My signature is courtesy of Cinjin. I asked him to make me one in honor of Valentine's Day, which is one of my favorite holidays (even when I'm single like this year), and I think I'm going to keep it for longer just because it's so pretty.
The easy answer to the OP is that according to America's standards, as long as you have some black in you up to some severe dilution (or if your white traits dominate and no one knows), you are considered black. This doesn't have to make sense to you - it's just the way it is. It's not right, nor does it much matter. And the only people in this country who care are people who are still racist, or who base their lives on racial issues.
My relief when Obama was elected was because he seemed fresh and hopeful. Now I feel betrayed because he toed the line with the republicans, who get more ridiculous with each passing week. It had nothing to do with his race.
It actually makes me rather angry as a white person for people to classify (on a serious level) certain traits as black or white. Being white is no guarantee that you won't be an ignorant, trash-talking, filthy-living, degenerate who steals, lies and complains and lives on welfare.
The easy answer to the OP is that according to America's standards, as long as you have some black in you up to some severe dilution (or if your white traits dominate and no one knows), you are considered black. This doesn't have to make sense to you - it's just the way it is. It's not right, nor does it much matter. And the only people in this country who care are people who are still racist, or who base their lives on racial issues.
My relief when Obama was elected was because he seemed fresh and hopeful. Now I feel betrayed because he toed the line with the republicans, who get more ridiculous with each passing week. It had nothing to do with his race.
It actually makes me rather angry as a white person for people to classify (on a serious level) certain traits as black or white. Being white is no guarantee that you won't be an ignorant, trash-talking, filthy-living, degenerate who steals, lies and complains and lives on welfare.
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