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Originally posted by JessicaVanessa
He is mixed raced, he can chose to identify himself as what ever but he is not fully WHITE. That is all I am stating if you look back on the 15 page long thread. It being unconstitutional doesn't make people still not identify him as black. Just as how racism is unconstitutional and civil right is constitutional yet gay people are not allowed any.
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By using the one-drop rule though you are saying that he is ONLY black and that is what he is only considered, which is not the case. Theres more factors then just having a certain ancestor be black in to determining whether some one identifies some one as white, black, or multiracial.
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Originally posted by Qwerty1234
But wouldn't you say, that he comes from a black and white heritage, regardless of what he chooses to identify himself as?
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Yes, he has black and white heritage, but he will most likely be perceived as having only white heritage, however might identify as either multiracial/black/white.