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maxsolomon

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7. This used to be a much bigger thing 40, 50 years ago.

Reply to cornball 24 (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2022, 01:53 PM

May 2022

All sorts of offensive terminology no one uses much now: "Multatto", "Quadroon", "Octoroon", "Half-breed".

Remember when Sen. Warren's claim to have Native American ancestry was mocked by Trump relentlessly, called her "Pocahontas" (a racialized slur), bet her a million dollars over it, then welched on the bet when her DNA test came back showing Cherokee ancestry? Then everyone just forgot about it?

That was probably when America stopped caring about miscegenation and "mixed" blood.

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A subject that I have not heard/seen discussed which I find of interest-how many "white" people [View all] cornball 24 May 2022 OP

Not sure if this is what you mean City67 May 2022 #1

There are a lot of Mexican-Americans in Texas and other states that Vogon_Glory May 2022 #2

i'm sure a few hours of digging through 'finding your roots' mopinko May 2022 #3

I think we would need to have a consistent definition of what "White" is first. Caliman73 May 2022 #4

Your last paragraph nailed it! Thank you. cornball 24 May 2022 #5

:) The most powerful group is always at the top, and it's Hortensis May 2022 #8

Some of my best friends are (fill in the blank) MyMission May 2022 #6

This used to be a much bigger thing 40, 50 years ago. maxsolomon May 2022 #7

It's out there inthewind21 May 2022 #9

Thank you for sharing. I read the article. The video of Cobb is priceless! cornball 24 May 2022 #11

I think every person and every race adds value to America... kentuck May 2022 #10