"Atlanta – Louisiana justice of the peace Keith Bardwell's refused to marry a white woman and a black man reportedly because he believed that children of an interracial marriage would suffer socially."
Hold up. I am not and will never suffer socially. I mean I have a decent amount of friends, a loving family, and I have made a name for myself at school for the kid with some sort of disease they havent thought up yet. I will kill before I get called a Social Idiot.
"That view was once common in the United States, and might have had some basis decades ago when such marriages were taboo and multiracial families were sometimes ostracized. But today, not only are mixed-race children widely accepted but some research suggests they might even have some social advantages."
What did you say? I have advantages. Please go on.
"Researchers are finding that multiracial kids can sometimes be better socially adjusted than single-race offspring. And with the high-profile success of multiracial progeny such as Tiger Woods, Halle Berry, and President Obama (who at his first press conference as president described himself as a "mutt"), stereotypes about the split world of the "tragic mulatto" have long fallen by the wayside."
Halle Berry does have it going on.
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"Research on mixed-race children once focused on the social and psychological problems that can arise from not feeling like a full member of any racial group. That notion permeated early 20th century American literature through the figure of the 'tragic mulatto,' who did not fit in with either the black or white world."
Look. I don't care that I don't belong to a proper (hell, we are wild and crazy) group of individuals, but I do care that I have advantages over others.
"The idea that mixed-race children were biologically inferior to white or black kids was also widespread in the South, and often formed the basis of anti-miscegenation laws during Jim Crow years. (Researchers have found that not only is that not true, but that mixed-race offspring tend to be overall more physically attractive than their peers.)"
MUAHAHHAHAHAH. I AM MORE ATTRACTIVE. MUAUAHAHAHA.
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"But loosening of marriage laws and more-accepting social mores have transformed perceptions of multiracial families. For one thing, there are now 7 million mixed-race kids in the US, up from 500,000 in the 1970s."
COME ON BROTHERS AND SISTERS WE MUST MAKE BEAUTIFUL BABIES.
"A 2008 study of 182 mixed-race high school kids in California found that these kids didn't focus on exclusionary features like skin color or hair texture when thinking about themselves, but instead, they appeared to feel that their heritage made them 'unique."
We are unique. *high fives 'nother mixed person*
"Other studies suggest that while mixed-race kids may no longer feel the burden of discrimination, they still face unique challenges. A 2008 study led by Harvard researchers found that mixed-race adolescents tend to engage in risky behavior outside of school at higher rates than average and also fare 'somewhat worse on measures of psychological wellbeing."
You did not read that. You do not remember reading this part.
"The reality for many mixed-race children probably lies somewhere between liberating and restrictive. On a Yale University blog this year, biracial student Phoebe Hinton wrote: 'I am lucky enough to have an excuse flowing in my veins to do whatever … I want: there are some things white people do and … I'll do them. There are some things black people do, and … I'll do them."
Amen.
I found this great site as well. It's called Mixed Folks. I found some awesome things on the site....
Famous Male Biracial Actors : Tommy Chong and Vin Diesel
Famous Female Biracial Actresses: Halle Berry, Tia & Tamara Mowry, Vanessa Hudgens, and Victoria Justice
Yeah.
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