I disagree with motives of saying you are biracial it’s a clarification only saying I was raised in two different cultures you don’t have to deny anything about yourself and promote another part
The truth is when you see me you see a mixed woman, but visibly black. It’s rare mixed children identify with their other side. I could be mixed or a light skinned black woman. Never ever am I white. It also usually comes with a tremendous amount of judgement and preconceived notions. What you see is what you get and no one’s business otherwise. We have to try to walk in other people’s shoes. If you haven’t lived it please don’t judge.
@@sequoiadupree4330 when I see a mixed person, that's what I refer to them as. People can tell. There are some cases though for some lightskins that you don't realize it for though like alicia keys.
@@I_be_e No she is not, she is mixed and those are facts anything else is your opinion and feelings. She doesn't look blk she looks mixed, no other place or country would consider her blk except delusional people like you.
Yeah I agree.I think that parents of bi racial children should start teaching them that’s exactly who they are.That was the WHITE MANS law with that one drop theory.Stop it WILLIE LYNCH started this for many reason.Now a bi person may feel more comfortable with one or the other ok that’s fine but acknowledge and be proud of what it is it starts with the parents WHITE racists people always trying to and have ruled and made stupid laws long enough.If u have bi racial kids equip them with truth and love the world needs to start looking at things differently.
@@charlenerowley6358 no. What u are referring to is admixture. My great great grandfather was white. That does not make me white or biracial. Y’all gotta stop acting like if you have an ancestor of another race, all of a sudden u “mixed”. That’s not how that works.
Yes she is but no racial is not a.race. Mixed people usually gravitateto one side or the other which is their right and let's face it other races don't usually accept them as being fully part of their race. There is a dance of belong g in the bla kn
When people ask me “what” I am (and yes they ask just like that) I say “ I’m multiracial (black-white-native) but culturally, I identify as black”. In this way, I claim all of my heritages while making the distinction of my cultural experience. Racial identity vs. cultural identity can be two seperate things especially for someone bi/multiracial.
Please don't pretend to be native when claiming black lmfao its cringe especially when natives saved blacks whenever they could all through out history. The disrespect is unbelievable.
Yes. Yes. The thing is many multi-racial people only identify with being so called Black, they identify with the negative characteristics of being Black and we are so much more than that.
@@thatdude3977 They also enslaved them when convenient so please stop. Non-native Black people aren't trying to take anything away from you, that would be the yt folk. Why does she have to deny any part of her because she identifys culturally as Black? Who are you to tell her? What if I told you not to claim native because you're one of those 5 dollar Indians. You see how insulting? You don't know her. Stop being ignorant and race policing. Shet aaaaaapppp.
@@thatdude3977 your ignorance is astounding. First, I claim whatever tf I want because I have the DNA to back it up. Second, most Native American tribes owned slaves and include them in their membership. Ever heard the term “freedmen”. Freedmen are included on the Dawes Roll. I, however, am Choctaw by blood incase you’re wondering.
Funny that no one took that stance when it came to Rachel Dolezal. Perhaps she should be given the same grace - subjectively whatever she wants; objectively white
@@adjoaosei87 agreed. Who can rightfully tell anyone that what they feel inside is unreal? And what observer knows another person’s motive? Souls incarnate into bodies to acquire different earthly experiences. We only see the physical body from the outside in - this earthly trek is a spiritual one. Mysterious things transpire which logic and reason can’t pronounce. Justice is blindfolded on this level. Get me.
@@slagwill5599 c'mon now - inner feeling don't change facts. Your imaginery world may be a great book of fiction NOT factual.... bc facts are facts period.
I've been working around Filipinos for at least 35 years now. There are those that are very nice, sweet and kind-hearted. Then there are those who are stuck up, and extremely racist towards anyone that is not Filipino, especially if they're black. But once you remind them (the racist one's) that the Aboriginal peoples of the Philippine Islands were part African with a coal black skin tone, and coarse wooly hair, their eyes will get big, their mouths will drop open, and they will look like they want to run away as if they are ashamed because they know this to be the absolute truth. They know their history, and when you tell them it straight to their face, they get quiet, leave you alone, and go about their way, knowing that they can't bully you, or intimidate you. They know you've put them on notice, and that they can't put you down because you are black because they have black ancestors too. I've had war veterans, as well as some Filipinos who were honest individuals state that their African ancestry is factual. People are people. 🙏🙂🙏
I’ve noticed that many biracial people either love their one side and hate the other or they’re forced to choose a side. When me and my husband have kids, we will raise them to love both sides. They won’t have to choose.
I'm the opposite. I think people should stop calling mixed people black. Because at the end of the day they're (we're) not just black. We're mixed and it's okay to be proud to be mixed. Just like it is okay to just be black. We're not going to have the same struggles(similar maybe). Side note because this kinda ties into the topic. We have not had a Black President or Vice.
Society has a way of making a child feel like they have to choose a side because Society already see them one way and chose for them. As a parent you can do your best to make and help the child understand who they are but ultimately the child experience in the world makes them feel and think differently.
I’m so sad to hear she feels that way. My children are biracial. Their father is Italian English, and I am black. My feelings would be so hurt if they decided to void me completely from their identity, so I make sure that they don’t do that with their dad. They don’t identify as black or white, they identify as biracial, and I’m fine with that.
The fact you went with a white dude shows you voided yourself. Self hate in minorities in America is a very deep seeded problem. I bet he cheats on you too. Anyways good luck with that though.
Sorry to inform you young lady, biracial is the improper word to use, there is no such race as biracial in GOD plans, biracial is a demeaning term used by white racist to define impure of whiteness, basically saying your not fully human, same conjecture that white racist used about blacks being 3/5 of a human, i been trying to educate people ,especially blacks about not using that word to describe theirself or they kids, and Italian English is not a race, your child is considered white, defined by Moses Law, and there is a big reason for Moses Law, which would make a lot of people angry, but i won't go into it.
They have a high percentage of European and African ancestry as many of us do They can identify as biracial, but if they look black, that's how society is going to classify them.
@@d.fattyadams1313 I say again, if people knew the history of what biracial stood for, they would not use that terminology, and under Moses Law, there is no such thing as looking black or white, GOD know exactly what you are, so you can throw that percentage out the window, there are people who look white but are black and vise versa, but i will tell you this, GOD made his promise to his people to be first, do i need to tell you who that is?
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Paula gave an emotional response to a scientific scenario. She is biracial- that’s not a dirty word. Sure their skin may be used to divide but that doesn’t negate the fact that she is factually and genetically biracial. Not hard. And I’d still welcome her. I’d be pissed if I had a mixed child and she didn’t acknowledge my side of her DNA bc of politics. We all know politics and science don’t get along
Genetics doesn't determine anyone's race. Colonial ideas do. Human beings were on the earth 299,000 years before race ever became "a thing". Duke University published a landmark paper based on the Human Genome Project, scientists showed that there are no “races” but a single human race-not in sociological terms, but according to biology.
She is half of one and half of the other - in one word, BI-RACIAL. PERIOD! All this strife about something that is literally black and white. It's NOT COMPLICATED AT ALL.
Well put! The problem is that Americans (everyone irrespective of race) is pickled in an ignorant maelstrom of racial identification due to a few centuries of ugly conditioning. If people took the time to learn the origin and science of race, they’d understand how foolish and superficial it is to embrace this construct.
@@Mimi-cg2cw She’s black “AND” whatever else she’s mixed with. You don’t get to tell her she’s not black. You wouldn’t know who’s biracial unless their skin tone gave it away.
Chile, it doesn’t matter if she’s offended or not, she’s biracial in the form of European and African descent (ie. black and white). You don’t get to pick. Your parents made that decision for you.
There is no such thing as race when speaking of human beings. We have cultural differences. The same people that told us that there are different races, are indeed the same ones that brought folks to America in chains. Look at the white people that are raised in all black neighborhoods. They act and talk just like black people. We adopt the culture of the people that are closest to us.
Stop putting ppl in categories they don't want to be in, a lot of ppl are "mixed" theirs only a few who are one race, 😂 we don't say triracial, fiveracial or quarter racial, wth. That's like the old days when Europeans were naming ppl dna after quarters lmao
@@poeticjust3004 huh? Biracial- having a parent of 1 race and having a parent of another race. Black - having 2 black parents. How is this hard for you?
It's true people who know their stuff don't have anything to prove. They don't need to brag about it. Like Ricki said, they allow their work to speak for itself.
i'm black and filipino, well my mom is half so i'm only 1/4 like her kids but i've honestly never had that experience with filipinos. i have always been very welcomed by them. i grew up around alot of my filipino family and friends, and i find them to be the most welcoming of people but in contrast growing up i did have my blackness questioned by other black girls. it's very interesting how different cultural experiences can be within the same two cultures.
I think that some people are forgetting past history of Black America, because in times past if any person had one drop black, they were considered Black. Racisms in America has been so bad to the point of it was never ok to be a Black person, and Bi-racial children could be themselves, or they have to choose one side over the other. This present generation is defining who they are, and I find that beautiful.
Magandong hapon, ola. Back when you (you were growing ip) you probably wouldn't have known blk attitude stem from slavery, and post (jim crow) era Now you are more educated and know to identify the mindset. For pilipono, hope you know that thwy do have terms, slang word to describe you, albeit if any thing said about your blackness would be passed off as endearig sigi'poh!✌🇨🇦 view the world🌍 from above, there are no lines.
As far as we are having to exist with the societal premise of race - as a matter of fact, someone with one white parent and one black parent is biracial. Even a life experience impacted by the black side, doesn’t change this. Ethnic identify cannot be perceived as pejorative by oneself, even if it is meant as such, it takes away from your whole self to have to rewrite the facts of birth.
I know so many half black / Filipino people and grew up in and around families and I’m 45. I’ve also been there many times. Always felt loved and welcomed. She really should go visit to see what it’s really like. She’ll love it.
I honestly don't even know what to call myself anymore!! Being a child born of a black father and white mother but doesn't look black nor white. Can pass for Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Spanish, etc. I've experienced racism from everyone, black, white, hispanic and middle eastern people. I could probably write a book on the many racist events in my life and then have enough material to write a follow up book. I have always identified as being black, but the messed up thing is my people are the ones who treat me the worse all through my 40+ years in life, right up to a few weeks ago. Racism is never going to end in America, because people talk about it too much in the media and try to blow it into a bigger story than it really should be to stir up the conversation. Yes, racism should be discussed when an unarmed black man gets shot in the back, or how years of oppression has not allowed the black families in America to attain wealth....But, so what she doesn't want to be called Bi-Racial, why do you have to make a story of it? We are fed unnecessary BS into our brains by not only the white media, but our own media for a like or a subscriber. Start talking about things to help us as a people, because this is a useless topic of 7+ minutes that we could use to talk about something that is more prevalent. Ok, that's the end of my rant. Have a good day my people.
@@danielev3198 I’m sorry, are you African-American? I currently live in a white area and they are not friendly. They don’t even speak or say hello when they pass you on the sidewalk.
You look like a black man to me. Maybe from the Caribbean but black still lol. Which is a compliment. Also, black ppl are policed so heavily..at work..in stores..at school…while driving..while jogging…maybe black ppl are not so friendly to strangers bc we don’t feel it is safe all the time? Just a thought.
Lollll I know! I was like umm that’s not the best example, I can do that every language I can speak yet I am in no way fluent in any of them. I’m sure she can do more but just wanted to give them a quick example of how it sounds.
@@voodoohead right! yeah I can count to 100 in Japanese…don’t know much else though. But I speak Spanish fluently and I would just say an actual sentence in Spanish as an example…nobody counts to show they know a language 😂
What about the word “bi” (meaning two) in the term bi-racial (meaning two races) makes her feel like its giving no deference to blackness?? Of course she wouldn’t be viewed as white. The term isn’t about how her phenotype is perceived, it’s about her actual genotype.
Hallie Berry said this as well, that her mom told her she was a black woman. Also, biracial people have always been seen as black, I don’t know why it is such an issue with the black community today 🤷♀️. We all share a common history. Look at AKA’s when they were started, you had to pass a fine tooth comb test and you could not be darker than a brown paper bag, these were black women. I know many fair tone black people, that would get offended if you call them biracial. If a man can say they feel more like a woman and go by a female pronoun. Then why is it such a big deal that she goes by black. Be proud of your blackness!!!! If she wants to identify as black, she can identify as black.
@@AthenaRenee1 No I'm saying Paula's mom knew that the world would see and treat her child as black and this clearly cut down on the confusion that she has experienced. Paula was able to get in where she could fit in at an early age.
@@bailofhay978 if you think that biracial looking people get the same treatment as full blacks people, you’re in a dark place. Cause ain’t no way with history and the brown paper bag test could prove this to be true.
But if your mother is NOT of the heavily Melanted persuasion, then you are bi-racial...not sure what the issue is...no matter what Paula's mother TOLD her, she could not TEACH her anything about carrying this melanin...
The fact that some folks who look like me think that white people cannot teach their mixed children about what it means to be mixed is ridiculous on its face. It is obvious from Paula's mom instilling in her that she is black infers that she has intimate knowledge of how (some) white people think and judge folks as being black or as being mixed, and she was doing her part to prepare Paula for that. It really doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how much of a blessing that would be to her children.
@@AnimeBoysOnly again, she can teach her how white folk think about black folk....because she's white. It's called.common sense, but we know it's not common.
@@AnimeBoysOnly in fact by teaching her her that she is black, she's doing the very thing you refuse to acknowledge....clearly there is more than one pandemic going on.
@@charles6724 Paulas mom was a lazy mom. Just telling her that she's simply Black is the easy way out. What about teaching Paula to acknowledge and be proud of her heritage?
Biracials mix with black, truly have the bipolar experience in race and culture all roll into one. From the racial micro aggression From non-black people to color struck & colorism & misogyny-noir. Depending who they come across. Her experience may have be painful based on how people treated her.
A lot of half white ppl aren't as open as Puala. I'm mixed culturally (black, PR, west Indian), sometimes birds of a feather flock together, a lot of his "mixed" kids hung out together. We all thought the ones with white moms had more issues. If the beauty standards are white in your house (did your dad have a race fetish?) then those mixed kids have an odd perspective of self. They don't always feel the way Paula does.
I agree with you, biracials with white mothers and self hating black fathers tend to have identity issues. Whereas those with a black mom have a greater sense of self. Even Claudia Jordan said she wishes her mom was black. Your honesty is great! Thank you for your comment.
I'm biracial mom is white/Italian and father is black/west Indian and unfortunately you're right I did have alot of issues because my mother chose to keep her head in the sand instead of teaching me anything about being mixed race. I have been called a nigger by my white friends mother and my mother cursed her out but said nothing to me. I was 11. My black godparents had to school me which made me a very angry racist against white people adult. Until GOD stepped in and fixed it.
I think the younger generations 45 and younger are more likely to teach their children about all aspects of their heritage. I'm melanin challenged lol and my kids are not. I hope I am doing a good job teaching my kids to be not only to proud of their kinky hair, full lips, and beautiful brown skin but to also not let anyone put them in a box. They learn about all different aspects if our social labels even the ones that don't apply to them. They are out spoken about social issues. They stand up for what is humanly right. My son is a Primatology & anthropology major who absolutely believes the term "race" is a social constraint and not a biological idea.
Mixed people are preferred mostly in the Black race due to their proximity to being White and she knows it. BP please own and define what a fully Black person like other races do and even though I do not have issues with mixed people they are mixed.
What is a full black person ?!? Frederick Douglass,Malcolm X, Obama,Bob Marley,Beyonce?! All these folks are "mixed" .is there even a such thing considering all the trading in slavery and mixing with other cultures? We can't even have this discussion without talking about colorism,featurism, and texturism. Gatekeeping is complex AF
Yes, they are mixed at some level and there is nothing wrong with that and this not gatekeeping this is just about genetics vs. racial identity and labels based on phenotypes. Also Full Black people Bob Marley's Mother, Beyonce's Father, and many more.
@@mariejack506 A Full black person is a person that has a BLACK MOTHER AND A BLACK FATHER!!! It Really is as SIMPLE As THAT!!! and if Gate keeping was complex wouldn't the other half of those bi-racials and or mixed people you mentioned be JUST as "Confused" and "perplexed" but the answer is they aren't confused AT ALL because EVERY RACE, Well, EVERY OTHER RACE BESIDES BLACK WOMEN Gate Keeps their image and beauty standards. WE as BLACK Women are the ONLY ones that allow other groups to push their unwanted and misfits on us!!!
@@glenirabelton205 this is true but why black society call them "black" ?!? As stated there is colorism,featurism, and texturism that is hyperexamined in Black society ESPECIALLY in regards to black women. "Unwanted and misfits" ?!?! Explain. This is how u feel about mixed women 😳🤔🥴
@@demitriwelling1348 so why society accepts them as "black" ?! Are u measuring their whiteness and giving approval of who can and can't? It's interesting no one said Obama was the first "mixed" president 🤔🤔 whether we want to admit or not and justify biology etc the one drop rule ,as shady as this ish is, is VERY real in America and other places.
I get where Paula is coming from but....it is what it is, you are half of both your parents, when you are Biracial whether African and European, African and Asian etc, that Biracial person can produce one or the other (a African, Asian and or European child) depending who they procreate with, but her mother (Paula Patton) is right the child will be perceived as African period though it isn't so, it's very sad, usually children mixed with Black aren't accepted by the opposite side, not only that in the Black community they are usually more desired, this causes strife amongst the people, some biracials take it to the head, others love and respect their Blackness, they nor do we catch a break, sadly in society (not everyone) anything Black isn't valued, it hurts alot, Biracials who don't look mix feel the pain of what I and other Black feel, others are looked down upon because of the assumptions of being better, and sad but true some Biracials think they are better (not all) and use their Blackness as a convenience, some Black people who aren't Biracial will use their Blackness as a convenience (house n*****), slavery, colorism and etc has destroyed alot of our people, if we can get out of that mind set we can be back on top and respected, also we have another issue black phishing and we (not all of us) accept it, people pretending and or a quarter or less Black are making claims that aren't true to steal our culture and get away with saying the n word
If you research in history alot of this has been going on for decades and longer. There's a reason part of Africa is no longer Black. Where the originals were pushed out or killed. What the foreign would do (non-black) is marry in. Whether to be a citizen, marry into royalty etc to get their foot in the door. I am not saying don't date or marry interracially or interculturally. But be very careful of who. People have an agenda and it's not always for love. Sadly marriage is usually an arrangement of business. Don't let that business move be to manipulate you or steal what's yours.
I agree. I had a close friend in high school that was ‘white passing’ and her siblings (like 7 kids) were all brown or darker, and parents dark-skinned. Anyway, I just thought she always went out her way to defend being Black or defend her younger siblings despite her acceptance. Now she’s a super Pro Black/woke-type 🤣🤣especially in social media, husband dark-skinned and rainbow of kids 🥰🥰🥰. What’s that called? Po’ black people…please lawd teach us better.
They were people who left the south went north and passed for White 1900 to 1950 this conversation is not new table talk back in the day mix with Indian or white
By saying that you are black or white when you are biracial is disrespectful to your parents. Be proud of what you are and correct people who try to put you in a box.
From knowing some Biracial women and listening to things they've told me. I believe some Biracial women enjoy staying in our lane because they've been put on a pedestal within the Black community esp. I see them as Biracial and they should have their own lane. And Please don't come for me my grandmother was Biracial and I loved her to life as well as my full Black grandmother. This is just my observation
Growing up multiracial was always a struggle but now when i hear about stuff like this ..just let people identify with whatever makes them comfortable. I will always love myself whole and not pick part of myself to love to make anyone feel comfortable. So i identify with my true self multiracial ❤
Dahlia she has a right to identify how she wants to. You have no business telling her how she should look at her self. I’m mixed myself, I love not just having one side. But you don’t have the option to tell people how to choose.
If you made it on the cover of Essence, Jet, and Ebony magazine, even the the black hair magazines, you are black to me. I grew up seeing all shades of black people, and no one ever went around questioning their blackness, or telling them they were not black. Idk why this is such a big deal, you have trans women and trans men today, so why does it matter if someone identifies as black of mixed heritage. You would have to erase half of black history, because a lot of those people were mixed black people. I think the issue is colorism, more so, because in American History biracial black people have always been seen as the prettier or better black person; all of it is a part of the Culture though. It’s an awful history, but it’s our history. Biracial blacks can identify however they want to, it should not be a problem. It’s disrespectful to tell someone who stands tall and firmly in their blackness, to say they are not black.
@@dahliar410 people should be able to identify as what they want to identify as, you cannot tell someone what they are, if she identifies more with being black, then it is what it is. She is still a part of black culture. She is a representation of blackness. Black people never looked at biracial people as separate from us, this is a new thing. They are a part of the tribe.
@@Mixedbeauty11 So you’re okay with a complete pale person that grew up on Austria identifying as 100% black? Got it. Black people really need to get some self-esteem smh.
I love her statement. All the biracial kids that grew up with my kids, identified as black and was accepted as that. The stories they told about their yt extended family was less accepting.
Paula made some good points and here’s a little history for those who may not know. When I was in 11th grade in my U.S history class(this was in our history books), we learned that biracial people were used to divide black people. However the context Paula is using it in isn’t fully accurate. The way that biracial people are favored over full black people is why they were used to divide us. But in todays day and age the term biracial is not divisive, it’s corrective. It’s tone deaf to label people of two races as one. And also disrespectful to people of said races. We need to make the distinctions as to not treat offspring as the parent race. Black is a parent race meaning in order to even produce a biracial child, one of your parents would have to be fully black to begin with. A black person cannot produce white children only biracial or mixed kids. And in Paula’s case her son is 75% white therefore he is white. People need to stop being disingenuous about why they identify as black. It has less to do with actual pride and more to do with proximity to whiteness. Biracial people identify as black because they know they will be seen as the ideal black by white people and black people(that is if they have the stereotypical biracial look). This may not be the case for older generations of biracials(circa: pre 80’s) but it is definitely the case for biracials today. You do not have to pick a side, you are both.
Thank you. People need to stop letting society tell them that they have to pick one race when they are both. I always tell my parents to make sure that their biracial child be proud of both of their races. Don't tell them a lie that they are just black when that's not true. Teach them to be proud that they are both black and white or whatever ethnic races they are or simply saying they are biracial.
You leave out to the detriment of those that are biracial, is that they will be treated by how they look! All biracial people don't look mixed! And the racists cops and others will fling the "N" word at a biracial person as quick as they will a "so called" full black person! It's what you LOOK LIKE not what you really are. THAT'S what her mother RIGHTFULLY was preparing her for and was intelligent enough to know. Even 75% white was still a slave back in slavery unless they were able to escape and pass for white where no one knew their lineage.
That's true in a perfect world but in America biracial people are going to be seen as black, when filling out a job application there is no separate section for biracial. I don't know where some of y'all are from but you are not both in America. Like someone said earlier the cops are not going to look to see if you biracial and give you a pass, they see you as a ninja, just like the white cop that shot the kid in Minnesota he was biracial and it didn't save him although she was found guilty. The way I look at it if they biracial and the down for the cause I have no problem with them identifying as black but if they black when it's convenient then I have a problem.
I’m bi-racial and both my parents are so-called black. People aren’t educated, but unwise not to realize race isn’t determined by conversation or prejudices from others
@@jazzzsexy Right? Weird. The bottom line is that it takes a FULLY BLACK MAN AND A FULLY BLACK WOMAN TO PRODUCE A FULLY BLACK CHILD (i.e. Serena Williams). Not rocket science.
@@nikkin.9206 Hmmmmm, perhaps not. Communicative competency in a language requires so much more than saying individual sentences. Are you able to sustain a conversation on a given topic? Are you able to read and write the language also?
@@wandamajette5000 you're MISSING the point,..if you can SPEAK the language you're SPEAKING the language, now whether you're fluent and can write it is 2 totally different things...it's just that simple
Please do not let saditty Paula Patton speak on the behalf of all biracial cause she does not. She has every right to label herself the way she was brainwashed to do. But society does not determine jack shit in this decade. The word biracial has been around for centuries and there is no human being on this planet that would force me to denounce my white father for a one-drop rule created by white supremacy and adopted by black people to not feel separated from their biracial counterparts. Many of us do not exclude our black side by saying biracial. Biracial means both and if you are old enough to say the word you are old enough to understand it means both. I was born both, I will die both and there is nothing society will nor can do to change that. I can cuss you out in Ebonics and German, try me. Don't nobody @ me about the Ebonics either. I said those are the languages I speak so in Nene Leakes words, "I said what I said" Muah 😋
The term biracial is not offensive. It is what she is rather she likes it or not. And dont get me wrong, i respect what she said about how the world will view her but if you understand the history of the one drop rule you would know why it is problematic. We are not the same. She has a white mother, I have two black parents. I am black, she is biracial
I being a outwardly looking melanated woman have slipped into multiple cultures. I have noticed that some cultures do have trouble understanding because of the exposure. I was raised around mostly West Africans and Filipinos and I was taught Tagalog and Ilocono because my friends wanted me to meet their mom who was fresh from the Philippines. I had one friend from the Philipines say that the natives in the mountains are deep skin like me and look similar. We have to continue crossing cultures and embracing it so we can come from a place of understanding
I'm half Filippo too and I'm the light skinned one from my siblings so I didn't get too much discrimination on my Filippino side...but more so on my black side...being biracial is interesting but I don't think you should cancel the term biracial especially if you have 2 strong ethnic identities inside you Black/Asian... Accepting only one is to deny the other.
Yeah, that was such an ignorant and dumb statement. This is why "Our" people need to come out of our "Black" bubble and educate themselves and be aware of the entire world around them.😖
@@kfrancis1872 I thought that was Spanish culture when they changed it and conquered them. The natives spell with a "P" to reflect original tradition/language. Also it was ignorant how he deliver it not what he said. He said it unintentional but HOW he said it was ignorant to me.
@@mariejack506 I get that, the delivery. The "#ignorance" was like someone calling someone "dum" w/o the b. In any case, I lived in Hawaii in the 90s and then returned in '12. Worked with and around alot of Filipinos. A "residue" of Spanish rule was Filipinos will substitute the "ph" sound with "p". i.e. "Did u get my pax [fax]"? And vice versa. There's alot of "pu" sounds when a native Tagalog or llocano speaker speaks English. But even that was more prominent in the '90s, not so much now.
The problem is very simple, since white is the flavor that they favor - simply identify as white. I did this once on a job application and that SOB was mad as hell. I have never b een mistaken for anything other than black, but somehow we have got to change the dynamics of this false premise - all humans derives from people of color. We have got to find a way to change this designation based on one's phenotype. Barack had every right to identfy with his white mother's identity. Give them racist SOb's something to thin about and not just keep goig along with their mental illness of supremacy.
I'm 100% African and I share my results because people, here in America and back in Africa, have always been questioning my heritage or tease me for my light skin. A lot of mixed people who want to dissociate from blacks KNOW that blacks, in a racialized world, are considered the bottom of the social and economic ladder, so it is important for them to not be associated with blacks.
My mama (rip) is fillopino- Syrian and my dad is Syrian I grew up with my dad's side we never left one side of what we are out. We made arab, southern (from fl) fillopino, Mexican, Chinese ect almost any food you can think of. I hope people realize we're all human no matter where we come from or what we are. There's alot of people in Hollywood like this now. I dont think someone should get something based on what they are, it should be about how good their work ethic is.
I’m super biracial: Black, white, Filipino, and Malaysian. I just go with the flow. If I pass for black, I go with it (most of my childhood). Filipino/Malay, I go with it (most of my adulthood). But when my facial hair grow blonde, I say, that’s the white part kicking in even though most of the people think I dye my facial hair purposely.
However one chooses to identify is simply their business. I have always identified as Black although most people question my heritage which has never bothered me or made me reconsider my options. I am racially ambiguous. Both my parents are biracial and mixed but my features are even lighter and fairer. I never realized I was white passing, yet this country treats you based on how you look not what you actually are. In Paula’s case, she is biracial but looks Black and she obviously understands that is how she is treated in this country and doesn’t need to qualify anything else.
@@karltinson5327 The word fair is also an adjective, it means of the hair or complexion light in color. Older people use the term when describing someone’s skin color. FYI, the only term I have been culturally conditioned to accept is Black.😊
@@peace2u962 fair point! we’re all conditioned to certain degrees. Nonetheless, I hope you can abstain from using “fair skin” when referencing lighter skin people.
I completely agree with you Peace2U. I don’t see why it’s a big uproar about it. I have never looked at a biracial person as different from me. We still share the same heritage, no matter if 1 or both parents are black 🤷♀️ I ❤️ my biracial sisters and brothers, y’all are a part of the tribe too. And you can identify as whatever you choose. I grew up with a bunch of light skinned black people, some were biracial, but we always considered them black.
This seems to be a very American problem stemming from the "one drop" rule. Here in the Southern part of Africa where I'm from, if you're biracial or multiracial you're not considered black. You're "coloured" or "mixed race". That doesn't mean you're not accepted by the community. It's just an acknowledgement that you are not just the one thing. As a mixed race person myself, I identify with both aspects of my heritage and don't see why I need to pick one over the other.
To everyone of two ethnicities or two races, we are the new wave and biggest population. If I could look back, and even today as a biracial and mixed person, I’ve never been accepted anywhere. I look light, my hair is strange but nothing special, I’ve always identified as Latin American because majority of my time as a child and young adult was abroad in my families countries. However coming home to Florida they would treat me as a foreigner. My own family and fellow Latinos around me always treated me like I was one of them but not quite. It still burns my heart everyday but it’s nothing I can change today. I can only change people minds and show them how we truly come in so many diverse ways. For my children, as my husband is also Latino European and my children are more mixed looking than us both. In the end my little house has an incredible mix and I see how my children experience the questioning or different treatments by everyone.
This is so true. I was sought one those people! Now, I avoid talking like that anymore!! Because I had this person pulled me to the side and got me right together.. because somethings were and they rest I fabricated. So, now the things I Am working on or accomplish now. I working on of letting speak for me!! L O V E
Unfortunately, the majority of society for a long time has put labels on people and discriminated, when in reality we should all understand that we are not responsible with the color of the skin in which we were born, if we are responsible for our catitude in the journey of our life. I believe that Paula is a very supportive person with a very open mind who accepts all races, and we should all take that example !!!
Isn’t she biracial tho 🥴 it’s nothing wrong with that u are who u are ❤️... if your mixed your mixed .. weather your biracial or not ppl in the world try to separate us anyway ... don’t be offended to be called biracial my love🥰
My daughter’s father and ex-husband is white and I am black. I can honestly say that she is sooo loved by her white grand parents (same with my part of the family). Not because she is biracial and has green eyes and curly hair, but because she is a wonderful kid who is a kind and interesting person and has always been. They are not wealthy, they have always been very nice to me, to this day they consider me family and we are blessed to have them. I am very grateful to still have them in my life 10+ years after our divorce. As a matter of fact my own family is still in touch with them as if no divorce happened! This is definitely not a question of colour but as you say how are we accepted and how we accept people into our lives. And I know that my daughter does not consider herself biracial. Like me she does not like racists of any kind!
Sandra, do you understand what is wrong with your statement? a lot of Blacks make that same statement, why do Blacks feel they need verification from White people to feel like they are somebody, quit putting yourself down as a race, i am happy for your daughter, but even if they felt different about her, that should have nothing to do with your love for your child, and one other point, there is no such thing as a biracial child, that idea was the influence by the concept of "white purity"also called " under toe" meaning if you are not 100% white, you are subject beneath the foot of so called whiteness, your not alone, 99% of mix people do not know the history behind the word{ biracial}, and one finale, your daughter proper race is white, -white father= white race, --------That is Moses Law.
@@judgejurylw1026 ....All she is saying is that both her white and black side of the family gets along. I see nothing wrong with that; I am a black woman and I treat people the way they treat me regardless of color. Most of my issues have been with my own kind as we tend not to help each other advance, etc. We have a lot of jealousy in our race amongst each other that needs to stop.
@@judgejurylw1026 I believe you misunderstood me. This was my testimony on why I understand that Paula Patton does not identify as biracial. This is ABSOLUTELY not a need of or verification. I do not understand how you can go that far in your reasoning when I never said I had ever felt this need. Please do not overthink and ask a question instead of stating things based on your perception. I do not need any validation from anyone but myself. I wish you well ❤️ and ✌🏽
@@vickylittles6714 Why do you feel the need to point out that you have problems within your own race more so than with whites, that seem to be the theme, when ever a black person feel uncomfortable about misconceptions about white people, they want to knock their own race, which is exactly what you did, yet you rush to judgement on your own race, and just to let you know, white people tend to have more problems with other white people, -Why! because just as with blacks, they tend to be around more white people, and so goes the same with Asian people, its that simple.
Girl! My mom is pinay and my dad is black too! And I don't really feel accepted by the Filipinos I meet either. I always have to try to PROVE myself (saying words, naming dishes, naming the city my mom is from etc.) It's exhausting. So, most of the time, I just keep it to myself.
Listen I'm a PROUD Biracial Woman! I am so tired of EVERYTHING being about black and white, racist this and racist that! it is disgusting! We are ALL GOD'S CHILDREN!!! EVERY RACE IS GOD'S RACE! Every Biracial person looks different, to many people I look Hispanic and I don't have a drop of that heritage in my blood, but I don't go out into the world trying to be Hispanic just because that is what other people see me as. I have always felt that Biracial people are the harmony amongst all people. I was not raised to see someones color or race, but treat everyone with kindness,or as they treat you . It is clear who we are, we are not one race(s) without the other(s). I need my own podcast or something cuz I have heard too many biracial people picking sides or how they are so called confused and so much more my whole life and I am sick of it. No matter what race you are you are BEAUTIFULLY created! Let NO one define you, JUDGE you or anything negatively else!
@@saul9050 First of all, calling people out on this B.S. is not continuing the bias. It's trying to say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Especially when I am LITERALLY telling everyone to love themselves and others because hatred over race and all that has transpired from it had gone on for far too long, we as a people should have eradicated the existence of racism a long time ago. But yeah, I am allowed to be sick and tired of this crap. Someone needes to show some common sense. Sorry if you don't like that.
@@ninasimone1207 Actually both of my parents identify as Americans and not by colors. But if you are referring that way, yes she is. My mother who has gotten along with everyone her whole life ( Good people that is) But I am curious to what's your point?
The word biracial was made a issue with the census. They use to check black but in the last 30 years they pushed the biracial word....since a lot are being born.
i feel her-I think this really depends on a personal choice- and the way you look- Some people look undeniably Black so there is no getting around it I always felt the terms MIXED and BI were sort of weird
Hmmm, I find her explanation interesting. My children are biracial. I want them to be proud of both parts of who they are. I don't think they are separating themselves, I want them to claim both sides. Their father loves them, absolutely loves them and he made them, so I want them to claim their whiteness which is him and their blackness which is me.
Exactly. It literally baffles me when I hear things like this. How can you deny one part of yourself? I'm sorry for how people view you but that does change what you are. She's biracial whether she wants to be or not. Our race isn't something we get to choose. She was carried for months in the womb of a white woman and no one can convince me a whole white woman can give birth to a black child. Being biracial is just as beautiful as being black and being white. 🤷♀️
@@Natasha-kg1zw I love this comment so much. I'm AFRICAN so I never understood why every time I'd be watching Hollywood movies people who are biracial would be called Black...I'd always ask myself "what I'm I ?"😅 If someone biracial is black. Lately I've been trying to educate myself and I've realized that it doesn't really make sense really because were I'm from people are called biracials/ Coloured and they are proud of that. They do not feel the pressure to act a certain way.Oh and in south Africa biracial people are called Coloureds and the have their own way of life that is different from how white and Black people live. And they are proud of that 🌸💗.
@@saudaje4625 it’s only one pure race on earth an thats tribal African that nerver mix’s are left out of Africa other than that if he did DNA test on every human it would nerver say 100% of one race if I’m wrong name a pure race
@@demon2k16 the Han Chinese (Pams-Nyungan) people of China, the Torres Strait Aboriginal people of Australia. What I meant by my original statement is that was the people of the Philippines are mixed with Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, natives (islanders) and others. Her African ancestry is just another mixture b/c there are no “pure” Filipinos. She should understand that.
@@saudaje4625 Asian people have Neanderthal DNA in them Caucasian meaning Europeans do to Cauc/Asian those are to mixture Australia are European also with African & Neanderthal DNA LIKE I said it’s no race that is not mixed
My only uncle has 3 Phillipines children with her, my Auntie he was n Army of course & they quickly came 2 the states where all the boys-men live life now. 🙏🙏
@@blackqueen5201 so your saying her dna is all black? She is mixed , if she wants to identify as black that’s fine. You can’t run from your genetic makeup.
@@loribollinger2457 how could you confuse what I said, did you read that? No one cares what one is mixed with we go by what they identify as and no one should argue against it
I'm 100% black my dad is hella dark my mom the same color as Paula but is black and native. I am also Yellow\Red " tawny'. I am black period. I love my African ancestry.
Shout out to black men and women that love each other , I may get hate for this but so what, I'm loving black women and would never have a biracial kid love is love but we need to love our own!
Just my personal opinion. You cannot just accept one part of life Her mother was wrong. She might look black. But internally she' knows she's not fully black. Accepting only half of yourself. Brings upon insecurities . She did not create herself, her father and mother created her. And just because the black side of life except her doesn't mean she should deny the other part of her life. That's just like a mixed woman passing for white and/ or mix black woman passing for black. Mix Women need to learn how to accept themselves. . There's your example they never knew she was mixed. Until she illustrate it. they're they were stunned because they thought she was fully black. That means : The black people are only accepting you because they think you're fully black. You know how much good you can do as a bilingual employee Think about it
I respect people to be called what they want to be called. I am not a geneticist. It's not my place to ask "what are you" nor are you obligated to give me your heritage or ancestry. If we are getting to know one another and you want to be forthcoming with those facts I will respect it and accept it in the spirit it is offered. We have to remember to always treat one another with respect, compassion and care. There is only one race and that's the human race. We are the same species as humans that is why we can reproduce regardless of where we come from. We are One.
Why are we calling Paula Patton the ex wife of Robin Thicke as if she isn't an amazing actress all on her own and before she married him?!
My thoughts exactly!
Facts! 👏🏽
Because she's not
I disagree with motives of saying you are biracial it’s a clarification only saying I was raised in two different cultures you don’t have to deny anything about yourself and promote another part
Her ex is more famous than her so the reality is that is how some people will know who she is.
Why don’t people like being called who they are I’m so over it…
Right. People need to embrace the Truth and quit being toxic.
@@trob9100 the truth...what's has gotten to be wrong with that? Well i'm gonna speak it as often as i can
The truth is when you see me you see a mixed woman, but visibly black. It’s rare mixed children identify with their other side. I could be mixed or a light skinned black woman. Never ever am I white. It also usually comes with a tremendous amount of judgement and preconceived notions. What you see is what you get and no one’s business otherwise. We have to try to walk in other people’s shoes. If you haven’t lived it please don’t judge.
@@sequoiadupree4330 when I see a mixed person, that's what I refer to them as. People can tell. There are some cases though for some lightskins that you don't realize it for though like alicia keys.
She IS biracial. End of story.
Shes black. deal with it
@@I_be_e No she is not, she is mixed and those are facts anything else is your opinion and feelings. She doesn't look blk she looks mixed, no other place or country would consider her blk except delusional people like you.
Facts over feelings. She is biracial.
She is though.. There’s never been, and there STILL isn’t a thing wrong w being biracial, I don’t get it 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Look up the Racial Integrity Act of 1924 and see how race was decided..
Because white people rejected her, so she put all the pressure on black folks to accept her....
@@4Tress13 them days over, it's a new era.
@@slummadekell7626 And the days are one drop rule are over too.
@@chrisman3431 yup, you go back far enough we all have African ancestry
Dear Paula: You are GENETICALLY BIRACIAL...there is NOTHIN wrong with being BIRACIAL...so sad that she is out here like this...just sad....
Yeah I agree.I think that parents of bi racial children should start teaching them that’s exactly who they are.That was the WHITE MANS law with that one drop theory.Stop it WILLIE LYNCH started this for many reason.Now a bi person may feel more comfortable with one or the other ok that’s fine but acknowledge and be proud of what it is it starts with the parents WHITE racists people always trying to and have ruled and made stupid laws long enough.If u have bi racial kids equip them with truth and love the world needs to start looking at things differently.
Exactly.
Paula is not black. She's mixed. Her son looks pure white, because she's half, and her sons father is white. We need to use logic.
Same with drake and his kid….and same with Meghan markle
Aren't we all mixed
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@@charlenerowley6358 no. What u are referring to is admixture. My great great grandfather was white. That does not make me white or biracial. Y’all gotta stop acting like if you have an ancestor of another race, all of a sudden u “mixed”. That’s not how that works.
@@j.symone, and you would never be mistaken for white.
Paula is biracial periodt. The definition of biracial is containing members of two racial groups, which is exactly what Paula is...ijs.🤷🏾♀️
Right!!
Thank you
Yes she is but no racial is not a.race. Mixed people usually gravitateto one side or the other which is their right and let's face it other races don't usually accept them as being fully part of their race. There is a dance of belong g in the bla kn
Agreed👍🏼
@aliengirlfromjamaica \ 😂
When people ask me “what” I am (and yes they ask just like that) I say “ I’m multiracial (black-white-native) but culturally, I identify as black”.
In this way, I claim all of my heritages while making the distinction of my cultural experience. Racial identity vs. cultural identity can be two seperate things especially for someone bi/multiracial.
Please don't pretend to be native when claiming black lmfao its cringe especially when natives saved blacks whenever they could all through out history. The disrespect is unbelievable.
Yes. Yes. The thing is many multi-racial people only identify with being so called Black, they identify with the negative characteristics of being Black and we are so much more than that.
@@thatdude3977 They also enslaved them when convenient so please stop. Non-native Black people aren't trying to take anything away from you, that would be the yt folk. Why does she have to deny any part of her because she identifys culturally as Black? Who are you to tell her? What if I told you not to claim native because you're one of those 5 dollar Indians. You see how insulting? You don't know her. Stop being ignorant and race policing. Shet aaaaaapppp.
@@vanellesmith4598 prove it, where did you read this?
@@thatdude3977 your ignorance is astounding. First, I claim whatever tf I want because I have the DNA to back it up. Second, most Native American tribes owned slaves and include them in their membership. Ever heard the term “freedmen”. Freedmen are included on the Dawes Roll. I, however, am Choctaw by blood incase you’re wondering.
It’s subjective and objective. Subjectively She’s whatever she identifies as. Objectively she’s bi-racial.
Funny that no one took that stance when it came to Rachel Dolezal. Perhaps she should be given the same grace - subjectively whatever she wants; objectively white
@@adjoaosei87 agreed. Who can rightfully tell anyone that what they feel inside is unreal? And what observer knows another person’s motive? Souls incarnate into bodies to acquire different earthly experiences. We only see the physical body from the outside in - this earthly trek is a spiritual one. Mysterious things transpire which logic and reason can’t pronounce. Justice is blindfolded on this level. Get me.
Yeh this and that, at the end of the day she is biracial...facts are facts.
@@olivia_ngozika facts? Subjective. Outer Opinions don’t alter inner feelings. Which one is real - yours, or hers? Yea - you know what it is.
@@slagwill5599 c'mon now - inner feeling don't change facts. Your imaginery world may be a great book of fiction NOT factual.... bc facts are facts period.
I've been working around Filipinos for at least 35 years now. There are those that are very nice, sweet and kind-hearted. Then there are those who are stuck up, and extremely racist towards anyone that is not Filipino, especially if they're black. But once you remind them (the racist one's) that the Aboriginal peoples of the Philippine Islands were part African with a coal black skin tone, and coarse wooly hair, their eyes will get big, their mouths will drop open, and they will look like they want to run away as if they are ashamed because they know this to be the absolute truth. They know their history, and when you tell them it straight to their face, they get quiet, leave you alone, and go about their way, knowing that they can't bully you, or intimidate you. They know you've put them on notice, and that they can't put you down because you are black because they have black ancestors too. I've had war veterans, as well as some Filipinos who were honest individuals state that their African ancestry is factual.
People are people. 🙏🙂🙏
My best friend is Filipino. She is definitely a gem and she would tell me about all the beautiful complexions in the Philippines.
🙏🏾 💯
Yep and people from Madagascar were taken in the 1600s and 1700's to America. So we are all brothers and sisters.
You tell e'm
There is good and bad in all races
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I’ve noticed that many biracial people either love their one side and hate the other or they’re forced to choose a side. When me and my husband have kids, we will raise them to love both sides. They won’t have to choose.
Same, it’s seems as if they are raised with a single parent they are either hated by the single care giver or they hate the parent that left.
I'm the opposite. I think people should stop calling mixed people black. Because at the end of the day they're (we're) not just black. We're mixed and it's okay to be proud to be mixed. Just like it is okay to just be black. We're not going to have the same struggles(similar maybe). Side note because this kinda ties into the topic. We have not had a Black President or Vice.
Well said!!
Society has a way of making a child feel like they have to choose a side because Society already see them one way and chose for them. As a parent you can do your best to make and help the child understand who they are but ultimately the child experience in the world makes them feel and think differently.
But she’s bi-racial, she’s two ethnicity in one being. So if she’s black what am I ? And both my parents are black.
You are what you racially self-identify as, just as Paula is an adult and can identify her race as she wishes.
But are your parents American black? Foreignblacks constantly keep tryna tell us what’s black here
@@SabrinaHendrix. and black American think they are different and better than foreigner who are black.
@@dianasaintfleur6602 Bulls@@t!
@@vanessak.allmon2894 So why the uproar about Rachel Dolezal?
I’m so sad to hear she feels that way. My children are biracial. Their father is Italian English, and I am black. My feelings would be so hurt if they decided to void me completely from their identity, so I make sure that they don’t do that with their dad. They don’t identify as black or white, they identify as biracial, and I’m fine with that.
The fact you went with a white dude shows you voided yourself. Self hate in minorities in America is a very deep seeded problem. I bet he cheats on you too. Anyways good luck with that though.
@@thatdude3977 sounds like a bitter dude.
Sorry to inform you young lady, biracial is the improper word to use, there is no such race as biracial in GOD plans, biracial is a demeaning term used by white racist to define impure of whiteness, basically saying your not fully human, same conjecture that white racist used about blacks being 3/5 of a human, i been trying to educate people ,especially blacks about not using that word to describe theirself or they kids, and Italian English is not a race, your child is considered white, defined by Moses Law, and there is a big reason for Moses Law, which would make a lot of people angry, but i won't go into it.
They have a high percentage of European and African ancestry as many of us do They can identify as biracial, but if they look black, that's how society is going to classify them.
@@d.fattyadams1313 I say again, if people knew the history of what biracial stood for, they would not use that terminology, and under Moses Law, there is no such thing as looking black or white, GOD know exactly what you are, so you can throw that percentage out the window, there are people who look white but are black and vise versa, but i will tell you this, GOD made his promise to his people to be first, do i need to tell you who that is?
Advice for the wealthy:
- don't allow your family or friends to control your money. They are the first ones who think they are entitled to it and want to spend it on any and everything.
- don't give the person your cheque book(s)
- always go over your finances.
- don't let them make you feel guilty when questioning them.
- do your own research and find an honest professional with integrity. Someone who has your best interests at heart.
-They should be questioning you on how your spending your money.
Yes facts I needed this right here waaaay to giving
True especially if the person never earn as much as you .
Paula gave an emotional response to a scientific scenario. She is biracial- that’s not a dirty word. Sure their skin may be used to divide but that doesn’t negate the fact that she is factually and genetically biracial. Not hard. And I’d still welcome her.
I’d be pissed if I had a mixed child and she didn’t acknowledge my side of her DNA bc of politics. We all know politics and science don’t get along
Genetics doesn't determine anyone's race. Colonial ideas do. Human beings were on the earth 299,000 years before race ever became "a thing". Duke University published a landmark paper based on the Human Genome Project, scientists showed that there are no “races” but a single human race-not in sociological terms, but according to biology.
@@dahliar410 I am unsure of who the "we" is that you are referring to.
@@dahliar410 Hmm OK.
@@lilmomjuly8743 - so can anyone identify as any race?
@@lilmomjuly8743 some are descendants of neanderthals, truthfully, and reptiles, said to be.
She is half of one and half of the other - in one word, BI-RACIAL. PERIOD! All this strife about something that is literally black and white. It's NOT COMPLICATED AT ALL.
@@patty-pat-pat blah blah blah.. she wants to be called black, what's the problem 🤔
Well put! The problem is that Americans (everyone irrespective of race) is pickled in an ignorant maelstrom of racial identification due to a few centuries of ugly conditioning. If people took the time to learn the origin and science of race, they’d understand how foolish and superficial it is to embrace this construct.
@@patty-pat-pat nah she's black, but still biracial.
@@patty-pat-pat Preach sis!
@@patty-pat-pat lol some people think biracial is a racial slur 🤭
Seems like Paula wants to continue getting the leading roles as a Black woman when she is clearly Bi-Racial...ijs 😆
Thank you..these biracial chicks get on my nerve. Paula you are not Black..
Paula seems like she wants to be black when it’s benefits her!
@@Mimi-cg2cw She’s black “AND” whatever else she’s mixed with. You don’t get to tell her she’s not black. You wouldn’t know who’s biracial unless their skin tone gave it away.
@T La She can be Black if she wants to be. I think that Black is a better choice anyway. You are jealous because you can't choose!
@@moviegirl8648 obviously she can't choose to be white, so cut it out
Chile, it doesn’t matter if she’s offended or not, she’s biracial in the form of European and African descent (ie. black and white). You don’t get to pick. Your parents made that decision for you.
There is no such thing as race when speaking of human beings. We have cultural differences. The same people that told us that there are different races, are indeed the same ones that brought folks to America in chains. Look at the white people that are raised in all black neighborhoods. They act and talk just like black people. We adopt the culture of the people that are closest to us.
@@jmchavis4183 tell that to the Sun
Stop putting ppl in categories they don't want to be in, a lot of ppl are "mixed" theirs only a few who are one race, 😂 we don't say triracial, fiveracial or quarter racial, wth. That's like the old days when Europeans were naming ppl dna after quarters lmao
@@poeticjust3004 huh? Biracial- having a parent of 1 race and having a parent of another race. Black - having 2 black parents. How is this hard for you?
That's just about all African Americans many are mixed but say we're black.
It's true people who know their stuff don't have anything to prove. They don't need to brag about it. Like Ricki said, they allow their work to speak for itself.
100%. I just told someone that the other day
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My gdad always said let other ppl brag on you.
Bring this lady Maria back on every show. Her over Eva any day!
EVA IS LAME...AND ANNOYING
I like Maria, very knowledgeable gives different perspectives.
i'm black and filipino, well my mom is half so i'm only 1/4 like her kids but i've honestly never had that experience with filipinos. i have always been very welcomed by them. i grew up around alot of my filipino family and friends, and i find them to be the most welcoming of people but in contrast growing up i did have my blackness questioned by other black girls. it's very interesting how different cultural experiences can be within the same two cultures.
I think that some people are forgetting past history of Black America, because in times past if any person had one drop black, they were considered Black. Racisms in America has been so bad to the point of it was never ok to be a Black person, and Bi-racial children could be themselves, or they have to choose one side over the other. This present generation is defining who they are, and I find that beautiful.
Magandong hapon, ola. Back when you (you were growing ip) you probably wouldn't have known blk attitude stem from slavery, and post (jim crow) era Now you are more educated and know to identify the mindset. For pilipono, hope you know that thwy do have terms, slang word to describe you, albeit if any thing said about your blackness would be passed off as endearig sigi'poh!✌🇨🇦 view the world🌍 from above, there are no lines.
As far as we are having to exist with the societal premise of race - as a matter of fact, someone with one white parent and one black parent is biracial. Even a life experience impacted by the black side, doesn’t change this. Ethnic identify cannot be perceived as pejorative by oneself, even if it is meant as such, it takes away from your whole self to have to rewrite the facts of birth.
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I know so many half black / Filipino people and grew up in and around families and I’m 45. I’ve also been there many times. Always felt loved and welcomed. She really should go visit to see what it’s really like. She’ll love it.
I honestly don't even know what to call myself anymore!! Being a child born of a black father and white mother but doesn't look black nor white. Can pass for Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Spanish, etc. I've experienced racism from everyone, black, white, hispanic and middle eastern people. I could probably write a book on the many racist events in my life and then have enough material to write a follow up book. I have always identified as being black, but the messed up thing is my people are the ones who treat me the worse all through my 40+ years in life, right up to a few weeks ago. Racism is never going to end in America, because people talk about it too much in the media and try to blow it into a bigger story than it really should be to stir up the conversation. Yes, racism should be discussed when an unarmed black man gets shot in the back, or how years of oppression has not allowed the black families in America to attain wealth....But, so what she doesn't want to be called Bi-Racial, why do you have to make a story of it? We are fed unnecessary BS into our brains by not only the white media, but our own media for a like or a subscriber. Start talking about things to help us as a people, because this is a useless topic of 7+ minutes that we could use to talk about something that is more prevalent. Ok, that's the end of my rant. Have a good day my people.
Wow, I am so sorry for your experiences. I hope you are surrounded everyday by people who genuinely support and care for you.
I’m sure other biracial’s can understand. That’s what makes this conversation “useful”. You guys need a community also.
Your human....call yourself and identify as human
@@danielev3198 I’m sorry, are you African-American? I currently live in a white area and they are not friendly. They don’t even speak or say hello when they pass you on the sidewalk.
You look like a black man to me. Maybe from the Caribbean but black still lol. Which is a compliment. Also, black ppl are policed so heavily..at work..in stores..at school…while driving..while jogging…maybe black ppl are not so friendly to strangers bc we don’t feel it is safe all the time? Just a thought.
Great conversation Ricky about detecting dishonesty in this world. Please continue providing this type of information.
She counted up to 10.
That doesn't mean she's bilingual.
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right, i was like she only counted to ten, yall relax lol
Lollll I know! I was like umm that’s not the best example, I can do that every language I can speak yet I am in no way fluent in any of them. I’m sure she can do more but just wanted to give them a quick example of how it sounds.
@@voodoohead right! yeah I can count to 100 in Japanese…don’t know much else though. But I speak Spanish fluently and I would just say an actual sentence in Spanish as an example…nobody counts to show they know a language 😂
I know that was funny
What about the word “bi” (meaning two) in the term bi-racial (meaning two races) makes her feel like its giving no deference to blackness?? Of course she wouldn’t be viewed as white. The term isn’t about how her phenotype is perceived, it’s about her actual genotype.
Not the shucking and jiving…🤣
Paula's mother gave her some very sound advice
Facts
So you saying that white woman can have a black child?
Hallie Berry said this as well, that her mom told her she was a black woman. Also, biracial people have always been seen as black, I don’t know why it is such an issue with the black community today 🤷♀️. We all share a common history. Look at AKA’s when they were started, you had to pass a fine tooth comb test and you could not be darker than a brown paper bag, these were black women. I know many fair tone black people, that would get offended if you call them biracial. If a man can say they feel more like a woman and go by a female pronoun. Then why is it such a big deal that she goes by black. Be proud of your blackness!!!! If she wants to identify as black, she can identify as black.
@@AthenaRenee1 No I'm saying Paula's mom knew that the world would see and treat her child as black and this clearly cut down on the confusion that she has experienced. Paula was able to get in where she could fit in at an early age.
@@bailofhay978 if you think that biracial looking people get the same treatment as full blacks people, you’re in a dark place. Cause ain’t no way with history and the brown paper bag test could prove this to be true.
Hi Gary great show today.
But if your mother is NOT of the heavily Melanted persuasion, then you are bi-racial...not sure what the issue is...no matter what Paula's mother TOLD her, she could not TEACH her anything about carrying this melanin...
The fact that some folks who look like me think that white people cannot teach their mixed children about what it means to be mixed is ridiculous on its face. It is obvious from Paula's mom instilling in her that she is black infers that she has intimate knowledge of how (some) white people think and judge folks as being black or as being mixed, and she was doing her part to prepare Paula for that. It really doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how much of a blessing that would be to her children.
@@charles6724 as a white woman Paula's mother can not teach her ANYTHING about being a BLACK WOMAN. period
@@AnimeBoysOnly again, she can teach her how white folk think about black folk....because she's white. It's called.common sense, but we know it's not common.
@@AnimeBoysOnly in fact by teaching her her that she is black, she's doing the very thing you refuse to acknowledge....clearly there is more than one pandemic going on.
@@charles6724 Paulas mom was a lazy mom. Just telling her that she's simply Black is the easy way out. What about teaching Paula to acknowledge and be proud of her heritage?
Preach Ricky not all people are good people. Just like any other job. Right Brat thank God for discernment.
You right Ricky! Especially a fast talker!
Biracials mix with black, truly have the bipolar experience in race and culture all roll into one. From the racial micro aggression From non-black people to color struck & colorism & misogyny-noir. Depending who they come across. Her experience may have be painful based on how people treated her.
T-Pain will bounce back.
I saw her when she visited the AME church I attended when I was in LA. She was very nice. We spoke after service.
You can’t call it a pitbull, if it’s mixed with a chihuahua‼️
Have u asked an African if u are African? They'll tell u the same thing about urself. 1 drop European, ur no longer African.
@@kfrancis1872 … The thing is, I’m not African‼️
@@rodtherichest6018 U really don't get the comparison? OK. Moving on.
@@kfrancis1872 .. I under that your saying that Africans are they same when when it come to mixed people😂‼️
A lot of half white ppl aren't as open as Puala. I'm mixed culturally (black, PR, west Indian), sometimes birds of a feather flock together, a lot of his "mixed" kids hung out together. We all thought the ones with white moms had more issues. If the beauty standards are white in your house (did your dad have a race fetish?) then those mixed kids have an odd perspective of self. They don't always feel the way Paula does.
I agree with you, biracials with white mothers and self hating black fathers tend to have identity issues. Whereas those with a black mom have a greater sense of self. Even Claudia Jordan said she wishes her mom was black.
Your honesty is great! Thank you for your comment.
I'm biracial mom is white/Italian and father is black/west Indian and unfortunately you're right I did have alot of issues because my mother chose to keep her head in the sand instead of teaching me anything about being mixed race. I have been called a nigger by my white friends mother and my mother cursed her out but said nothing to me. I was 11. My black godparents had to school me which made me a very angry racist against white people adult. Until GOD stepped in and fixed it.
❤ Paula for that.
I think the younger generations 45 and younger are more likely to teach their children about all aspects of their heritage. I'm melanin challenged lol and my kids are not. I hope I am doing a good job teaching my kids to be not only to proud of their kinky hair, full lips, and beautiful brown skin but to also not let anyone put them in a box. They learn about all different aspects if our social labels even the ones that don't apply to them. They are out spoken about social issues. They stand up for what is humanly right. My son is a Primatology & anthropology major who absolutely believes the term "race" is a social constraint and not a biological idea.
@@lilmomjuly8743 Awesome job!😊I too have done the same with my children
Mixed people are preferred mostly in the Black race due to their proximity to being White and she knows it. BP please own and define what a fully Black person like other races do and even though I do not have issues with mixed people they are mixed.
What is a full black person ?!? Frederick Douglass,Malcolm X, Obama,Bob Marley,Beyonce?! All these folks are "mixed" .is there even a such thing considering all the trading in slavery and mixing with other cultures? We can't even have this discussion without talking about colorism,featurism, and texturism. Gatekeeping is complex AF
Yes, they are mixed at some level and there is nothing wrong with that and this not gatekeeping this is just about genetics vs. racial identity and labels based on phenotypes. Also Full Black people Bob Marley's Mother, Beyonce's Father, and many more.
@@mariejack506 A Full black person is a person that has a BLACK MOTHER AND A BLACK FATHER!!! It Really is as SIMPLE As THAT!!! and if Gate keeping was complex wouldn't the other half of those bi-racials and or mixed people you mentioned be JUST as "Confused" and "perplexed" but the answer is they aren't confused AT ALL because EVERY RACE, Well, EVERY OTHER RACE BESIDES BLACK WOMEN Gate Keeps their image and beauty standards. WE as BLACK Women are the ONLY ones that allow other groups to push their unwanted and misfits on us!!!
@@glenirabelton205 this is true but why black society call them "black" ?!? As stated there is colorism,featurism, and texturism that is hyperexamined in Black society ESPECIALLY in regards to black women. "Unwanted and misfits" ?!?! Explain. This is how u feel about mixed women 😳🤔🥴
@@demitriwelling1348 so why society accepts them as "black" ?! Are u measuring their whiteness and giving approval of who can and can't? It's interesting no one said Obama was the first "mixed" president 🤔🤔 whether we want to admit or not and justify biology etc the one drop rule ,as shady as this ish is, is VERY real in America and other places.
I get where Paula is coming from but....it is what it is, you are half of both your parents, when you are Biracial whether African and European, African and Asian etc, that Biracial person can produce one or the other (a African, Asian and or European child) depending who they procreate with, but her mother (Paula Patton) is right the child will be perceived as African period though it isn't so, it's very sad, usually children mixed with Black aren't accepted by the opposite side, not only that in the Black community they are usually more desired, this causes strife amongst the people, some biracials take it to the head, others love and respect their Blackness, they nor do we catch a break, sadly in society (not everyone) anything Black isn't valued, it hurts alot, Biracials who don't look mix feel the pain of what I and other Black feel, others are looked down upon because of the assumptions of being better, and sad but true some Biracials think they are better (not all) and use their Blackness as a convenience, some Black people who aren't Biracial will use their Blackness as a convenience (house n*****), slavery, colorism and etc has destroyed alot of our people, if we can get out of that mind set we can be back on top and respected, also we have another issue black phishing and we (not all of us) accept it, people pretending and or a quarter or less Black are making claims that aren't true to steal our culture and get away with saying the n word
If you research in history alot of this has been going on for decades and longer. There's a reason part of Africa is no longer Black. Where the originals were pushed out or killed. What the foreign would do (non-black) is marry in. Whether to be a citizen, marry into royalty etc to get their foot in the door. I am not saying don't date or marry interracially or interculturally. But be very careful of who. People have an agenda and it's not always for love. Sadly marriage is usually an arrangement of business. Don't let that business move be to manipulate you or steal what's yours.
Thank you Paula 🤗🤗🤗🤗
I agree. I had a close friend in high school that was ‘white passing’ and her siblings (like 7 kids) were all brown or darker, and parents dark-skinned. Anyway, I just thought she always went out her way to defend being Black or defend her younger siblings despite her acceptance. Now she’s a super Pro Black/woke-type 🤣🤣especially in social media, husband dark-skinned and rainbow of kids 🥰🥰🥰. What’s that called? Po’ black people…please lawd teach us better.
They were people who left the south went north and passed for White 1900 to 1950 this conversation is not new table talk back in the day mix with Indian or white
By saying that you are black or white when you are biracial is disrespectful to your parents. Be proud of what you are and correct people who try to put you in a box.
How.?
@@barbarabobbyscott1560 because you are picking a side and that's unfair...
Her white mom told her she was a black woman. Why are folks trying to make her be who they want.
Mixed chick...
Now that I’m older, I see that race doesn’t matter so much in acceptance in social circles and situations, as does attractiveness. Sigh.
But she is though, if her mom is white n her dad is black , u can’t just erase her mom’s race, that’s ridiculous.
From knowing some Biracial women and listening to things they've told me. I believe some Biracial women enjoy staying in our lane because they've been put on a pedestal within the Black community esp. I see them as Biracial and they should have their own lane. And Please don't come for me my grandmother was Biracial and I loved her to life as well as my full Black grandmother. This is just my observation
Same here Rickey I hate a fast talker. My Grandmother told me to stay around from them.
Growing up multiracial was always a struggle but now when i hear about stuff like this ..just let people identify with whatever makes them comfortable. I will always love myself whole and not pick part of myself to love to make anyone feel comfortable. So i identify with my true self multiracial ❤
Dahlia she has a right to identify how she wants to. You have no business telling her how she should look at her self. I’m mixed myself, I love not just having one side. But you don’t have the option to tell people how to choose.
@@dahliar410 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
If you made it on the cover of Essence, Jet, and Ebony magazine, even the the black hair magazines, you are black to me. I grew up seeing all shades of black people, and no one ever went around questioning their blackness, or telling them they were not black. Idk why this is such a big deal, you have trans women and trans men today, so why does it matter if someone identifies as black of mixed heritage. You would have to erase half of black history, because a lot of those people were mixed black people. I think the issue is colorism, more so, because in American History biracial black people have always been seen as the prettier or better black person; all of it is a part of the Culture though. It’s an awful history, but it’s our history.
Biracial blacks can identify however they want to, it should not be a problem. It’s disrespectful to tell someone who stands tall and firmly in their blackness, to say they are not black.
@@dahliar410 people should be able to identify as what they want to identify as, you cannot tell someone what they are, if she identifies more with being black, then it is what it is. She is still a part of black culture. She is a representation of blackness. Black people never looked at biracial people as separate from us, this is a new thing. They are a part of the tribe.
@@Mixedbeauty11 So you’re okay with a complete pale person that grew up on Austria identifying as 100% black? Got it. Black people really need to get some self-esteem smh.
I love her statement. All the biracial kids that grew up with my kids, identified as black and was accepted as that. The stories they told about their yt extended family was less accepting.
Oh well. It’s time for BP to stop inviting everyone else to the cookout. Her DNA is half black and half WHITE. Period.
@@dcryptospace1284 Thank You
In my family too! The yt side ain’t accepting we definitely make sure to love on them harder when they’re around
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Paula made some good points and here’s a little history for those who may not know. When I was in 11th grade in my U.S history class(this was in our history books), we learned that biracial people were used to divide black people. However the context Paula is using it in isn’t fully accurate. The way that biracial people are favored over full black people is why they were used to divide us. But in todays day and age the term biracial is not divisive, it’s corrective. It’s tone deaf to label people of two races as one. And also disrespectful to people of said races. We need to make the distinctions as to not treat offspring as the parent race. Black is a parent race meaning in order to even produce a biracial child, one of your parents would have to be fully black to begin with. A black person cannot produce white children only biracial or mixed kids. And in Paula’s case her son is 75% white therefore he is white. People need to stop being disingenuous about why they identify as black. It has less to do with actual pride and more to do with proximity to whiteness. Biracial people identify as black because they know they will be seen as the ideal black by white people and black people(that is if they have the stereotypical biracial look). This may not be the case for older generations of biracials(circa: pre 80’s) but it is definitely the case for biracials today. You do not have to pick a side, you are both.
Thank you. People need to stop letting society tell them that they have to pick one race when they are both. I always tell my parents to make sure that their biracial child be proud of both of their races. Don't tell them a lie that they are just black when that's not true. Teach them to be proud that they are both black and white or whatever ethnic races they are or simply saying they are biracial.
"That's- not true!!!, black woman can!!' Ridiculous!!!' Look on youtube you will see!'
Great assessment. I hope more people start accepting this truth.
You leave out to the detriment of those that are biracial, is that they will be treated by how they look! All biracial people don't look mixed! And the racists cops and others will fling the "N" word at a biracial person as quick as they will a "so called" full black person! It's what you LOOK LIKE not what you really are. THAT'S what her mother RIGHTFULLY was preparing her for and was intelligent enough to know. Even 75% white was still a slave back in slavery unless they were able to escape and pass for white where no one knew their lineage.
That's true in a perfect world but in America biracial people are going to be seen as black, when filling out a job application there is no separate section for biracial. I don't know where some of y'all are from but you are not both in America. Like someone said earlier the cops are not going to look to see if you biracial and give you a pass, they see you as a ninja, just like the white cop that shot the kid in Minnesota he was biracial and it didn't save him although she was found guilty. The way I look at it if they biracial and the down for the cause I have no problem with them identifying as black but if they black when it's convenient then I have a problem.
I’m bi-racial and both my parents are so-called black. People aren’t educated, but unwise not to realize race isn’t determined by conversation or prejudices from others
"I'm bi-racial and both my parents are so-called black." Hmmm, okay.
So how are you biracial???????? Stfu
@@jazzzsexy Right? Weird. The bottom line is that it takes a FULLY BLACK MAN AND A FULLY BLACK WOMAN TO PRODUCE A FULLY BLACK CHILD (i.e. Serena Williams). Not rocket science.
That’s her thoughts and feelings.People do pull the biracial to separate themselves from being black.Can we all just be humans.
Not in America
Ok so let’s just get rid or race period
They so easily impressed 😂 she literally counted to 10. I can’t speak Spanish but can count in Spanish. And can say complete sentences .
If you can speak a complete sentence in spanish then you can speak Spanish. You may not be fluent is what you're trying to say....
@@nikkin.9206 lmfao
@@nikkin.9206
Hmmmmm, perhaps not.
Communicative competency in a language requires so much more than saying individual sentences. Are you able to sustain a conversation on a given topic?
Are you able to read and write the language also?
@@wandamajette5000 you're MISSING the point,..if you can SPEAK the language you're SPEAKING the language, now whether you're fluent and can write it is 2 totally different things...it's just that simple
Please do not let saditty Paula Patton speak on the behalf of all biracial cause she does not. She has every right to label herself the way she was brainwashed to do. But society does not determine jack shit in this decade. The word biracial has been around for centuries and there is no human being on this planet that would force me to denounce my white father for a one-drop rule created by white supremacy and adopted by black people to not feel separated from their biracial counterparts. Many of us do not exclude our black side by saying biracial. Biracial means both and if you are old enough to say the word you are old enough to understand it means both. I was born both, I will die both and there is nothing society will nor can do to change that. I can cuss you out in Ebonics and German, try me. Don't nobody @ me about the Ebonics either. I said those are the languages I speak so in Nene Leakes words, "I said what I said" Muah 😋
My thoughts exactly 💯
The term biracial is not offensive. It is what she is rather she likes it or not. And dont get me wrong, i respect what she said about how the world will view her but if you understand the history of the one drop rule you would know why it is problematic. We are not the same. She has a white mother, I have two black parents. I am black, she is biracial
Yes 👏🏾✊🏾
Well said!
I being a outwardly looking melanated woman have slipped into multiple cultures. I have noticed that some cultures do have trouble understanding because of the exposure. I was raised around mostly West Africans and Filipinos and I was taught Tagalog and Ilocono because my friends wanted me to meet their mom who was fresh from the Philippines. I had one friend from the Philipines say that the natives in the mountains are deep skin like me and look similar. We have to continue crossing cultures and embracing it so we can come from a place of understanding
Always be the last to speak. Observation is key.
I'm half Filippo too and I'm the light skinned one from my siblings so I didn't get too much discrimination on my Filippino side...but more so on my black side...being biracial is interesting but I don't think you should cancel the term biracial especially if you have 2 strong ethnic identities inside you Black/Asian... Accepting only one is to deny the other.
"And that is totally different than Spanish?" Did this fall flat, as a joke or did he really not understand?
Yeah, that was such an ignorant and dumb statement. This is why "Our" people need to come out of our "Black" bubble and educate themselves and be aware of the entire world around them.😖
Right!!😑🙄😫 I was like phillipino?!? Lol #ignorance I don't think he meant harm but wheew😯😔
@@mariejack506 It's "Filipino"... that's how Native born Filipinos spell it. #ignoranceisnotintentional
@@kfrancis1872 I thought that was Spanish culture when they changed it and conquered them. The natives spell with a "P" to reflect original tradition/language. Also it was ignorant how he deliver it not what he said. He said it unintentional but HOW he said it was ignorant to me.
@@mariejack506 I get that, the delivery. The "#ignorance" was like someone calling someone "dum" w/o the b.
In any case, I lived in Hawaii in the 90s and then returned in '12. Worked with and around alot of Filipinos.
A "residue" of Spanish rule was Filipinos will substitute the "ph" sound with "p".
i.e. "Did u get my pax [fax]"? And vice versa. There's alot of "pu" sounds when a native Tagalog or llocano speaker speaks English. But even that was more prominent in the '90s, not so much now.
As Long As you Got Family and Friends and People That Love you I Would Not Care it's Better To Be Happy Than Bitter Life is Too Short Be Happy.
The problem is very simple, since white is the flavor that they favor - simply identify as white. I did this once on a job application and that SOB was mad as hell. I have never b een mistaken for anything other than black, but somehow we have got to change the dynamics of this false premise - all humans derives from people of color. We have got to find a way to change this designation based on one's phenotype. Barack had every right to identfy with his white mother's identity. Give them racist SOb's something to thin about and not just keep goig along with their mental illness of supremacy.
Barack didn’t identify with his white mom. They called him the first black president.
C’mon Paula!!! Kudos to her mom!
I'm 100% African and I share my results because people, here in America and back in Africa, have always been questioning my heritage or tease me for my light skin. A lot of mixed people who want to dissociate from blacks KNOW that blacks, in a racialized world, are considered the bottom of the social and economic ladder, so it is important for them to not be associated with blacks.
My mama (rip) is fillopino- Syrian and my dad is Syrian I grew up with my dad's side we never left one side of what we are out. We made arab, southern (from fl) fillopino, Mexican, Chinese ect almost any food you can think of. I hope people realize we're all human no matter where we come from or what we are. There's alot of people in Hollywood like this now. I dont think someone should get something based on what they are, it should be about how good their work ethic is.
I’m super biracial: Black, white, Filipino, and Malaysian. I just go with the flow. If I pass for black, I go with it (most of my childhood). Filipino/Malay, I go with it (most of my adulthood). But when my facial hair grow blonde, I say, that’s the white part kicking in even though most of the people think I dye my facial hair purposely.
However one chooses to identify is simply their business. I have always identified as Black although most people question my heritage which has never bothered me or made me reconsider my options. I am racially ambiguous. Both my parents are biracial and mixed but my features are even lighter and fairer. I never realized I was white passing, yet this country treats you based on how you look not what you actually are. In Paula’s case, she is biracial but looks Black and she obviously understands that is how she is treated in this country and doesn’t need to qualify anything else.
What is fairer?🙄 you should re-learn the meaning. As opposed to unfair? Think. You’re culturally conditioning to accept that term
@@karltinson5327 The word fair is also an adjective, it means of the hair or complexion light in color. Older people use the term when describing someone’s skin color. FYI, the only term I have been culturally conditioned to accept is Black.😊
@@peace2u962 fair point! we’re all conditioned to certain degrees. Nonetheless, I hope you can abstain from using “fair skin” when referencing lighter skin people.
I completely agree with you Peace2U. I don’t see why it’s a big uproar about it. I have never looked at a biracial person as different from me. We still share the same heritage, no matter if 1 or both parents are black 🤷♀️ I ❤️ my biracial sisters and brothers, y’all are a part of the tribe too. And you can identify as whatever you choose. I grew up with a bunch of light skinned black people, some were biracial, but we always considered them black.
@Maya Pace
Thank You and I agree with you as well and appreciate you sharing your personal experiences.😊
This seems to be a very American problem stemming from the "one drop" rule. Here in the Southern part of Africa where I'm from, if you're biracial or multiracial you're not considered black. You're "coloured" or "mixed race". That doesn't mean you're not accepted by the community. It's just an acknowledgement that you are not just the one thing. As a mixed race person myself, I identify with both aspects of my heritage and don't see why I need to pick one over the other.
To everyone of two ethnicities or two races, we are the new wave and biggest population. If I could look back, and even today as a biracial and mixed person, I’ve never been accepted anywhere. I look light, my hair is strange but nothing special, I’ve always identified as Latin American because majority of my time as a child and young adult was abroad in my families countries. However coming home to Florida they would treat me as a foreigner. My own family and fellow Latinos around me always treated me like I was one of them but not quite. It still burns my heart everyday but it’s nothing I can change today. I can only change people minds and show them how we truly come in so many diverse ways. For my children, as my husband is also Latino European and my children are more mixed looking than us both. In the end my little house has an incredible mix and I see how my children experience the questioning or different treatments by everyone.
I met her years ago. She’s beautiful in person!! Omg Angelic like. She was very nice.
Did he ask is it different from Spanish? 🤔 😁
Rickey how did you get Spanish from Philippines?
This is so true. I was sought one those people!
Now, I avoid talking like that anymore!! Because I had this person pulled me to the side and got me right together.. because somethings were and they rest I fabricated.
So, now the things I Am working on or accomplish now. I working on of letting speak for me!!
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Unfortunately, the majority of society for a long time has put labels on people and discriminated, when in reality we should all understand that we are not responsible with the color of the skin in which we were born, if we are responsible for our catitude in the journey of our life. I believe that Paula is a very supportive person with a very open mind who accepts all races, and we should all take that example !!!
Isn’t she biracial tho 🥴 it’s nothing wrong with that u are who u are ❤️... if your mixed your mixed .. weather your biracial or not ppl in the world try to separate us anyway ... don’t be offended to be called biracial my love🥰
My daughter’s father and ex-husband is white and I am black. I can honestly say that she is sooo loved by her white grand parents (same with my part of the family). Not because she is biracial and has green eyes and curly hair, but because she is a wonderful kid who is a kind and interesting person and has always been. They are not wealthy, they have always been very nice to me, to this day they consider me family and we are blessed to have them. I am very grateful to still have them in my life 10+ years after our divorce. As a matter of fact my own family is still in touch with them as if no divorce happened! This is definitely not a question of colour but as you say how are we accepted and how we accept people into our lives. And I know that my daughter does not consider herself biracial. Like me she does not like racists of any kind!
Sandra, do you understand what is wrong with your statement? a lot of Blacks make that same statement, why do Blacks feel they need verification from White people to feel like they are somebody, quit putting yourself down as a race, i am happy for your daughter, but even if they felt different about her, that should have nothing to do with your love for your child, and one other point, there is no such thing as a biracial child, that idea was the influence by the concept of "white purity"also called " under toe" meaning if you are not 100% white, you are subject beneath the foot of so called whiteness, your not alone, 99% of mix people do not know the history behind the word{ biracial}, and one finale, your daughter proper race is white, -white father= white race, --------That is Moses Law.
@@judgejurylw1026 ....All she is saying is that both her white and black side of the family gets along. I see nothing wrong with that; I am a black woman and I treat people the way they treat me regardless of color. Most of my issues have been with my own kind as we tend not to help each other advance, etc. We have a lot of jealousy in our race amongst each other that needs to stop.
@@judgejurylw1026 I believe you misunderstood me. This was my testimony on why I understand that Paula Patton does not identify as biracial. This is ABSOLUTELY not a need of or verification. I do not understand how you can go that far in your reasoning when I never said I had ever felt this need. Please do not overthink and ask a question instead of stating things based on your perception. I do not need any validation from anyone but myself. I wish you well ❤️ and ✌🏽
@@vickylittles6714 Why do you feel the need to point out that you have problems within your own race more so than with whites, that seem to be the theme, when ever a black person feel uncomfortable about misconceptions about white people, they want to knock their own race, which is exactly what you did, yet you rush to judgement on your own race, and just to let you know, white people tend to have more problems with other white people, -Why! because just as with blacks, they tend to be around more white people, and so goes the same with Asian people, its that simple.
@@judgejurylw1026 She is speaking her truth. Why does it bother you?
Girl! My mom is pinay and my dad is black too! And I don't really feel accepted by the Filipinos I meet either. I always have to try to PROVE myself (saying words, naming dishes, naming the city my mom is from etc.) It's exhausting. So, most of the time, I just keep it to myself.
Idc what someone calls me but don't be mad when I correct you and let you know I'm black and I'm proud of it since my born day
I can't stand "fast talkers!!!" Yes, Ricky!!! I hate it.
Listen I'm a PROUD Biracial Woman! I am so tired of EVERYTHING being about black and white, racist this and racist that! it is disgusting! We are ALL GOD'S CHILDREN!!! EVERY RACE IS GOD'S RACE! Every Biracial person looks different, to many people I look Hispanic and I don't have a drop of that heritage in my blood, but I don't go out into the world trying to be Hispanic just because that is what other people see me as. I have always felt that Biracial people are the harmony amongst all people. I was not raised to see someones color or race, but treat everyone with kindness,or as they treat you . It is clear who we are, we are not one race(s) without the other(s). I need my own podcast or something cuz I have heard too many biracial people picking sides or how they are so called confused and so much more my whole life and I am sick of it. No matter what race you are you are BEAUTIFULLY created! Let NO one define you, JUDGE you or anything negatively else!
You tired of racial but spent alot of energy continuing the biases
@@saul9050 First of all, calling people out on this B.S. is not continuing the bias. It's trying to say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Especially when I am LITERALLY telling everyone to love themselves and others because hatred over race and all that has transpired from it had gone on for far too long, we as a people should have eradicated the existence of racism a long time ago. But yeah, I am allowed to be sick and tired of this crap. Someone needes to show some common sense. Sorry if you don't like that.
Your mom must be white ,
@@ninasimone1207 Actually both of my parents identify as Americans and not by colors. But if you are referring that way, yes she is. My mother who has gotten along with everyone her whole life ( Good people that is) But I am curious to what's your point?
Thank you
The word biracial was made a issue with the census. They use to check black but in the last 30 years they pushed the biracial word....since a lot are being born.
i feel her-I think this really depends on a personal choice- and the way you look-
Some people look undeniably Black so there is no getting around it I always felt the terms MIXED and BI were sort of weird
Hmmm, I find her explanation interesting. My children are biracial. I want them to be proud of both parts of who they are. I don't think they are separating themselves, I want them to claim both sides. Their father loves them, absolutely loves them and he made them, so I want them to claim their whiteness which is him and their blackness which is me.
Exactly. It literally baffles me when I hear things like this. How can you deny one part of yourself? I'm sorry for how people view you but that does change what you are. She's biracial whether she wants to be or not. Our race isn't something we get to choose. She was carried for months in the womb of a white woman and no one can convince me a whole white woman can give birth to a black child. Being biracial is just as beautiful as being black and being white. 🤷♀️
Healthy attitude. Your kids will be great. Nit confused
The other white family members and how they treat your kids will matter too
@@alicia_nicole This is so true. Great point.
@@Natasha-kg1zw I love this comment so much.
I'm AFRICAN so I never understood why every time I'd be watching Hollywood movies people who are biracial would be called Black...I'd always ask myself "what I'm I ?"😅 If someone biracial is black. Lately I've been trying to educate myself and I've realized that it doesn't really make sense really because were I'm from people are called biracials/ Coloured and they are proud of that. They do not feel the pressure to act a certain way.Oh and in south Africa biracial people are called Coloureds and the have their own way of life that is different from how white and Black people live. And they are proud of that 🌸💗.
Filipinos are a mixed race people. There are no “pure” Filipinos. She needs to learned about her Filipino side of the family.
We all mixed with something human been on earth millions of years
@@demon2k16 everybody is NOT mixed. Sorry, you got that wrong.
@@saudaje4625 it’s only one pure race on earth an thats tribal African that nerver mix’s are left out of Africa other than that if he did DNA test on every human it would nerver say 100% of one race if I’m wrong name a pure race
@@demon2k16 the Han Chinese (Pams-Nyungan) people of China, the Torres Strait Aboriginal people of Australia. What I meant by my original statement is that was the people of the Philippines are mixed with Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, natives (islanders) and others. Her African ancestry is just another mixture b/c there are no “pure” Filipinos. She should understand that.
@@saudaje4625 Asian people have Neanderthal DNA in them Caucasian meaning Europeans do to Cauc/Asian those are to mixture Australia are European also with African & Neanderthal DNA LIKE I said it’s no race that is not mixed
My only uncle has 3 Phillipines children with her, my Auntie he was n Army of course & they quickly came 2 the states where all the boys-men live life now. 🙏🙏
Exactly!!! And not only in business settings either 😅😆
Isn't Bruno Mars Hawaiian?
Why would biracial be offensive it’s your DNA. Your equally both , this PC stuff is out of control!
She wants to be black and she's telling the truth ppl use that biracial claim to feel better at least the ppl I know 🙄 she is a black woman
@@blackqueen5201 so your saying her dna is all black? She is mixed , if she wants to identify as black that’s fine. You can’t run from your genetic makeup.
@@loribollinger2457 how could you confuse what I said, did you read that? No one cares what one is mixed with we go by what they identify as and no one should argue against it
@@blackqueen5201 I didn’t confuse anything, review what I wrote, l said if she wants to identify as black that’s fine, but her genetic dna is mixed.
Love Ricky going off on fake CPA’s. Man preach on that! That’s real talk!
I'm 100% black my dad is hella dark my mom the same color as Paula but is black and native. I am also Yellow\Red " tawny'. I am black period. I love my African ancestry.
What about her white side? Why deny one part of yourself. smh
That's what she is....lol.
The best thing for people in charge of your money is to demand an annual in detector test.
Ease on down the road🤣🤣🤣
Shout out to black men and women that love each other , I may get hate for this but so what, I'm loving black women and would never have a biracial kid love is love but we need to love our own!
Just my personal opinion.
You cannot just accept one part of life
Her mother was wrong. She might look black. But internally she' knows she's not fully black. Accepting only half of yourself. Brings upon insecurities . She did not create herself, her father and mother created her.
And just because the black side of life except her doesn't mean she should deny the other part of her life.
That's just like a mixed woman passing for white and/ or mix black woman passing for black. Mix Women need to learn how to accept themselves.
. There's your example they never knew she was mixed. Until she illustrate it. they're they were stunned because they thought she was fully black.
That means : The black people are only accepting you because they think you're fully black. You know how much good you can do as a bilingual employee
Think about it
I respect people to be called what they want to be called. I am not a geneticist. It's not my place to ask "what are you" nor are you obligated to give me your heritage or ancestry. If we are getting to know one another and you want to be forthcoming with those facts I will respect it and accept it in the spirit it is offered. We have to remember to always treat one another with respect, compassion and care. There is only one race and that's the human race. We are the same species as humans that is why we can reproduce regardless of where we come from. We are One.
I agree Ricky. If a person is too familiar but just met you 2 seconds ago....run Forest run 🏃!!!