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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ICYMI: tons of people failed the February bar this year. It’s a national story at the moment.

And plenty of “smart” people who went to “good” schools do not pass on the first try.

I know someone who graduated from a Tier 1 school who has failed the bar 3 times.

I think Kim should be applauded for even bothering to study and achieve a lofty educational goal given that she’s a celeb who doesn’t need the hassle. I think she really cares about criminal justice reform and systemic racism. After all, she is the mom of 4 [b]black[/b] children and the aunt of [b]black[/b] nieces and nephews. Her voice matters, so why poo poo her attempt to make a difference? Wouldn’t it be great if she’s successful? 
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Biracial.[/quote] You don't get to decide how those kids identify. [/quote]
They literally are biracial though? It’s not like identifying as a particular gender. [/quote] I am biracial and identify as Black. I have no problem telling people my background but I was raised to identify as black and it’s how the world sees me. It’s no different than Bob Marley; he had a white father and identified as black. Or Halle Berry who has a white mother but identifies as Black.  This is not a new concept and is very common.[/quote]
I’m black and have biracial children. It’s not a “new concept” and if you can’t recognize the inherent privilege of having a parent who benefits from white privilege like KK’s kids and how that is different from the experience of non-biracial black people then it’s time to go back to the drawing board. [/quote] I never said being biracial and identifying as Black erases privilege. I fully understand that having lighter skin comes with certain advantages in a racist society, I've lived it. Yeah, I got shaded growing up for being light-skinned, but I never took it personally or saw it as an attack. I understood the pain and history behind it; how colorism works and who it really hurts the most. But none of that changes the fact that I’m Black. Race is a social construct, and in America, that construct has always included mixed people under Blackness, whether we chose it or not. That’s why I brought up Bob Marley and Halle Berry. This is not some “new trend.” It’s a lived reality for a lot of us.

Being mixed and identifying as Black doesn’t mean we’re blind to privilege. We can hold both truths: we benefit from proximity to whiteness and we’re still Black. The two aren’t mutually exclusive.

We don’t need to be policed for claiming an identity that this country has always assigned us anyway. We know who we are and we don’t need a permission slip.

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