Black Woman, Age 70, Finds Out She is White

[asinann]

Black comes in all shades: even whiter than me.

Have a friend that got out of a speeding ticket because they listed him as white on the ticket and he's black. He doesn't LOOK black, but he is.

 

[FirstNameLastName]

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and b.) those three elderly people who looked white and was born to black parents? Those are the people that matter the most in this context because we're saying how she should have just looked in the mirror. The fact remains is people who "obviously appear white" to some people, can be still black.

That's not as clear cut as you make it seem, and only really applies if you take "black" to mean "descended from any number of ethnicities that are commonly dark skinned."

If someone has white skin, even if they have African heritage, can they truly be considered "black"? What about if someone of European descent has dark skin, are they really still "white"? It really depends on how you categorise "white" and "black".
I don't think this is really as self evident as people think, especially since "white" and "black" are somewhat arbitrary when you really think about it.

You seem to think skin color = race.

I'm half Kiwi. A lot of people growing up never believed me because I was white. I'm Kiwi but I'm sure as shit aren't black.

If you've got white skin...you're white. Same goes for black. If you're of white heritage but as white as snow you're white when it comes to skin color. Nationality wise you're =African. How is this hard for literally anyone to understand?

I'm not sure where you're getting this idea, when I was directly questioning the idea that a person with white skin can still be black, and a person with black skin can still be white.

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

I'm a mongrel. English/German dad, Filo mum, with a bit of Spanish 5 generations back. The only time I sort of look filo (Well, Malayo-Polynesian) when I spend too much time in the Sun, as I tan more like others from the Philippines. But it seems a bit rich ... it's a bit hard to say that I'm of an ethnic background of a native of the Philippines. I don't really see how she could ignore mirrors and photos her entire life...

 

[SmugFrog]

So... this is not TacoNews? Hooboy...

Heh yeah his articles usually have a weird topic title to them don't they?

She's clearly white?

There are so many different combinations of race and background that really it can be hard to tell. I remember working with a guy that would analyze everyone's looks and background to determine their ethnicity - and the point escaped me, as why did it matter? It's something I never put my thought into any more than looking at someone's hair and obsessing over how it feels, where they get it cut, etc. I mean, this lady could claim to be Hispanic, or Native American, and I would be like "Huh, I can kind of see that."

I look forward to a day when something like this is no different than someone finding out their hair color was really red and not blonde.

For that, one needs to be colorblind at least. And if that's the case then why would they care?

That's the point - why would they care? It's kind of an, "Oh, okay..." kind of deal. There is no big deal or rather, there SHOULDN'T be a big deal about it.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

I would add, why does it matter.

 

[San Martin]

Let me take you on a magical journey back to the dark and terrible time that was...the early to mid 90s!

What's on the radio, you ask? "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World".

Well, who's that by? Prince.

Prince? That skinny ************ with the high voice? Yessss... Prince looks pretty white, don't you think?

Well you thought wrong! He's black.

Is he black or white, is he straight or gay? Controversy. I think I've made my point VERY clear, thank you very much.

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