Is she trying to act more 'black' to make up for her light skin and eyes
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thelastpoet05 — 15 years ago(June 01, 2010 07:11 PM)
Or, it's probably so far distant that it really isn't worth mentioning. Besides, with most black Americans, it's common knowledge that they have some white ancestry (and how it got there). But really, if you had one great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather that was white and everyone else was black, is it REALLY worth mentioning that ONE white ancestor from 10 generations ago? Perhaps the Native American heritage is more recent and/or more prevalent in her bloodline.
It's different if it's a parent or even a grandparent who's contributing to the mix because that's more direct, or in my case, someone who is mixed with so many different things that the last person who was 100% anything was at least 3 generations ago (I'm Dominican and Indo-Trinidadian on my father's side, then a melange of Afro-Cuban, Samoan and Filipino courtesy of my mom).
And then there is the idea of people identifying your "race" solely by what you look like, and if you don't look "obviously" mixed (meaning if, for example you look more black than white or more white than black instead of an intermediary blend between the two), then (most) people are going to identify you by what you APPEAR to be, as opposed to what you really are. I'm sure you've heard the stories from mixed-race celebrities talking about how, as little kids, they would go out with the parent that DIDN'T racially look like them only to be met with weird stares and hateful remarks. The idea that there may be a disconnect between what you are vs. how the world identifies you is a very tough lesson for kids to learn about race and racial identity and it is one that generally stays with us into adulthood, and the reason WHY it stays with us is because it keeps getting reinforced in our interactions with other people.
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apple2404 — 15 years ago(May 06, 2010 04:57 PM)
- She does not have light skin in the least. I don't know where people get this from. She has light brown skin.
- What do you mean by acting more black? Do you know how offensive that sounds? There is no such thing as acting 'black.' You either are black or you are not. You can be become black by virtue of your personality, speech or behavior.
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MysteryReaderReturns — 15 years ago(June 28, 2010 02:03 PM)
This is ridiculous because we both know that green eyes are a trait mainly found in caucasians. Which caucasian lines are usually found in African Americans' bloodlines? Oh yes, the caucasians from Europe AKA White people.
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designer182003 — 14 years ago(September 01, 2011 09:31 AM)
Most black americans have european ancestry down the lines and no caucasians are not the only one's with green eyes. There are plenty of other ethnicities who aren't as 'blended' with green eyes as well.
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theclaimsofames — 10 years ago(October 27, 2015 10:59 PM)
Eye color is a polygenic trait, meaning that multiple alleles are responsible for the manifestation of the phenotype (the physical expression of the gene(s)). In other words, you can't work out eye color with a Punnett square.
While it's likely that Tyra has white in her, black people CAN
have green/blue/hazel eyes whilst being completely black. What's impossible is two people with bright blue eyes (Hugh Laurie bright) producing a brown-eyed child. -
thelastpoet05 — 14 years ago(January 27, 2012 02:55 AM)
In a recent episode of her stupid show, Tyra Banks is blonde, has light skin, and green eyes. I don't see how someone so proud to be black is trying to look as white as possible.
First off, Tyra's eyes are naturally green.
Second of all, Mary J. Blige (the R&B singer, also known as the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul) has been sporting straight blonde hair ever since she came on the scene in 1991, and she's as black as they come. Same goes for T-Boz from TLC, and Keyshia Cole was blonde for a time. How come no one ever accuses them of trying to be white?
And as far as her "acting black", don't worry, I know exactly what you mean. That head-weaving, palm in the air, "gurrrrrl!" type of talk is what a lot of stereotypical black women do - not white women.
People seem to forget that this girl is born and raised in Inglewood, California. Inglewood is definitely a hood area, so maybe it's not an act. That newscaster-type voice she does during her talk show is more likely her putting on an act.
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