I was thinking of mestizo culture, particularly in some parts of South America or the Carribean, where some people tend to play up whiteness to seek belonging to a higher caste.
Muscle butt that has been a vestige of slavery that has tainted the entire new world. Blacks in America are not immune to this kind of foolishness either and it is time for us all to celebrate our beauty in every form. Unfortunately even today and here I have seen people told straight up that they were found wanting because of their ethnically related physical features. So we have a long way to go.
I think homosexual blacks would disagree with you on community acceptance. The hypcrisy of convenience irks me. Either accept everyone with a drop of blood as black or don't; even if they self destruct like OJ Simpson or Michael Jackson. However, the hypocrisy extends to whites as well. I would be much more impressed if someone that looks like Grace Jones, Oprah, or Missy Elliot wins an Oscar versus Halle Berry. A high yellow skin tone with caucasian facial features is not representative of the majority of blacks in this country. Racism is combined with sexism when Berry's win is taken in context with Forrest Whitaker's. He won't win any beauty contests any time soon.
Musclebutt,
I was not talking about the homosexual community. We were discussing physical characteristics. The rejection of homosexuality among many in the black community has had more to do with religious beliefs than anything racially driven. No one is rejecting Michael or OJ. For good are bad they are who they are. Yes it is a shame that people can not see the beauty in all its variations but it has as much to do with outside influences as it does with the pathology within the black community. Halle is seen as more acceptable because she on a viceral level looks more like the mainstream. But that shouldnt take anything away from her. That is just as bad. We have too much of that as well already. Just live and let live.
As for Forest he has always been one of my favorite actors and I dont happen to find him unattractive. I am just glad he is finally getting some of the recognition he so deserves.
As far as ala carte racial associations are concerned I tend to see other groups participate in the what I call, "My grandmother was an indian princess " syndrome since it has become fashionable or even profitable in some way to be a minority. Nobody wants to own you when you are down...
I see the media and black community's clamoring in the case of Tiger Woods as rather bizarre. His experiences represent a litmus test of America's present screwed up racial politics. Because his phenotype exhibits obvious African features he is treated black despite his background. He is half Fillipino, but I doubt he is acculturated Asian. Notwithstanding on whether they grew up in areas with other Asians, the predominant trend in America is for mixed Asians to acculturate white or marry white. As an example, Tiger Woods's wife is very Aryan looking. Is this a matter of personal preference? Possibly, but how many of our preferences are nothing more than successful indoctrination from racists stereotypes and marketing campaigns? Racism disguised as sexual preference is still racism.
Isn't it enough you get to claim the previous 43 presidents as your own because they were white? If not, why not. :irked:
