KebabKing said:

9's is 100% idiot

paisleypark4 said:

aww see us yella niggaz is makin a comeback

TheDuck said:

Whoa! Hey! C'mon now!

CynthiasSocks said:

Gay men can have children?

CalhounSq said:

But you'd be amazed how big of a deal other people make it out to be. I mean, I don't think I'd have half as many issues that I do if people just didn't talk to me about it at ALL.

Natsume said:

Oh that's right. You're half white and half ass.

9sey said:

hee haw! damn racist!

sinisterpentatonic said:

I usually don't comment on subject like this cause everyone is going to think what they want so for me debating is pointless....But I for a change would like to make a comment or 2...

First...Whenever race is brought up here or in certain other circles someone will usually say "It's about the person not the skin color" Or something to that extent...I don't know about the UK, China or any other part of the world...I will tell you this...In the US race is ALWAYS a factor regardless of what race we are talking about...

As long as human beings exist they will always try to seperate themselves from each other...Either by income, social status, race, relligion, pollitics the list is endless...It is human nature to do this...is it right? Of course not but why do some seem to want to bury their head in the sand about it all existing? Some would argue that if you don't talk or think or worry about it, it will go away and you will break the cycle...Im afraid it won't break any cycles...

As long as humanity exists there will be seperation and segregation of some kind or another. And though YOU may not believe in it or want to acknowlege it does not mean it's not happening and affecting someone else. We all speak on topics like this and come from different backrounds and experiences. So we are going to see things differently cause you may have experienced something others have not.

I understand what Flesh was and is trying to say...Again in mine and her backround BI- Racial issues and debates are there...where perhaps for others it is not...I just wish when it comes to topics like this people would place themselves in the other persons shoes before making snap judgement (not that anyone here did that) or jumping on them (not that anyone did that either.)

My 2 cents....well more like 3 cents...Im done...

Sinister, surprise surprise, I agree with you on your points... maybe it's because I am a biracial baby myself... or maybe it's because I'm completely drunk.

What I found particularly interesting when I lived in London was that my race did not mean a damn thing. Here, in the US - in California, no less - it has always been a huge huge factor of my identity. I cannot go one day without being reminded of it by someone. But in the UK - poof, it disappeared. All of a sudden it was about me being American, not being biracial. Case in point - my boyfriend is half Welsh, half Filipino, and he has never had to deal with the shit I've had to deal with. He thought I was totally cuckoo for even having these issues because he had never experienced them living in London/Wales.

Funny how there's that separation.

anyhow, carry on...

I'm mult-racial It'z like my DNA has done more travelling than I've ever managed so farz ...

Da cool thing about it is..is dat you can relate 2 more than one culture- it can b quite trippyz

Fleshofmyflesh said:

Why thank you (Indonesian-Dutch reporting)

I think physically bi-racial children (particularly half black and half white) are the most beautiful racial combination. People who don't want races to mix are just racist plain and simple-I am surprised with how many people I have been running into latley who think this way. It makes my stomache turn!

AsianBomb777 said:

I SEE bi-racial



Bi-Racial Green

PANDURITO said:

God I love you....If the forum wasn't so littered with appreciation threads I would make you one Pandurito...

Sinister said:

Much appreciated but ...please don't

PANDURITO said:

man...: spoil sport...

Sinister said:

And that in proper English would be...?

PANDURITO said:

in proper english that would be me saying "Tea and a Biscuit Governor?"

Sinister said:

Sometimes I don't get you
...but I like you all the same

Fleshofmyflesh said:

Interracial partners certainly do produce some beautiful babies!


But as a sidenote: Not all biracial folks are caramel. I know I'm not -I'm paler than most white people.

Natsume said:

That surprises me Pam(a lot) Maybe we're just more open minded in Europe about being biracial.

anticipating some backlash for that comment.

Lleena said:

i think it varies quite a lot from place to place in britain, don't you think? it seems to mean nothing in london & surrounding areas, but there are a few places i've been to 'up north' where racism still has a stronghold.

~cue north-south divide argument~

Lleena said:

It surprises me too..Wales doesn't have a large ethnic mix, so I am surprised it wasn't more of an issue there, I mean, people are always suspicious of what they don't know, right?

TheFrog said:

Agreed, London and other large cities do tend to have a more open minded attitude, simply because there is a more diverse ethnic mix in these places. However, of course there is racism here too, but with regard to the biracial issue only, I've got and have biracial friends and they are not reminded of it every day as Pam pointed out. That just seems SO excessive. Maybe in other parts of the country they are sadly...


I've been asked if I am biracial myself, lots of times, but the topic has never become a huge debate and dropped almost immediately.

as for racism as a whole, yes it certainly is an issue in this country.


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Lleena said:

I live in the West Midlands (UK) which is known for having a large and diverse ethnic mix. However, the small town I live in is still living in the Dark Ages as far as racism is concerned - a black or Asian person walking into a pub will still turn a few heads and cause whispering, and if a black/ Asian family moves onto an estate, my God the older generations can hardly contain their panic.


I am happy that, even in my lifetime, I have seen racism become less and less socially acceptable in this country, so hopefully these dumb attitudes are gonna die off with the people that still hold them.

Slash said:

Actually, anyone who looks a bit "foreign" can cause whispering in these places that dont have an ethnic mix.

Hopefully things might change, not in our lifetimes I dont think they will slash

Lleena said:

That's true...anything different, whether it's colour or race or just a guy with long hair or a pierced lip or whatever, will raise a reaction in people who are set in their ways.

PANDURITO said:

Read this.. specially mine and you will understand http://www.prince.org/msg/100/146279

The most adorable kid I ever saw (apart from my niece of course) was a caramel skinned little girl with corkscrew hair, sitting in her stroller..... speaking fluent french