My Kid Insists That I'm White, but I'm Not

Rishi wrote:http://www.theroot.com/views/my-kid-insists-im-white-im-not

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Rishi wrote:http://www.theroot.com/views/my-kid-insists-im-white-im-not

The kid is right:


"Obviously, she's probably saying this because of my skin color and hair. (Here's my actual ancestry breakdown, according to a 23andme.com DNA test: European, 52.6 percent; sub-Saharan African, 30.3 percent; East Asian and Native American, 7.1 percent; Middle Eastern and North African, 10.0 percent.)

She is 30.3 % black and AT LEAST 52.6 % white. So why is the mother following the "traditional" definition and calling herself black.?

>>>The mother is as obsessed with race as the mother is, looks like. How can you be 7.1% of something?

Vidya Bagchi wrote:interesting site, that one, https://www.23andme.com/. Wonder if I should get it too, for the fun of it.

>>>>This happened a few years ago. I was rushing into the office to pick something up and then go to a meeting. My admin. assistant was filling something out and said 'hey Kris, what race do you consider yourself?'  I said 'Asian, I guess'. A Chinese -American kid who worked for me at that time started high-fiving others and said 'yes! yes!' I am not sure if he wanted to increase the Asian presence in the office or if he had taken a bet with someone that Indians were Asians.

Vidya Bagchi wrote:My kid also insists that I am some sorta Spanish and/or Irani. Actually she calls me a paki sometimes. But seeing my laqueesha hair and nails, I won't be surprised if there a 20% African dna in me as well.

you may not want to take it any further
 

Vidya Bagchi wrote:My kid also insists that I am some sorta Spanish and/or Irani. Actually she calls me a paki sometimes. But seeing my laqueesha hair and nails, I won't be surprised if there a 20% African dna in me as well.

>>>>Them should be fightin' words, VB. You may be many things, but you ain't that..I assure you!

southindian wrote:Prince William thought so too, but now discovered to be SouthIndian.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Prince-William-has-Indian-heritage-DNA-proves/articleshow/20587288.cms

I'm so moved and excited by this and am now adding this to my profile, "Cousin is Prince of England".