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Comment in question Re: Letter to the Editor Written by Kentucky Fried Chicken when Ta , on 18-02-2001 14:09 Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 13:09:07 -0800 (PST) From: "Kentucky Fried Chicken when Tanned" Subject: Letter to the Editor I would like to commend the Editor on the response he gave to the Jan 27 letter on Tiger Woods. Any one that is part white that speaks with hatred about white people, and with hatred about people of mixed ancestry that are part white, are doing so because they are ashamed of their part-whiteness. They are ashamed of the reason why they are part white, and typically in America the reasons for them being part white is at some time in history their ancestor was a slave that was raped by a white person, or they were born an illegitimate child from such a union, or their parents thought they couldn't get married for various personal and/or social reasons, or the parent that was left to raise the child, indoctrinated the child to believe that white people are horrible. These experiences are nothing to be proud of. Any one that has a history of slavery would naturally be ashamed of it, but they shouldn't be, because there is nothing you can do about it. Until you accept the past for what it was and stop blaming white people for it, you will always be resentful towards white and mixed people that are proud of their heritage. I am a first generation person of mixed origin, and I have never felt this hatred that black people here in America have for white people. Why? It's simple. I am not the product of a raping. My parents have been married for decades. My ancestors were never slaves. Because I know where I come from, I am proud of what I am. You hate because you don't know where you come from/who your relatives were/which part of Africa you came from. I lived in the US for 6 years prior to now, and I have to tell you my truth. Every black American that I have met, in all the years that I have lived here,has constantly made reference to their being black and has made racist comments about whites, including those that were part white, but not first generation mixed. Why? I believe it is because they sadly have an inferiority complex about themselves. In all the years that I have lived in Africa, I have rarely met an African that hasn't also made constant reference to their being "black". Why? Because they also typically have an inferiority complex about their color. It is very difficult to relate to anyone that has a complex of any kind and I refuse to associate with anyone that makes racist comments about white people. For those of you that say we are black because of cultural and social issues, you are very wrong. In fact stupidly wrong. You refuse to accept that we interact with all Nationalities so does that mean that we belong to all Nationalities? The reasons behind your explanations for us being black just don't make any logical sense, which brings into question why you want to force us to be something we're not. It is for your own personal reasons that you do this. You see us as having advantages over you and the reality is we do. We have 2 and sometimes more cultures that we can identify with. We speak two or more languages because of our heritage. We don't see color. We can pass for several different nationalities and/or color eg white. We have superior genetics. These are the facts and this is not the end of the list. Many people refuse to listen to us when we tell them we are mixed, and rudely dismiss our statements and experiences. It's them that suffer, yet they accuse others of not making this a better place to live, when they refuse to listen to the truth and understand us. In reference to the bastard that wrote on Jan 27th, the Multiracial activist is a forum for mixed people to share their experiences we have unique experiences that are unique only to us, and you can't take that away from us. We are unique, physically beautiful and have the power to pass for any Nationality. This is the power that we have. You simply can't tell exactly what our racial makeup is because we could be any combination of genetics. Our existence destroys the capacity for people to classify us racially, and you detest us for that.