Why is it that when someone is biracial
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Rashida Jones
anna_m_xxx — 14 years ago(June 07, 2011 05:58 AM)
And they look like Rashida Jones it's ok to call them "mixed" or "biracial" but people like halle berry, lauren london and paula patton are just considered black when they are the same mix? I've never heard anyone call Rashid7eca black or make a big issue over her race but there are always huge debates about biracial people who look more black than white. They're still biracial and I don't think anything is wrong if they don't consider themselves black
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TheWiseCrack — 14 years ago(June 19, 2011 12:04 PM)
For the same reason Obama is considered "black" by the general public. People don't care what your origins actually are, it's what you look like at first glance. Halle Berry, Lauren London and Paula Patton all look black. Rashida Jones doesn't.
Personally I don't care what someone wants to call themselves. But whatever you look like at first glance is what most people will perceive you as. Not really a big deal. -
novimovieman — 14 years ago(March 21, 2012 09:42 AM)
Here is a bona fide reason. In the 70's I dated a black chick (I'm white). Every time I showed up at her house, I was greeted with racist anti-white comments. She was also verbally abused for dating a 'cracker.' Eventually they beat the snot outta me. Knowing a person's race and the societal implications can prevent you from a bad beating and possibly death. Here is another example. True story. A successful female Chicago lawyer who defends pond scum types was standing in front of an open elevator filled with Latino gang members who were there7ec visiting their lawyer. She did not address her internal fear mechanism and rather chose to substitute her ultra-liberal everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt attitude. By the time she hit the lobby she was a bloody mess and died later. If you are standing on the ledge of a thirty story building your fear tells you to back off. Similarly we all have a built in fear mechanism for all situations that might have adverse consequences, including the societal problems associated with mixing races. Is that right? Of course not. Is that racism or simply a primitive instinct that informs us that all is not well. No one knows for sure. We all want people to get together and co-mingle in peace but unless you live in a cave you know the opposite is frequently true. Fear saves. Recognizing differences saves. Avoidance saves. You cannot force people to love one another.
Here is a comment from her father Quincy Jones about racism at Harvard:
QUINCY JONES' actress daughter RASHIDA has suffered racism throughout her life, because she is mixed-race. The 32-year-old has a black father and a white Jewish mother - actress Peggy Lipton. And Jones claims her looks have alienated her from black and white social groups - particularly at Harvard University, where she was turned away from an all-black sorority. She says, "I definitely learned my lesson. I'm back to that place were I'm like, 'You know what? I'm black, I'm white, I'm Jewish, I'm Irish, I'm Portuguese, I'm Welsh, what the beep ever.' To me it's so inconsequential. "People still say things to me like, 'Oh my god, you're black? I would've never guessed that.' And I just think, I can't help your ignorance. There are bi-racial people who look like me or who look like Alicia Keys or who look like Halle Berry. I'm so proud to be so many things."
Race shouldn't matter but I can personally attest that there are places on this planet where if they don't like your race, religion, ethnicity, country of origin, etc. you wil2000l not get out alive. This is why we address a person's race on IMDB, because it can matter in the wrong situation.
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CarefulSheBites — 13 years ago(August 14, 2012 02:16 AM)
That is the best written, most well reasoned piece I have ever read on IMDB, and possibly the internet.
Please tell me that was sarcasm.
That person totally got off the subject on their own personal tangent. Ridiculous.
Excuse meya'll lookin' for a dead body?? -
Tha_Shiznit — 13 years ago(October 02, 2012 03:07 AM)
Here is a bona fide reason. In the 70's I dated a black chick (I'm white). Every time I showed up at her house, I was greeted with racist anti-white comments. She was also verbally abused for dating a 'cracker.' Eventually they beat the snot outta me.
- I'm sure people in your family wondered why you haven't found "a nice white girl", calling the black girl the N-word behind you guys back
Race shouldn't matter but I can personally attest that there are places on this planet where if they don't like your race, religion, ethnicity, country of origin, etc. you will not get out alive. This is why we address a person's race on IMDB, because it can matter in t238he wrong situation. - in your case it was time and those individuals who happened to be black.
It's all fun and games until someone gets a boner - Daniel Tosh
- I'm sure people in your family wondered why you haven't found "a nice white girl", calling the black girl the N-word behind you guys back
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thundercat_chaos — 11 years ago(April 05, 2015 01:19 PM)
- I'm sure people in your family wondered why you haven't found "a nice white girl", calling the black girl the N-word behind you guys back
That's because you're a racist b!tch. His family probably accepted and liked her like many liberal white people do. Sometimes minorities can't get our heads out of our asses and hate on innocent white people for no reason. Don't try to make up sh!t to defend the thugs who beat that guy.
We ride together, but I feel so alone.
- I'm sure people in your family wondered why you haven't found "a nice white girl", calling the black girl the N-word behind you guys back
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done_holding_back — 12 years ago(June 14, 2013 11:51 AM)
Is that racism or simply a primitive instinct that informs us that all is not well. No one knows for sure.
Here's my take on this often brought up issue. If I'm walking down a dark alley at night and I see a black guy dressed like this (
http://nationalconcernedo.yourwebhosting.com/clothing.jpg
) then I'm going to start walking the other way. If I'm walking down a dark alley at night and I see a black guy dressed like this (
http://allfinds.org/pict/men/1/6.jpg
) then I won't.
Same goes for a crowded elevator. Latinos dressed out in gang colors and tattoos and carrying themselves like thugs = probably dangerous. Latinos dressed out in more typical clothing and carrying themselves like regular dudes = probably not dangerous. -
done_holding_back — 10 years ago(May 28, 2015 06:23 AM)
That's an interesting assumption you're making and I couldn't disagree more. I'm curious what you're basing it on. I'm also curious why you assumed that I'm white.
Edit - on review, I'm not sure I understand your comment right. Are you suggesting that I would be less likely to feel safe around someone who matched my ethnicity? -
Fusion72 — 10 years ago(May 28, 2015 07:02 AM)
Sorry for the assumption. That wasn't fair.
What I meant to say was (based on an impression) - 'You were more likely to ride the evaluator or keep on walking down the street, if the persons were White'.
Meaning, the deciding factor wasn't really their attire but their physical appearance. -
orignlsinz — 10 years ago(June 11, 2015 07:52 PM)
Everyone judges others based on their physical appearance, whether you factor in race or not. Also, nearly all violent crime in the US is committed by blacks and hispanics, so it is fairly safe to assume that most whites aren't going to hassle you on the street, unless of course they're dressed like gangbangers.
