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I am not talking about how they are born. I am talking about the sense of belonging that every person feels. But that being mixed-race means most of the time they get pulled in different directions and they have to sometimes ‘choose’ which side they want to be on. For example, if someone’s parents are white and black, they will be either called ‘you just look exotic’ or you are ‘not black enough’.
While we focus on racism as a whole a lot, we never pay attention to the racism mixed-race people have to deal with from both sides. Because many people think they don’t fit in either side so they always feel alone no matter what. And most of the time, the issues are caused directly by their families. That is why when one Twitter user asked the world to share their experience with racism as a mixed-race person, many people obliged.
Source: Twitter
At a family function a few years back, my mum was talking to her cousin and he said something along the lines of ‘You let your daughter go with one of those (A black person)? And worse, have a child with it!’. My mum landed him one on the chin, knocked him clean out cold.
She broke his jaw and he cut his head when he hit the floor. When the ambulance arrived and asked what happened my mum just said, ‘He tried turning something beautiful into something ugly, and I wouldn’t let him’. I F**king love my mum! –Donkey boi
My father is a bit racist. He’s not racist toward me, but he’s a little racist towards white people. And he assumes that all police are racist and can’t be trusted. Sometimes he says things (and it’s always when we’re not with my mom) like “When you grow up, you’re gonna be a great author! Make sure you do XYZ for your people, for your career, and for your reputation.” and I was like “My people?”
He looked at me like I was stupid and said “[My name], are you black?” and I just nodded and rolled my eyes while they were closed. That’s just one time. There are other little hints and such that he drops. It’s tiring. –Arctic Fox Lover
It does start at home. My brother had no compunctions against saying things like “me love you long time” and “sideways vaginas” when he was talking about my ex. My aunt also made a big deal about “being different”. It was mentally exhausting calling them out every single time. It was almost like saying stupid sh*t like that was important for their ego. So sad… Her relatives didn’t help either.
It was like being the meat in the sandwich sometimes. In the end, it was almost a relief when we broke up because I was so sick of fighting it on both fronts. They say that blood is thicker than water but I think the people you choose are more important. -chillchillpill
The most surprising thing is the fact that even communities which have faced adversity all their life are okay with treating other races like this. You would think they would know how it feels to be ostracized and not respected as human beings.
