Anxiety said:

Thank You Anxiety.
I think you may have gotten what I was saying.

who cares! if he is half of another race he is still black! i'm half punjabi half black and i'm considered black

ButterscotchPimp said:

i guess it's a matter of how you look at it and what it means to you.

i'm coming at it from a biological perspective, you seem to be coming at it from a cultural perspective. maybe we're both right.

i guess the only person who has the definitive answer is prince, since a person can ultimately only be defined by him/herself, ya know?

The very first time I saw him; I remember thinking that he might be Puerto Rican or somethin.'

He has mixed ancestry but since both his parents considered themselves black,I don't really consider him to be mixed.

I dont know the dude so aint gonna act like i know for certain but i think he got something in him ...i'll always categorize as african-american anyway
[Edited 6/19/08 8:35am]

ToraToraDreams said:

I am not sure how I want to respond to that. I don't want to read more into that then I should. Certainly this thread was innocently started to have a freindly conversation. We are all mixed to a point. Mixing of the races has happened in several different ways in history. Nowadays, it is a choice made through love. Personally, I think it is an amazing thing.

But, as for Prince. I did think there was something else in there. Maybe Italian or Hispanic. I thought that more because of his hair than his skin tone. It didn't make a difference though. It was just part of the mystery of him.

rolling said:

What an ignorant thing to say-that shit needed to be locked

I do appreciate everyone's answers and I hope this topic didn't ruffle to many feathers I just wanted to get a feel for how many really believe this about him-thank you for your honest opinions .

nurseV said:

What wrong nursev give it but cant take it.

rolling said:

You need a ? Then will all this attention seeking stop? You need to lighten up-so your balding thread sucks! It's they'll be another one

What Anx said is true. He does have both Italian and native American blood.

It's really not that big of a deal, as in America, most all people with African ancestry R mixed 2 some degree.

"P.S.": If U check in on the Filipino community, they generally claim that he's part Filipino 2. I kind of doubt that one though.
[Edited 6/19/08 9:35am]

nurseV said:

Sucks eh thats why it had so many replies you really are on arrogant mf. What do you mean there will be another one it hasnt been locked. I just cant stand people who try to force there own personal opinion on other people by trying to get threads locked. Also I cant believe your female wow your really a classy lady. Im an attention seeker am I im not the one going around saying peoples threads should be locked now thats attention seeking. Anyway bored now.
[Edited 6/19/08 9:52am]

rnljs said:

I meant its not rare. Most Black people in America are mixed.
Whether they wanna admit it it or not.

rolling said:

anyone would think he was albino with all the interest this topic stirs up!
butterscotch buffness is alls i can c

'i only wanted 2 c u laughing in the purple rain!'

nurseV said:

Both, granted that isn't a measure either, you can have light skin for several generation and be black. Isn't Kim Porter, Diddy's ex, mixed, her mom looks very light?

lottielooloo1968 said:

Sad that this topic still ends up this way

nurseV said:

wot is bothering u nurse?

morningsong said:

It's true-cuz I am I was thinking that maybe the way his hair was pressed made you think that But it's cool- for the record I,m a light-skinned AA with long hair-so I just really wanted to see why people still think this way about Prince. To be truthful were all human and thats what matters-just a big mixture of everything.

lottielooloo1968 said:

It just bothers me that in 2008 a question can't be asked like this about anyone famous or not without people taking offense-that's sad

muycaliente said:

???

nurseV said:

thank fcuk 4 tht - i thought u were upset at the butterscotch comment!
seriously tho, i just don't get it, or is it cuz i'm white?

lottielooloo1968 said:

Being white has nothing to do with it-the org luvs you

nurseV said:

I honestly did until it was uncovered that both parents are of African American descent. However I believe one of his parents was mixed with something. Just look a Prince's features. I'm mixed-half black,half german so I can usually spot someone who has a mix of ethnicities.

Yes, he's a mixed sweetums.
[Edited 6/19/08 11:16am]

Tamera1 said:

Cosign 1 million %

Prince is whatever is in his family tree...he is what he is, and I'm glad!

Tamera1 said:

Hmmm,
I thought we all was from africa. Judging by science
would'nt that make us all different shades of blackness.
You must be talking about the club remix with the guitar solo

"No need to play the good licks if aint gonna be no show"

I didn't think about it. I thought he was white or a dark skinned white person until someone told me he was a different color
It didn't matter to me, it wasn't an issue then and it isn't now.