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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is why I would not recommend raising a biracial child in the area. Too much baggage. Really, biracials just want to be left alone. This thread illustrates that may not be possible. Sad for 2015.[/quote]

So, where is this utopia where I should raise my biracial children?  I grew up in Los Angeles (the U.S.' unofficial biracial Mecca), and all of the issues discussed on this thread were present in LA.  There is no perfect place to raise a biracial child.  [/quote]

Stay away from ungentrified DC and PG County. Too many one-drop perpetuators. You could try NoVa. More tolerant of biracials on the one hand, but you'll deal with more sophisticated racists in whites, Persians, etc... No where is perfect. Also, the comments about the passing bs are dumb. If I'm walking my white-appearing ass down the street and people assume im white that's on them. I'm not passing. I'm minding my own damn bidniss. It's not my job to make sure people know I'm part AA. They have yet to pay a bill of mine. [/quote]

I would actually recommend PG county schools, yes they might be perceived as black...but can still be recognized as "mixed race' I grew up in PG county schools and we had lots of mixed race kids...we looked at them as black but still didn't deny their heritage. Also the original poster question was about schools and the treatment of kids. I think this is where PG county schools excel more than Moco or Nova. Your child wont have to face "low expectations" from teachers or face being treated any differently mostly because the school system itself is Majority black. The whole "acting white" issue is a NON issue in PG county schools and doesn't exist. I would know I went to PG county schools my whole life. We have bad black kids, nerdy black kids, teachers pets, etc....the term "acting white" for high achieving kids Does not exist...I grew up in LANDOVER! LOL. You have tag centers like Glenarden Woods, and Heather hills in bowie that are no. 2 & 3 in the state when it comes to MSA testing and one is 71 percent black the other 66 percent....A lot of the issues that parents in this thread are complaining about are non issues in PG county[/quote]

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