[Amy H.]

Why do biracial children want to be considered both? You are only biracial for one genration, and then your children are considered whatever you procreated with. If racism is the problem, why don't we fight to end it instead of being half of something? If we didn't have racism, the other people of color would not feel the same hurt that many biracial people are trying to avoid.

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Name : Amy H., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Catholic, Age : 30, City : University City, State : MO Country : United States, Social class : Middle class, 

[TG27577]

Most people are of 'mixed' heritage. I am Irish, English, German, and Polish. I am proud of all these, should I just have to pick one? Like wise with people of more than one race. My sons are proud of thier black and white heritage, why shouldn't they be able to 'claim' both? It's not that they don't want to be white or black, It's that they want to be what they are. Both.

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Name : TG27577, City : Springfield, State : IL Country : United States, 

[Victoria24556]

I think you are oversimplifying what it means to be biracial. If my mother was Asian and white and my father was black, under your theory I would be considered black. But that's not true - I would be Asian, white and black, as all those genes are a part of me. I would love to see the end of racism and not to have race be an issue at all, but the likelihood of that happening in my or even my children's lifetime is very slim. Using race as an identifier is not going to just stop, no matter how much we fight. Ignoring a part of one's heritage to claim to be only a member of one race directly contributes to the segregation of races. But the more society is forced to recognize interracial/biracial/multiracial people for all of who they are, the more difficult it will be to separate and judge based on race. So, in my opinion, the most effective way to end racism is to eliminate 'race' by making the pure thing rare or even non-existent.

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Name : Victoria24556, Gender : F, Age : 32, City : Los Angeles, State : CA Country : United States, 

[Dan31644]

Technically I am biracial. My dad is a white guy, but very few people I've met can discern that I'm not 100% Chicano, so I just roll with it. When inquired of it, I'll name every single ethnicity within me (Mexican, Cuban, French, Scottish, etc.) instead of saying 'Hispanic and White.' I like to be considered 'all of the above.' However, I cannot choose one over the other because I'd be shortchanging half of my entire heritage. I am a blended individual, and every bit makes up that which is me, at least in a superficial genetic sense. If I marry a girl who is black, then the kids will be triracial. And their kids will probably be multiracial, etc. etc. I think multiracialism is a good thing, because it seems to be the one force in the country, if not the world, that has the potential to effectively dissolve our concepts of race and thus create a truly 'colorblind' society.

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Name : Dan31644, Gender : M, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Pentecostal, Age : 22, City : L.A., State : CA Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, 

[Juliea27049]

I am biracial and I claim all three races im mixed with because despite what I appear to be I love all my cultures and want everyone to know that by not picking one race to be. If I only claimed one race I feel that wouldent be true to myself.

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Name : Juliea27049, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Irish/black/mexican, Religion : Christian, Age : 17, City : Monrovia, State : CA Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[Tasha-W]

I am biracial and have struggled with having to choose one race for the benefit of everyone else my whole life. My mother is white, and my father is african american and native american. There is no way that I would ever deny a part of who I am to please society. Your opinion on this matter is horrifying and embarrasing. The fact is that we are who we are and nothing can change that. By the way my fiance is white and when we have children they will not be considered just white, but white, black, and native american. The only cure for the sickness called 'racism' is learning to accept and understand each part of the whole human being.

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Name : Tasha-W, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Age : 19, City : Maggie Valley, State : NC Country : United States, 

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