Thanks for the historyDeitz83 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:38 amThe slave trade indicated that if a person had 1/10 blood from a Nero they and all of their decendents would be black. It's not a PC thing is a definition given by slave owners that is still used today. People try to recognize all of their mixtures in regards to race.92f-fan wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:48 am Its a rough question to ask in public, but Im curious. She has Jamaican and indian parents. So genetically she is half of each. But she gets to pick being either Black or Indian as it serves her ? Confused.
Follow up, can she call herself "African American " if she is from Jamaica ? I know that Jamaican ancestors came from Africa, but if we are able to pick continents from thousands of years ago wouldn't we also be able to go back further than Africa ? Maybe include Pangea ? Pangean-American would be MUCH more inclusive.
These days people "identify" as all kinds of things so maybe nothing should surprise me any more.
I guess Im easily confused by the current process of picking and choosing your ancestry and your orientation from a grab bag.
All this PC stuff drives me crazy ...
But she isn't trying to recognize all her mixtures. She picked the one that gets her the farthest politically
