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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find this to be a very intriguing thread, which has brought to the forefront something very difficult for everyone- a changing of the status quo. People with biracial ancestry- 1st generation, 2nd generation, "light-skinned blacks with green eyes, etc"... are finding themselves comfortable in this era to challenge racial stereotypes of the past. And this is uncomfortable. I'm a first generation biracial (1/2 MGM and half white- technically 1/4 AA) and I can tell you that the MGMs on my mom's side who look white never felt comfortable calling themselves black. They very much wanted to assert the DNA that gave them blue/green eyes, which was European, but pressure from the black community forced them into the closet. I have a great-aunt who's in her 90s and she has told us stories of prejudice she endured by AAs in her community. Certainly, not all AAs are guilty of oppressing biracials, but there are many. This thread is the first that I've read pulling the veil of secrecy and shame off of this evil behavior. This discussion where this is discussed is upsetting to many because it's uncomfortable and AAs have been given a pass for the behavior. Whatever the case, I keep drawing the conclusion that what is important here is that people need to define themselves. Whites, AAs and biracials don't get to choose for others. That right is inherent in the individual. Period.
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I didn't post the above, but I would add the caveat that's there's lots of kind of enforcement of the "correct" way to be black in the AA community (affecting not just biracials or light-skinned blacks or whoever but everyone) and that's a problem.  We'd all be better off in general if the mold was more flexible.  Not to derail the thread, put that goes for some gender/masculinity stuff, too (a PP posted about that w/r/t her young son).  I think the greater black community has some work to do in this regard.[/quote]

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