What is the proper term for a person who is black and white

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If a person has one black parent and one white parent, what is the preferred nomenclature?

[kiwiMark]

Mr. President

[a500lbgorilla]

Sir or Madame.

[wufwugy]

wigaboo

[JKDS]

Oreo

[kiwiMark]

I <3 you rilla

[boost]

I clearly misjudged the responses I would get in this thread, but I have to say I am enjoying the jokes and would like to encourage you to keep them coming. That being said, please vote in the poll.

[jyms]

Delicious obviously.

If you're half black, half white, you're totally delicious | India Knight - Times Online

[kiwiMark]

Black.

[Ash256]

chocolate custard

[BennyLaRue]

Wait, I know this:

PERSON

[WillburForce]

my daughter is quarter black (Mum is mixed race) and half white (my goodself).

I would say my Daughter is mixed race I guess.

People always say "oh, where's her Mum from?"

Me: "errrrrrrr, Shepherds Bush, London".

[bigred]

my daughter is quarter black (Mum is mixed race) and half white (my goodself).

I would say my Daughter is mixed race I guess.

People always say "oh, where's her Mum from?"

Me: "errrrrrrr, Shepherds Bush, London".

You have a kid!?!?!! What has the world come to?!?!?!

[WillburForce]

You have a kid!?!?!! What has the world come to?!?!?!

tiss a fked up world where I'm

a) able to get laid
b) able to reproduce

[spoonitnow]

[serious]I'm pretty sure all three choices are correct.[/serious]

[not so serious]You forgot spear-chucker.[/not so serious]

[Ragnar4]

wigger?

[drmcboy]

blight

[flomo]

homogenized chocolate milk

[BooG690]

I clearly misjudged the responses I would get in this thread, but I have to say I am enjoying the jokes and would like to encourage you to keep them coming. That being said, please vote in the poll.

LOL @ Boost expecting serious answers.

[surviva316]

it's a proud day for ftr commune when i opened this thread and there hasn't been a single use of the n-word.

on a more serious note: YouTube - Seinfeld. Is he black?

I've gathered that a couple of acceptable terms according to seinfeld are Irish and coffee with a little bit of cream, but saying mixed makes people uncomfortable.

on an actually serious note, all of these seem fine, and i don't think any of them have been deemed as non-pc. there are probably people who are offended by some and prefer others while others feel just the opposite, just like with black/african american

[Muzzard]

lol who the poop still uses mulatto? Pretty sure that's not very PC anymore, though I don't live in the states. Saw a Curb Your Enthusiasm ep, when larry picks a 'mulatto' doll for someone, so I guessed he was being non PC.

I'd say mixed race.

[a500lbgorilla]

Mixed race is still a bit taboo. I prefer their first name or surname, when appropriate.

And kiwimark, I don't know what you're doing, but I know this chick who would get pretty territorial if she heard you say that.

[wufwugy]

^ Somebody likes Mitch Hedberg

Seriously though, I think the most problem free label is simply 'half black, half white'

[jyms]

wigger?

It's a little hard to find anything black about a wigger. Definitely not the gene pool. If they had any black in them at all they probably wouldn't try so hard and look so stupid.

[Sup3rM4N]

blight

roflll

[a500lbgorilla]

^ Somebody likes Mitch Hedberg

Seriously though, I think the most problem free label is simply 'half black, half white'

Yeah, but the twist is that that chick is my mom. She's very protective.

[kiwiMark]

Yeah, but the twist is that that chick is my mom. She's very protective.

Why you gotta steal my joke before I can even make it.

[Warpe]

grey (or gray)

[d0zer]

mutt?

[boost]

Black.

homogenized chocolate milk

these two def got the best lawls out of me.


p.s. I appreciate the srs responses so far. Ill let this go a little longer though before I explain the reasoning behind this pole. So carry on.. I havent heard a few quite obvious jokes/slurs yet.

[wufwugy]

boosts thinkin about pole

[chardrian]

Half-moon

[surviva316]

^^^

YouTube - Black & White Cookie

pretty sure that's the only time a black person has ever been on seinfeld.

don't know what the deal is wtih the fag at the end of the vid, but i don't approve

[lolzzz_321]

jabu dahbi

[Renton]

half-black seems to be the first thing that comes to mind for me. Is that offensive?

The country is predominately composed of white people, so the natural nomenclature to describe someone who is half white is to call them half-black, half-korean, whatever.

[Ash256]

my daughter is quarter black (Mum is mixed race) and half white (my goodself).

surprised no-one has said this yet..


pics of missus

[a500lbgorilla]

jabu dahbi

That's racist! Not everyone of black ancestry sound like they're named after a central African war-chief.

[boost]

That's racist! Not everyone of black ancestry sound like they're named after a central African war-chief.

zulu.. so south african.

[Vinland]

Caucegro

[boost]

In the past month Ive had 3 people ask me what my ethnicity is, then when I responded, "Im black and white" They said, "Oh, you're a mulatto?"

Now if that was the preferred nomenclature, I'm pretty sure I would have used it myself. So either they are really dense and unable to infer so much from my answer; or even worse they think that its the proper term, and that I did not know, so they are trying to educate my unfortunate "mulatto" self.

So no, mulatto is not pc, and is most certainly an outdated term.

case in point, quote from wiki entry on mulatto:

Although still in use, in the last half century the term mulatto has fallen out of favor among some people and may be considered offensive by some in the United States. Today the preferred terms are generally biracial, multiracial, mixed-race and multiethnic. Note, for example, that President Barack Obama is never referred to as mulatto, although he had a white American mother and a black Kenyan father.

a little anecdote, about 4 or 5 years ago now, when I was a super fish I ran deep in a 10+1 on stars and was in IRC. Rippy offered to coach me to first, and I accepted.. back then he was pretty well respected on these forums. Anyways, we ended up doing the coaching over the phone, and in the small talk this same conversation happened where he concluded, "oh, so youre mulatto."

Anyways, back to the jokes. There were a few that I didnt see posted that I had expected, but most of all I was surprised to not see "house nigger", esp seeing as spoon has posted in this thread. Also "high-yellow" makes me laugh.

[WillburForce]

surprised no-one has said this yet..


pics of missus

ex-missus so no pics sadly, though I did have some boobage pics somewhere of her.....

Boost - I've never even heard the term Mulatto before. Must be an American thing. What is it meant to mean?

I describe my daughter as mixed race as that is what she is. I'd only be offended if someone called her the n word or was obviosuly racist. Living in London, its such a mixed city it just isn't an issue - everyother child is mixed in someway.

When we go abroad to say France or Spain we get some funny looks as all my family are white, then we have a 9 yo (who goes alot darker in the sun) mixed race girl with us - with a London accent which really freaks them out.

[chardrian]

zulu.. so south african.

actually you'd be called colored (but they probably spell it with a "u" in there) in South Africa.

[Renton]

I don't really agree with biracial or multiracial as being the best choice. It sounds like purposely vague and euphemistic language to me.

[Luco]

non committal

[boost]

I don't really agree with biracial or multiracial as being the best choice. It sounds like purposely vague and euphemistic language to me.

ya, I def see your point, but I also am not sure this is a bad thing. Tbh I typically initially throw out a smart ass answer when they ask "what are you?".. something along the lines of "a college student, how about you?" But when I do answer I tend to answer in a sentence, not one word, for example, "Im black and white" or "my mom is white and my dads black."

But back to it not being such a bad thing.. I think it serves to mock the notion of race being important. On that same basis, I think calling obama "black" is horrible as it is essentially legitimizing the one drop rule.

[BankItDrew]

half nigger

jk jack, don't beat me up

[Renton]

But back to it not being such a bad thing.. I think it serves to mock the notion of race being important.

But race IS kind of important. At the very least it's an aspect of your appearance and being that defines who you are apart from others.

[wufwugy]

After having been mentioned, I'll determine that 'multiethnic' has the lowest probability of offending anyone

Boost, you're doing it wrong. Don't tell them you're half black or whatever. Tell them you're fucking Chinese or Spanish or Eskimo or some shit. You could probably fool some people with Black Russian. Maybe go with Roman; sounds legit, and nobody really even knows if it's still a thing anymore

[wufwugy]

Actually, I'd go with Albino Ginger. People be like 'wtf', you be like 'srsbsn'

[wufwugy]

I like Roman Polynesian

Nobody will question it since it's like French Polynesian

Wait, I got the best one

Sumatran

People won't know WTF, but will believe it. Sounds colorful and mysterious

[boost]

I like Roman Polynesian

Nobody will question it since it's like French Polynesian

Wait, I got the best one

Sumatran

People won't know WTF, but will believe it. Sounds colorful and mysterious

Ya, I def do this too. When I was in like 5th grade, one of my friends was going to hebrew school after real school, so being bored and faithless, I tagged along. We told the isreali woman who was teaching the class that I was an ethiopian jew.

I wish I was better with accents, but sadly I am not. But ya, I think my favorite is samoan, just because this is how (for whatever reason) hunter s tompson described dr. gonzo.

[boost]

But race IS kind of important. At the very least it's an aspect of your appearance and being that defines who you are apart from others.

your argument seems to be in support of vague wording to describe my race, as most people at best have some vague guess as to what my race is. It probably differs greatly from person to person and from "mix" to "mix" but I know that I dont exactly strongly identify with either my british/polish heritage or my black heritage. Its not to say that I disregard either or both, but I cant really say I have a strong feeling of belonging to either. So where Tryone Washington probably strongly identifies with being a black man, or Tommy McPatty strongly identifies with his irish ancestry, I dont really have any ties like this. Being bi-racial, I did not grow up with a parent who I could racially identify with, nor did I really have much to look to in terms of pop/historical figures. In terms of race, I was sort of on my own. So I feel that racially I probably have more in common with a person born to an irish parent and a korean parent then I do with either a black person or a white person.

[Ash256]

lol wtf, mulatto?

that sounds something a well-meaning but clueless old person would say, sorta like "coloured"

I remember a mate telling me about how his grandma had offended the shit out of someone at a hardware store asking for "nigger brown" paint.. She didn't mean anything bad by it, it's just that it was a standard term for a shade of brown in the 50s and 60s when she was young

[Renton]

your argument seems to be in support of vague wording to describe my race, as most people at best have some vague guess as to what my race is. It probably differs greatly from person to person and from "mix" to "mix" but I know that I dont exactly strongly identify with either my british/polish heritage or my black heritage. Its not to say that I disregard either or both, but I cant really say I have a strong feeling of belonging to either. So where Tryone Washington probably strongly identifies with being a black man, or Tommy McPatty strongly identifies with his irish ancestry, I dont really have any ties like this. Being bi-racial, I did not grow up with a parent who I could racially identify with, nor did I really have much to look to in terms of pop/historical figures. In terms of race, I was sort of on my own. So I feel that racially I probably have more in common with a person born to an irish parent and a korean parent then I do with either a black person or a white person.

I never got an answer from you as to whether you were ok with "half-black".

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I never got an answer from you as to whether you were ok with "half-black".

I saw you suggested it, but didnt think you asked what I thought.

and Id have to say no, unless there was a very specific situation.. like I was with my mom(who is white) and it was clear she was my mom, and my ethnicity came up. Also I feel like this still is acknowledging the one drop rule.

eidt: also I think my previous reply that you quoted answers your question indirectly. I self-identify more with being multi-racial than I do with being black or white.

edit2: all that being said, I probably wouldnt take issue with someone using "half black". It has more of an underlying social implication compared to the more or less overt offensiveness that "mulatto" carries.

[wufwugy]

mulatto sounds like a cookie

[BennyLaRue]

I usually get a venti skinny cinnamon dolce mulatto. Depending on how my day has been, I'll get whipped cream. I know it sort of cancels out the skinny but sometimes I need to feel special.

[a500lbgorilla]

Don't worry, boost. Racism is over. Here's proof. A nice descendant of a slave-owner apologizes to a famous black man. (@ minute 39)

Hulu - Who Do You Think You Are?: Spike Lee - Watch the full episode now.

[kiwiMark]

I usually get a venti skinny cinnamon dolce mulatto. Depending on how my day has been, I'll get whipped cream. I know it sort of cancels out the skinny but sometimes I need to feel special.

I dunno why this isn't getting love, I laffed a lot.

[karen693]

Hello. And Bye.

[spoonitnow]

The title should be changed to "What is the proper term for a person who is black and white in April of 2010". In 30 years it'll be something different and whatever is "acceptable" now will be "unacceptable" then.

[kiwiMark]

The title should be changed to "What is the proper term for a person who is black and white in April of 2010". In 30 years it'll be something different and whatever is "acceptable" now will be "unacceptable" then.

Information on the internet that will be out of date in thirty years?! DEAR GOD NO

[boost]

Information on the internet that will be out of date in thirty years?! DEAR GOD NO

owned. owned so hard.

[Monty3038]

Zebra?

Well, they are half-black and half-white.

[sil693]

Zebra?

Well, they are half-black and half-white.

No. They're half-white and half-black.

[a500lbgorilla]

No. They're half-white and half-black.

Wow. Klan meeting is ----> that'a way, buddy.

[Micro2Macro]

'wanted'

(jokingly of course)

[BennyLaRue]

'wanted'

(jokingly of course)

I don't get this. There isn't one biracial person in that movie.



Bisexual, maybe.

[a500lbgorilla]

No, you see blacks have a genetic predisposition to poverty and crime, Benny. Micro's comment amounts to nothing more than delightful social commentary.

[spoonitnow]

Information on the internet that will be out of date in thirty years?! DEAR GOD NO

pissed the point itt

[Jack Sawyer]

Zebra?

Well, they are half-black and half-white.

lol, a zebra is more like an underscored donkey

and mulatto sounds like a bad version of italian coffee

bi-racial has a gay undertone

and mixed sounds like a can of nuts. Mixed with what? Pistachio? Almonds? Cashews?

I wonder when we as a people will start seeing past color and shit. And then, nomenclatures wouldn't be needed, in the same way porn would not be needed if you got at least 1 (but preferably any number more than 1 and less than 5) superhot and willing girlfriends.

Ahhh, who am I kidding, utopias don't exist, and the Swedish blue-eyed blondes who are more and more difficult to find in their natural habitats (which would be the Clubs) lately still pwn the shit out of pretty much any other kind of girl.

Now on to answer the question. In Spanish, "half black half white" people are reffered to as Moreno.
Moreno - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

From the first line of that article:

Moreno is Spanish, Portuguese for a tanned or brown-skinned person.

So there. The politically correct answer appears to be either "Tanned Person" or "Brown Skinned Person". I'd go with Brown Skinned Person, which appears to be totally harmless and inoffensive, and gets the job done. AFAIK, "Brown Skinned Person" was never used as a slur. Obviously, "Tanned Person" implies that the color goes away when you hide from the sun, which as we know does not happen in all cases.

On to the op

If a person has one black parent and one white parent, what is the preferred nomenclature?

Brown skinned mafaka. Or multiethnic.

[chardrian]

whack or blite?

[Luco]

Mulatto sounds more like the name for a milky coffee

[flomo]

or cactus?

[a500lbgorilla]

Hahaha