I get what both of these videos are saying, and I agree with them. As a mixed person, you would not be considered black if you are white-passing or have one half-black parent. As we know, your race is determined by how you look, not by how your grandmother or great-grandfather looks.
I get what both of these videos are saying, and I agree with them. As a mixed person, you would not be considered black if you are white-passing or have one half-black parent. As we know, your race is determined by how you look, not by how your grandmother or great-grandfather looks.
These pose some interesting questions about race and identity. The videos state common things that people say but also seem to speak back to them. It makes me think of an interview on NPRs Codeswitch Podcast with The Kid Mero on what it means to be Latino. https://www.npr.org/2021/04/28/991629761/the-kid-mero-talks-what-it-means-to-be-latino