{"id":8337,"date":"2001-02-15T13:38:00","date_gmt":"2001-02-15T13:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multiracial.com\/?p=8337"},"modified":"2021-07-05T01:59:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T01:59:57","slug":"lte-amalgamated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multiracial.com\/index.php\/2001\/02\/15\/lte-amalgamated\/","title":{"rendered":"LTE: AMALGAMATED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 13:38:31 -0800 (PST)
From: “Quintan McCullough” qmccullough@usa.net<\/a>
Subject: Letter to the Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

first off i would like to say thank you for creating TMA it is a very important thing that you are doing. Now let me go onto saying a couple of things. I’m irish, black, and blackfoot native american. I grew up being called everything in the book being told i’m this or that. I was told that the society we live in will view me as a black man because my father was black “the one drop theory.” I’ve gone through almost every name as far as an i.d. bi-racial, multi-racial, mulatto, At one time I believed these names were fine, over the past couple of years i’ve come across a word that describes exactly who i am, and i believe we all are. The word is AMALGAMATED it’s a word generally used in science, but it has taken on a a different meaning a more personal one, please bear with me as i explain, all the other catagories we’ve been place in in some form or another expresses parts or seperations (bi=2, multi=many)and i have a problem with that because that’s not who we are we are something new, the meaning of the word is this<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“2 or more elements or mixtures coming together to create a new entity or body”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i use it in the this way “2 or more ethnic cultures coming together to create a new culture” can you see the difference in the meanings. I’ve been wanting to create a web site and even start up a co-alition for amalgamated people, but so many of us have been told that we are this or we are that. It’s such an injustice to us, for society to say what and who we are, we a re lacking a voice there are so many of us that are hear but we are sleeping, and we don’t even know it. I try to explain to friends but they don’t understand they think that nothing can be done, i told them if that was the case, blacks would still be slaves in this country, because at that time in the u.s., that’s all they were. Don’t get me wronr i love the different ethnic cultures that make up my past, i love the black side of my family for excepting me with open arms and embrasing me and teaching me their culture, this is meant in no disrespect to them, the same goes for my irsh side, though not as widely accepted. I regret not growing up and knowing anything about the blackfoot nation, but i have done research and studies about that nation,! to get a better understanding about them and see some of them in myself. I just feel that we need to know all of ourself to become truly one with ourself, because to let society deny us of our god given right, is to deny our on existance, if i’ve offended you in any way i’m sorry, but this means enough to me that i have the word amalgamated tattooed on my left forearm. I would love to hear from you. thank you for your time. If there is anything i can do please let me know<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quintan (Quincy) McCullough<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.N.I.T.Y. MAYBE SOMEDAY WE’LL KNOW WHAT IT MEANS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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