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208436, How are you distinguishing trans-racial and bi-racial issues.
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Tue Jun-16-15 11:13 AM
What's the difference between someone saying "I am not black, I am bi-racial" versus someone saying "I am not white, I am black" or whatever the example you can think of in which someone self-identifies with a race that the majority culture wouldn't recognize?

Let's remember, the notion of being bi-racial is a relatively new universally accepted concept. Wasn't really universally accepted when I was younger. One Drop Rule. Tiger getting clowned for describing himself as such. I think the census just added it to the census in like 2000. Hence my argument with the girl.


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