{"id":8260,"date":"2000-09-25T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2000-09-25T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multiracial.com\/?p=8260"},"modified":"2021-07-04T20:45:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T20:45:24","slug":"lte-vera-doesnt-get-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multiracial.com\/index.php\/2000\/09\/25\/lte-vera-doesnt-get-it\/","title":{"rendered":"LTE: Vera Doesn’t Get It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:48:36 -0700 (PDT)
From:\u00a0vera<\/a>
Subject: Letter to the Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to know why are some multi-racial(of “black” and “white” heritage) people so upset when “Black” people call them “Black”. Why should this affect your everyday life? So what if some people still think in the past, does this really effect your life? Will these peoples’ views stop you from getting jobs, endanger your health, decide who you marry? What’s up with this silly “self-esteem problems” nonsense. Really there are too many pressing and more important events in this world than to cry every time a “Black” person calls a multiracial person “Black”. Some multi-racial people call themselves “Black”. Do you want to tar and feather them? If you don’t like the term “Black”, so be it, but this crying and whining is rather tiring. You can call yourselves whatever you want I don’t give a hoot. I am a light-skinned black female who is about 3 shades lighter than my bi-racial friend. I am sometimes asked my race more than my friend. If you saw her walking down the street you would think she was “Black”. I don’t care if people think I am bi-racial, I am more than a label. All I want is respect given to me and I will respect you. If in time people start calling multi-racial people “multi-racial” would those multi-racials complaing about the “one-drop rule” then focus on more important matters? My boyfriend now is white and when we have children if anyone asks them “Are you multi-racial\/black\/white?”. I hope they will say, what difference is it to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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