I remember Jasmine saying that she couldn't understand why people would always ask her why she calls herself "black". Bu
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mizzhollywood — 21 years ago(May 30, 2004 04:24 PM)
I remember Jasmine saying that she couldn't understand why people would always ask her why she calls herself "black". But she's not black; she's mixed (I'm black so don't get offended). She always denies her other half. That's why people don't like it when she calls herself black.
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ken68imdb — 21 years ago(June 07, 2004 12:03 AM)
She says she's black for the same reason most bi- or multi-racial people with African ancestry say they're black - because most white people would never accept them as white, and they would never be regarded as anything but black. When you see JG and women who look like her, do you see a light-skinned black woman, or a dark-skinned white woman? It's not their fault if they're largely shunned by whites, and largely accepted by blacks. Also, I wouldn't say she 'denies' her heritage - she often praises her mother in interviews. But she's smart enough to know that people regard her as black.
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