People of Mixed ancestry/heritage

http://www.websitetoolbox...id=2032207

i happened to stumbled across this thread, thought some here might find it interesting.

Btw, what's in your ancestry?




Zoe Kravitz - American born daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz - an up and coming celebrity. She is of Mulatto (father) and Creole (mother) extraction






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just a question: isn't the term "mulatto" a derogatory term?

i don't recall where i heard it but i was just wondering, because it was mentioned, if anyone has info on that?


ancestry?
tons, jamaican, cuban, native, indian, irish yeh i know
and my african ancestry goes back quite a bit as well

sammij said:

just a question: isn't the term "mulatto" a derogatory term?

i don't recall where i heard it but i was just wondering, because it was mentioned, if anyone has info on that?


ancestry?
tons, jamaican, cuban, native, indian, irish yeh i know
and my african ancestry goes back quite a bit as well

wiki says:

yeah, i know, but i did get this from mulatto.org.

magnificentsynthesizer said:

yeah, i know, but i did get this from mulatto.org.

Creek Indian...



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Being that my family is from the Dominican Republic, it's kinda hard to figure out exactly what our background is. I do know that my great, great, great grandparents from my father's side were originally from the Canary Islands, so there is most likely some Spanish and African ancestry from that. And then there could also be some French and Amerindian in there too. This is actually something that I've always wanted to do some research on.

FauxJokie

Mulatto is an offensive term by todays standards, it means MULE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulatto

Dayclear said:

Mulatto is an offensive term by todays standards, it means MULE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulatto

My mother is white, my father is black.

I don't find the term "mulatto" offensive, though I know many do. I believe the definition (one black parent/one white parent) is accurate.

I define myself as "mixed" or biracial -- never one or the other.

Go to the source: www.watchtower.org

Thanks!

I consider myself black, because no one would look at me and think I was caucasian...lol.



Smooches;)

Mom'z Cuban,Dad'z Afro American,so I'm black.

Damn! Zoe's is beautiful. But I guess that's not such a surprise seeing as though two gorgeous people conceived her. She's one hell of a heavenly spawn.

No one would look at me and think had mixed ancestry, but I do. I believe in one identity though and label myself American-African

magnificentsynthesizer said:

Dayclear said:

Mulatto is an offensive term by todays standards, it means MULE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulatto

yes. this has been cleared up already.

mine:
african(duh ), west indian, irish, native american, and british european, and possibly french

sammij said:

just a question: isn't the term "mulatto" a derogatory term?

i don't recall where i heard it but i was just wondering, because it was mentioned, if anyone has info on that?


ancestry?
tons, jamaican, cuban, native, indian, irish yeh i know
and my african ancestry goes back quite a bit as well

KatSkrizzle said:

sammij said:

just a question: isn't the term "mulatto" a derogatory term?

i don't recall where i heard it but i was just wondering, because it was mentioned, if anyone has info on that?


ancestry?
tons, jamaican, cuban, native, indian, irish yeh i know
and my african ancestry goes back quite a bit as well

During colonialization, Europeans called African people "mules" or they were likened to mules. When a European and African mated and had a child, the term came to be mulatto, or mule and a "person". European and Indian, or NAtive Aztec, Mayan, or Incan was Mestizo.

I say European, but for further definition it was the Spaniards that colonialzed and came up with the terms.

bboy87 said:

mine:
african(duh ), west indian, irish, native american, and british european, and possibly french

West African, Native American, Irish, and Hatian.
In other words, I'm Blaaaaack.

Oh, and the N.A. is Cherokee, if anyone is curious.
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Zoe is a real beauty. I hope Lenny raised her properly so she doesn't become another Hollywood statistic.

I'm a black person with a few drops of Scottish and Blackfoot Indian blood thrown in for good measure.

I'm a little bit country
And I'm a little bit rock 'n roll

my parents r egyptian....."real" roots not sure

We're all mutts.

"...and, if it was good in the past, it's still good." -- Sly Stone, Woodstock

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missmad said:

I'm American

thekidsgirl said:

I'm American