertion. People with one half, one quarter, or even less percentage of African heritage have been considered African-American in this country for centuries. So while i might choose to identify myself as biracial, there would be nothing innaccurate in me identifying myself as African-American.

Ha! It sounds like you could have been talking about me. I identify white not AA and haven't had any issues so far, I don't think there is any one way you have to do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever met a biracial black and white person that identifies as white?

Why do most identify as African American or Black if not African American?

First question - not exactly. I knew a girl in high school that everyone just assumed was white. She had very European features, she hung out with all the white kids, she never mentioned anything that would make you think she was anything other than white, although I don't know what she actually would have chosen on a form. We were all shocked when we met her father, who was AA, very dark-skinned at that. So you never can tell.

Second question - Are you saying that biracial people are not African-American? Because I would just disagree with that assertion. People with one half, one quarter, or even less percentage of African heritage have been considered African-American in this country for centuries. So while i might choose to identify myself as biracial, there would be nothing innaccurate in me identifying myself as African-American.

Second question - What I mean is the group of Black people that are not AA. Some people are Black but not African American, for instance West Indians and people from various islands. They are considered Black but not AA. So a biracial person with a Black non-African American parent.

I don't know - maybe for whatever reason that a black person who is not AA will still identify themselves as AA. Honestly, I've never understood the term AA to exclude people of West Indian descent or even people of African descent, but I'm no expert on the technical definition of the term. My father is one of those AAs with West Indian parents - he is first generation American. But he has never identified himself as anything other than black/AA.

There was a post here the other day where someone mentioned being Black non-African American. I think they were West Indian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever met a biracial black and white person that identifies as white?

Why do most identify as African American or Black if not African American?

First question - not exactly. I knew a girl in high school that everyone just assumed was white. She had very European features, she hung out with all the white kids, she never mentioned anything that would make you think she was anything other than white, although I don't know what she actually would have chosen on a form. We were all shocked when we met her father, who was AA, very dark-skinned at that. So you never can tell.

Second question - Are you saying that biracial people are not African-American? Because I would just disagree with that assertion. People with one half, one quarter, or even less percentage of African heritage have been considered African-American in this country for centuries. So while i might choose to identify myself as biracial, there would be nothing innaccurate in me identifying myself as African-American.

Ha! It sounds like you could have been talking about me. I identify white not AA and haven't had any issues so far, I don't think there is any one way you have to do it.

No issues? What does that mean? That you haven't been found out? Are you trying to pass?