Originally Posted by Mellowicious
I agree that the actuality becomes less and less of an issue. I also know that a large number of American black people have white and/or Native American family history, so “mixed” ( a phrase I admit rankles me a little bit) is the norm.

The stigma, however, continues to be of real importance as Americans struggle with our language and our history. Things are going to be prickly for a while as we all come to terms.
We're all mixed! I have no idea how to describe "race" anyway, although I'm about as "European" as one might find - yet, I have, according to DNA testing, about 1% "Cameroon/Bantu" DNA. I guess I've been "passing" all of my life...

What is good about "mixed" descriptor is that it is ambiguous. I like that ambiguity. I think it presages the obsolescence of the concept of "race" altogether.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich