I guess. It’s now offensive to call someone biracial if each of her parents is a different race? If she identifies more with black people, fine. However, I never thought the term “biracial” was a cultural identifier.

that term bi-racial is offensive. i prefer the term ‘mutt or ‘half-breed

Yes, most people look at those that are biracial as black. But, one would say that by not noting that you are biracial you are not giving respects to the other race(s) running through your veins.

Interesting point, I guess it comes down to personal perception.

What about biracial people who want their “white” heritage to be recognised too?

I know many people who don’t refer to Obama as Black but biracial….

I AGReE WITH HER

Well we’ve been down this road before. Just like Paula said in the interview it’s all about perception. I have three different races in me but I identify as Black so go fiqure. Nobody is 100% pure so get over it!

@Soul Touch

Good morning. What if neither half is black? For example, John Gosselin? Does he object to being referred to as biracial as well?

Hey, she’s just bein’ realistic. She knows like any sane person livin’ in America, that the “ONE DROP RULE” still applies. It is what it be…Sides, it ain’t like she could p.a.s.s. for white, ala “IMITATION OF LIFE”

Who cares!!! My boyfriend thinks the same with me. He- is eight years older than me, lol. We met online at- A_g_e_m_i_n_g_le @ c.o..m a nice and free place for Younger- Women and Older Men, or Older Women and Younger Men, to- interact with each other. Maybe you wanna check out or- tell your friends.

As a someone with black and white in my family tree, I agree. I see myself as an African woman in America. I know plenty of people who are black/white or some other combo who love calling themselves biracial. There is this female on her that calls herself something like “biracial mom” like it’s a badge. I don’t believe in Jim Crowe thinking either, but Black is so beautiful I want to cling to it. I feel proud to call myself African.

I think she brings up a good point about the term biracial, and I think perception, both personal and societal, is a huge factor.

All I know is that bytch is fine as h3ll! DAYUM.

loooll @ yoyo you missed out half cast

I understand & respect her opinion, but I feel as though when a person has parents of TWO DIFFERENT races and they call themselves “biracial”, they’re just EMBRACING BOTH races and not leaving the other one out – out of respect for both of the parents that brought them into this world and whose lineage they come from…

@Gimmeabreak78 u have a point, Jessica Alba is biracial, and It is so obvious that John Gossling is mixed! John Gossling is biracial, but their race isn’t an issue.

There are many biracial people that is not of african american descent, but its not an issue. If you add african american blood into it, race becomes an issue…
Identifying your race becomes an issue when someone is of african american descent.

Its seems like having blood from a black person is poison. Like black blood spoils the ingrediants all together… i guess…

Hi Slide!

that’s stupid…biracial isn’t a way to separate yourself from being African-American. Some people are proud of their biracial identities. Like if she’s half white half black, she is allowed to be proud of both ethnicities. it’s stupid that she’s offended…if she wants to identify herself as black, she can do that. but not everyone’s going to know how she identifies herself when they meet her. that was a dumb comment on her part.

wow… well good for her.. shes right! The world just sees her as ‘BLACK’…bi racial ppl..take note.. sorry..

““I find [the term biracial] offensive. It’s a way for people to separate themselves from African-Americans….a way of saying ‘I’m better than that’”

Very interesting statement from Paula — I’ve seen very heated, emotionally charged conversations online about this topic, and I believe some individuals who come from parents of different races prefer to be c*l*a*s*s*i*f*i*e*d as “mixed race.” It will be enlightening to see the numbers of the latest Census (which allows people to check more than one racial category), which I believe will show a significant increase in this grouping.

I think this is a very personal, individual decision. As Paula mentioned, Obama has c*l*a*s*s*i*f*i*e*d himself as “black” or “African American” on a number of occasions, as have other well-known biracial people, such as Halle Berry, whom I believe has shared how her white mother taught her that the world would see her as “black.”

I’m starting to like her more……..she’s growing on me.

Personal preference. I’m “multi-racial” but I never use that term, I detest identifiers like that. The world sees me as black and that is fine, but in our family we know just how culturally rich our heritage is and we are satisfied with the knowledge.

I kinda see where she is coming from, but it is not the term that is offensive it is the attitude that sometimes comes along with it. For instance, when Tiger Woods first blew up and everyone was excited about the first great black golfer and he declared on Oprah’s show that he is “Cablanasian” that was some bull. He looks like a squinted eyed, big-toothed, black man. And he should own that. I respect people like Barack, Halle, and Paula who are cool with being seen the way they ARE scene, as B L A C K.

I agree it is up to the individual, and unfortunately we do live in a world where people are forced to choose. “Biracial” shouldn’t be seen as a bad term, but maybe the term “Multicultural” would be more accepted. No one should be made to deny there other heritage. The sad thing is there are people (not just celebrities) that want to add on other ethinicities to deny their African-American heritage or just seem “less” black. We all have a little something different in us, whether it’s from grandma’s mama, mama…
Paula’s a good actress and I pray for the health of her and her husband, Robin Thicke’s child. That’s what really matters anyway!

@Man i just dont care!!! Where in the sam hill have you been ?? Dont worry i had someone to debate with and they took your place .. so welcome back Man!!

As a biracial woman I find her comment offensive. Yes I have light skin but clearly don’t look white, nor do I think “I’m better than that.” I won’t however deny the fact that my mother was white. I am both black and white and no one is going to tell me the way I identify myself is offensive, even another BIRACIAL person.

@ afreshmusic….AMEN to that…

I’m seriously tired of these kind of talks. Why is everything such a problem when it comes to black. Everything is offensive now. I’m biracial, my father is white, my mother is black, and I think it goes down to personal choice. If you identify more with your black side, good for you, if you identify with your white side good for you, and if both, even better, but don’t try to make it a problem.

I identify with both sides, because I’m part of both sides, people have said different things to me, she’s too white, she’s black, she’s biracial, she doesn’t care about black people, what society thinks of me, never affected me. I don’t need any validation, to know that I’m black or white, or need to prove to anyone how black I am or how white I am. I’m a human being, and that’s what people should look at first. Fortunately, my siblings and I grew up normal, with no confusion, because my parent never made a big deal out of it, and never allow the society to tell how to raise their children. So, people make this whole biracial, multiracial, thing more complicated or confusing, than it is, because it really isn’t that complicated.

I BET IF SHE SAID SHE WS WHITE EVERY1 WOULDAV BEEN PISSED

My parents are from 2 different countries however there are always ppl who want u to choose one over the other. U should never have to choose regardless of how society wants to view u…
My son who is biracial will be able to embrace both cultures and know that it took 2 ppl from 2 different races to bring him to this world.

WTF? “Bi” means “two” or “both.” Then you have “racial.” “Two races.” If each of your parents is a different race, then you’re biracial. Sorry Paula. People need to stop looking so much into things.

If people use the word as a way to be elitist, then that’s different. But it doesn’t change the fact that if you come from a heritage of two different races then you’re BIRACIAL.

you are what you have to defend..

I THINK I AM A NEW FAN OF HERS!!

@ Maureen

Co-sign

She has made a very good point. Like Halle’s
mother told her, when you look in the mirror, what do you see?

A the end of the day everyone has the right to “name” themselves. No one has the right to force her to accept a label, especially people who couldn’t possibly know how she feels about it. I’m not biracial or mixed so My opinion on the issue is only valid up to a point. I wouldn’t want someone who isn’t black telling me what I HAVE to call myself, (negro, black, african-american, colored or anything else).

I understand where she’s coming from- especially being married to a white man she probably gets a lot of crap about her ethnic identity so I actually applaud her for taking a stand and saying, “I’m one of you without any reservations or qualifications.”

Also, I don’t know her relationship with her white parent or white side of the family- who are we to force her to identify with them?

With that said, I do believe it’s important to be a Whole person and embrace all aspects of your heritage. At the same time though, very VERY few US “black” people -including the Wesley Snipes/Charlie Murphy chocolate ones – are 100% black. We are all mixed Africans to some degree, even if We don’t see ourselves or name ourselves that way.

@ Slide… and girlshoes – Good point! And Paula makes a good point as well. Obama said the same thing, to that effect. They identify as black because that’s what they’ll be thought of, anyway/that’s how they’re treated.

I wonder what she will consider her child to be when it is born?

@Aunt Viv

Good Afternoon, Sis

@Amerika-jin

Thank You… I respect her opinion & personal choice as to what she would like to be referred to, but I feel as though she needs to ALSO embrace the other race that she’s apart of as well = out of respect (*as I earlier said), because if I were the other race not identified I would be personally offended that she has no “pride” in being apart of it… I know others may feel differently but that’s just me…

shes stupid have she ever been to sweden or another country in europe i guess not because IN EUROPE BARACK IS BIRACIAL MULATTO WHAT EVER. i live in sweden and i know for myself that barack aint black I have plenty of biracial friends and if you call them white or black they will tell you that they are biracial or mulatto and that is what they are. WHEN BARACK BECAME PRESIDENT I BOUGHT EVERY MAJOR NEWSPAPER IN EUROPE AND IN EVERY NEWSPAPER IT STOOD FIRST MIXED/BIRACIAL/MIXED PRESIDENT IN THE STATES

Why are people still swearing by this segregationist notion of the “one drop rule”? Why would you identify yourself as something just because that’s what the world may see you as? Paula Patton has a right to identify herself as she chooses, but it should be on her own terms and not because “hey the world sees me as black anyway so, why not?”

Be who you are and embrace it. If you are biracial, multiracial, etc then be that. Don’t be Black just because that’s what the world expects. Don’t be white just because you don’t want to be black. Be who you are and let the world deal with your decision instead of letting the world dictate your self image.

What about black and Mexican people people? That look Hispanic and speak Spanish? So if the world sees them as Hispanic than they should not say they are black as well?
I know someone that is Puerto Rican and White and he looks just white. The world sees him as white so should he not say that he is Puerto Rican too?
My mom is black and my dad is Russian and I do not look black. I have a Russian last name. My hair is not kinky. I have white features but I have tan skin. Black people are always shocked when I tell them that I am black. They always say I would have never guessed. Whites, Hispanics, Asians, all react the same way. Some people will think I am Hispanic and some Hispanic people think that I am white with a tan. But in the end everyone just says that is a great mix and you are beautiful.

Also no one has ever told me or made me feel that I was not black or white enough. If someone does you slowly weed those people out of your life.

@girlshoes

There are many biracial people that is not of african american descent, but its not an issue. If you add african american blood into it, race becomes an issue…
Identifying your race becomes an issue when someone is of african american descent.
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Excellent point! Some of the pressure to identify yourself when you have black blood comes from white culture, e.g. mulatto, quadroon, ocataroon, etc. It’s like some white people feel deceived if a multiracial person doesn’t “disclose” their black blood. Some of the pressure comes from within the black community as well, e.g. Tiger Woods. There was an enormous backlash against him when he didn’t exclusively identify himself as black. However, unless I’m travelling in the wrong circles, I haven’t heard of similar backlash against him amongst Asians. (His mother is half Thai and half chinese.)

i appreciate her for saying that. Black people come in so many different shades from snow white to jet black, and you can’t tell who has two Black parents or just one Black parent just by looking at us. We accept everyone who wants to be our equals, no matter what certain people will have you believe about us

I think she has a great point. If you are mixed with “Black” other races still considers you black even though you are biracial. She has a good point.

I guess everyone have their own opinion,I consider nyself multiracial, alot of people may say other than black not because their better but some people like tiger woods feels you should not leave out of what your made up of.

this is obnoxious. the term itself isn’t offensive… the person who uses the term *may* be, depending on the context in which it’s used, etc

IF SHE NOT CLAIMING BIRACIAL (WHICH SHE IS) WHAT SHE GONNA CALL HER BABY SHE CARRYING BECAUSE IF SHE HALF BLACK THAT BABY WILL BE MORE WHITE THAN BLACK

she got it right!!! she knows that on God’s green earth..in america, this chick is a negro(black)…robin, is aware that she is black and everyone that know her, knows that she is black..end of discussion…na, she is not going around saying that she itailian,indian,chinese,then black…no,no,no..not like tiger,biracial azz!!! she is a beautiful sista as she is and i am glad that she is putting it out there for people to get it right…

The issue I have with ‘biracial’ is that bi means two and mixed people aren’t necessarily from just two races, it’s not a common word over here anyway. Mixed race is how I’m seen within my own country and I have no problem with that

The term African- American technically is incorrect ,who isn’t mixed? Unless you just came from Africa most African and Afro-Caribbean people are mixed with Native American and European blood.In the Caribbean most”blacks” have also East-Indian and Chinese roots.
The major difference with the “Black race” is we are the only race people that accepts anybody outside their race ..you can be Alien and black and we would still accept you
BLACK is a culture not a skin color or race

Its all about status on many levels i.e she stated the president being called/perceived as pure black by some people. Maybe for the whites guilt complex and the blacks to claim his title/victory as their own.(but claiming/identifying as bi(= part of both just as with chroms m/f)-racial is not a denial of the black race). It *is* what it *is*.

I agree with her. The term biracial is nothing more than a way for white people weed out the “impurities”. There is only one RACE and that is the human race.

Growing up was a reality check for me. Ignorant black people acted funny because they could tell I wasn’t full black. Ignorant white people know by looking at me I am black, but something else is in there. I am seen as a black female in this country, but it has been made clear by many a black person that I am not really one of them. I expect that ish from white folks, so no surprise there. I can’t tell you how many times I have been mistaken for hispanic, and I’m not.

I just surround myself with intelligent people and that cuts down on these issues.

Paula knows any mutt with wavy long hair & light-skinned is immediately accepted into the black race by black ppl. She is welcomed into black men’s arms with no questions asked and put on a pedestal . (Even though they are inferior to her) She wants to be excepted by the White race & considered to be White. Sorry Paula ‘You are a N i g g a’ Queen I mean Paula. You will never replace a White woman sweetie only a black one…and I mean literally replace us. And you have mostly starting with dark celebrity men…

i really love Aunt Viv.

You have to deal with what people can see first, and having Black skin (light or dark) in America can get a child in troubling situations if they do not know how to deal with the Black part first.

I say enjoy all of who you are and embrace it, but be aware of what people are seeing so your not caught unprepared to deal with the world.

I see so many mixed race kids who don’t seem to understand they are “Black” first, and in turn, fail miserably when they attempt to try to be apart of any social circle. Tiger Woods come to mind – with his making up names for who he is – “Cablaasian”?? – or whatever he called it. I think if he’d had more of a grip on how people actually perceived him, he wouldn’t have thought he was above being made an example of, as I feel he was. His Black daddy failed him, and it’s so sad.

N*ggas love mixed race anything, especially black men.

Biracial, tri-racial, mutt, half-breed, whatever. People always talking about being proud of their heritage and acknowledging “all” of who they are. So in other words, all you are is a bunch of races mixed together. That’s how you define yourself. First of all, you had nothing at all to do with your heritage. NOTHING. People, especially mixed people kill me acting as though their status in society went up because their N*gga half is mixed with another ethnicity, as though the other is superior to the N*gga half. Please. You sh*t and it stinks like everyone else. Be proud of that!

The problem is that it’s confusing to a lot of people when identifying yourself by race in this country. When ask about a person race a lot of people don’t just used race (black/ white). They include everything from culture (Latino) to nationality (Russian)in identifying themselves. We make this race issue complicated by adding more to it when the simple answer should be black/white. Some people ask me am I Puerto Rican, Indian, African American,etc. when it comes to my race. I tell them that Puerto Rican and so forth are not considered as a race. My background consist of people from Puerto Rico and I’m not sure if it consist of African or Haitian since I’m not sure what nationality my black ancestors are from. This also can be said for my white ancestors. I know these things because of the little bit that has been told to me by the elders in the family. In addition, I am sure about one thing and that is my race. When I look in the mirror I see a black woman. My skin color is light, but it’s not white. I identify with the African American culture and my nationality is American. However, when you ask me my race I will tell you I’m black because race is what is ask for. Not the culture(s) I identify with or the nationalities of my descendants,my parents,etc.

I guess some people feel that having light to dark skin (black) is inferior to having pale skin (white). However, if this is true; why are the pale skins (white) always tanning?

I understand Paula because even though I am of 2 race, I still view myself as black because of the melanin I see when I look in the mirror. If my skin was pale (lack of melanin), I would view myself as white. I don’t see race as having anything to do with your family culture and nationality history. Not calling yourself white just because one of your parents skin color is that is not showing disrespect to me if that is not your skin color. However, not honoring the cultures and the nationalities (if this apply to you) of both parents is disrespectful to me.

Paula Patton knows who she is. It is not up to us to dispute what she says she is. It is obvious
that she is black. It doesn’t matter that Europeans say that the President is biracial. The President says that he is black. Who are we to disagree. Do white people in the USA really care, if you are biracial? All that really matters to them is whether you are white;to them white is all that is right.

I am so glad she made that point. As blacks we have to stop trying to seperate ourselves into light, dark, mixed, carmel…etc. At the end of the day we are all black and that is how the world views us. This is not a bad thing. Every black person should read the Willy Lynch letters that discuss the dominate culture’s attempt to make us ashamed to our blackness and introduce colorism within our race. And I seriously doubt that there is one african american that is all black and not mixed with something. I love you Paula, best wishes to you and Robin Thicke.

I agree with her. She is adorable! She seems so nice!

who cares how people see you, it’s how you see yourself, and stop being f**kin’ offended by everything, this is the most pissinest, moanenest generation in history…

Who is this person and why is she on a magazine?

Identify yourself as whatever the hell you want. Some people actually want to appreciate both ethnicities they come from.

I live in Canada and the one drop rule does not apply here. It’s not about society and what they want to call you it’s about you. If you are a mix of things and decide to call yourself only one of those things it’s a personal choice. But no one should exclude where they are really from. Your heritage is what it is and that’s one thing you can’t change.

Rah rah rah. She wants to be called black. But the fact is, she is bi-racial. It isn’t anything negative or derogatory, it is what it is! What separates her from the black community (if indeed she is concerned about that), is that white man she married. She needs to hush.
And mind you when Karyn Parsons (Fresh Prince of Bel Air) who has similar features decided to call herself WHITE she was ridiculed for ages. Still is.

Im mixed with everything under the sun and after all that i still consider myself black.. wouldnt have it any other way!!

Thats real talk

Homegirl needs to stop feeling guilty for other people issues. Society is diverse enough for people to not feel that they have to disown parts of their identity to fit into a community.

My opinion is this. If you look like a black person than people see a black person when they look at you. This means you are a black person. Nobody really cares who your parents are. I see so many celibates going out of their way to explain that they are biracial. Nobody cares. When I look at Tiger Woods I see a black man. I know his mother is Asian only because is brings it up all the time. No one really looks at him and sees and Asian person. Sorry I just used him as an example.

What a lot of “mixed” people don’t seem to realize is that most African Americans are mixed. They are not special. Although, I am lighter skin I have always looked at myself as black person. However, I have always known that I have 2 biracial grand-parents. This is not something that I bring up often because I don’t think it’s important. Also DNA is really funny. You can have 2 white parents and genetically be 40% to 50% black or whatever. It happens all the time. Just check out the George Lupez show.

i totally disagree im mixed race half black and half white and thats what i am i dont want to be seen as black or white im both i dont particularly like the term bi racial but her saying im light skinned but i want to be seen as black….. im light skinned and i want to be seen as a mixed race person you dont have to belong to one or the other

WHERE MY COMMENT

SHE PRETTY BUT …..YAWNNNS WHO CARES?

There is no such thing is Biracial,how can you call anyone Biracial when there Skin is Brown?lets not forget the Big Headed Scientist Yacub created the White Race so everybody is Black,if you don`t believe me look it up?

I like what she said and how she explained it. Some people that are mixed try to use that to one up just being black. You all know the credo, if you got any black blood in you then your black in this world we live in. She has accepted life as such and is good with it.

@ Pauly Patton
bit©h u biracial! just sayin

The only time I find the term biracial offensive is when someone uses it to separate themselves from being Black. I am Indian and Black and my ex is White and Black. Our daughter wants to consider herself biracial, but we’re not having it. I don’t feel that someone needs to exclude their other non-black side, but face it, the majority of black people in this hemisphere are multi-racial. Look at the Hispanic culture. You don’t see them checking biracial anywhere. They all come in different shades, hues, hair textures, etc, but they all consider themselves Hispanic. They might say my dad is from Mexico and my mom is from Columbia, but I am Hispanic.
If someone doesn’t like you because you aren’t White, they’re not going to care that you’re all-most White or not all Black (listen up Tiger Woods).
Race is a concept contructed by society so that means it’s defined by society. If society sees you as Black, regardless of whether you want to except it or not, you’re Black.

She is not stupid but on point. Unfortunately, we define every thing by race in America. She is absolutely right. Biracial people who define themselves as one or the other tend to do better because they aren’t “mixed” up. For example, Shamar Moore, Halle Berry they identify and consider themselves Black. However, Tiger Woods is Cablasian and his azz is nutz! Yo go Paula.

“Bi_racial” is NOT an offensive term. It’s a choice. If you want to identify yourself as only black then fine. Don’t tread on another’s decision to identify their other heritages. My black father is not a part of my life. He abandoned me and my mother before I was born. Never even tried to contact us or offer financial support. I didn’t meet that part of my family till I was 5 or 6. They tried to get custody of me from my mother but refused to reveal the whereabouts of my father until I found him by my own research. Found out he did this to several other women, so I have half-siblings Im just now meeting at age 30. My decision to identify as bi-racial isn’t an attempt to run separate myself from being black. It’s to honor the white mother who refused to abort me and raised me into a man. Her family has never turned their back on me and never thought of me as anything but family. It’s who I am. Just like it’s who Paula is technically. She can call herself black if she wants. That’s her decision. But respect my decision to represent myself as a whole.

It’s a crabs in a barrel mentality. We’re so afraid someone’s trying to break away and leave us behind, we have to try to drag them back down. I can kind of understand how Paula probably feels because I was labeled mulatto and half breed when I was a kid. I wasn’t “black” enough for my neighborhood especially if they thought whites were giving me and my brothers preferential treatment because we were lighter. It’s easy to see the term as an insult. Two of my brothers always thought of themselves as “mixed” or bi. I used to hv a problem with it because other kids would think I thought I was like that too. But I’ve learned to accept the way they want to be labeled and that it doesn’t necessarily mean people think the same of me. Anyone can see we’re a product of different races, from our blue eyes to our pale skin and various textured hair. You don’t actually think Robin Thicke would have pursued her if she was a dark-skinned sista do you?? He wanted the best of both worlds. Why does she care so much how the world sees her? I would never let the world’s supposed perspective identify me. Actually I thought she was latina so what does that say?

And leave Tiger alone. At least he’s not afraid to say how he sees himself. He’s multi-racial and didn’t grow up in a black environment around black people so how would he consider himself black?

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Dear Paula, you’re dumb!

You are biracial and that’s what you are. Genetically speaking, you’re predominantly white-European. Your child will be at least 80% white-European dna.

Robin Thicke sees a European-looking ‘black’ chick when he looks at you.

Sure, I can understand that if people see you as black, they’ll treat you as such. But, if you don’t look black, then you have no business calling yourself such.

If you look like Kimora Lee, Mariah Carey or Wenthworth Miller, you are not black.

Get over it.

sometimes i do feel sorry for people who live in th U.S..it seems so confusing on the racial front..why should a person who is clearly half black,half white be made to feel bad about who they are to a point where they choose to be identified by what their society says they should be…hmm..she is bi..there’s really nothing wrong with it..oh wait,only in america.

THAT BIRACIAL CRAP CAME FROM BITTER WHITE WOMEN WHOSE BLACK MEN LEFT THEM WHEN THEY GOT PREGNANT.

BRAVO PAULA

damn….
3/3/10, 20:50:pm
sometimes i do feel sorry for people who live in th U.S..it seems so confusing on the racial front..why should a person who is clearly half black,half white be made to feel bad about who they are to a point where they choose to be identified by what their society says they should be…hmm..she is bi..there’s really nothing wrong with it..oh wait,only in america.
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Are you black? How is she clearly white/black? Maybe you need to school yourself on the black race more b/c I’m black and know BLACK women who look like her.

Am I the only shocked at how fast she lost all that weight??? WHat are these celebrities doing?

damn….
3/3/10, 20:50:pm
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Oh, and BTW, don’t give me that “only in America” crap either.

Mz_Blaze
3/3/10, 21:25:pm
Am I the only shocked at how fast she lost all that weight??? WHat are these celebrities doing?
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Hey Mz. Blaze, I don’t think this is a current picture because she is 7 months pregnant.

@yoyo,

It’s apparent that you also respond to “STUPID”, “BRAINLESS”, “IGNORANT” and “HUH?”

@Man, I just don’t care™

Your a disrespectful piece of trash. So if I saw your mother could I call her a fine a.s.s. B.I.T.C.H? Respect women you mindless fool! And don’t get upsate when someone refers to your daughter, mother, sister or wife as a B.I.T.C.H. either!

Dear Paula, you’re dumb!
You are biracial and that’s what you are. Genetically speaking, you’re predominantly white-European. Your child will be at least 80% white-European dna.
Robin Thicke sees a European-looking ‘black’ chick when he looks at you.
Sure, I can understand that if people see you as black, they’ll treat you as such. But, if you don’t look black, then you have no business calling yourself such.
If you look like Kimora Lee, Mariah Carey or Wenthworth Miller, you are not black.
Get over it.

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She doesn’t look like any of these people. I’m lighter than her and no one has ever thought I was a white woman. I’ve always thought she was black I recently just learned about her being “mixed”.

SHE’S RIGHT. PEOPLE DON;T SEE HER AS BIRACIAL. SHE’S CONSIDERED BLACK. JUST LIKE YOU LIGHT SKINNED PEOPLE WHO THINK YOU’RE IN SOME WAY BETTER THAN DARKER SKINNED BLACKS…YOU ARE STILL BLACK AND THAT’S HOW WE (AMERICA) SEE YOU). PLEASE DON’T DELUDE YOURSELF INTO THINKING YOUR ANYTHING BUT THAT!

I’m multi racial, my mom is chinese jewish and black and my dad is white and black. Some people think I’m indian, dominican I always get asked “what am I” like i am some sort of strange breed dog. I identify myself as multi cultural on survey sheets and stuff but I mostly consider myself black, not african american, because I believe that is a different term, that describes people whose family is from american and of all african decent.

“I find [the term biracial] offensive. It’s a way for people to separate themselves from African-Americans….a way of saying ‘I’m better than that,’”

Paula is speaking the truth.

and kimora lee wentworth miller mariah carrey all look black, mixed but black, and most people consider them black. black people come in all shades people need to understand that. just because you are a bit lighter does not make you not black, you are still black there are people lighter than me who are “more black” genetically. everyone in american needs to understand that black people do not all look the same like white people! we are all different and beautiful!honestly any white person who is decent looking has black features anyways (full lips, full hips slanted eyes full hair, darker skin). all the rest look PPP (pale pasty and plain)!

@Kat, “A the end of the day everyone has the right to “name” themselves”

Right. This crap has bigger significance than just ‘I have the right to name myself’. This is a census year. Guess what?

I knew I liked her for a reason…..thank you finally a celeb wanting to be black!

Umm

I kinda feel her, I’m a full blooded Eritrean and came to the US as a child and grew up here. I consider myself an Eritrean American, not black or African American. Not because I think I’m better or anything, but because I’m proud of my ancestry and my culture and I shouldn’t have to forget about it. But since I’m in the US and I’m brown, I’m put in the Black/African American box. It;s just part of the world’s need to categorize and file everyone into separate places…IDK why though

yep she is fine

Yeah, that’s all well and good, but we’ll see what she calls her baby when it pops out; will it be black or biracial???

hope she feels okay calling her kids WHITE then, because that’s how america will see them with their 3/4 white, washed out skin tones. Just like Halle Berry’s white kids.

I CAN UNDERSTAND HER POINT… BASED OFF OF HISTORY MOST PPL STATE THEIR NON-BLACK RACE VERY BOLDLY IN A VERY “I’M BETTER THAN YOU” TYPE WAY-LIKE I’M black AND INDIAN. HOW EVER, A 1RST GENERATION MIXED PERSON CAN COME OUT LOOKING LIKE SOMEBODY THAT PARENTS ARE BOTH BLACK. IE-HALLE BERRY VS CIARA, OR ALICIA KEYS VS NICOLE ARI PARKER, OR FAITH EVENS (YES FAITH EVENS MOMMA IS WHITE) VS RAVEN SYMONE ETC. SO IF YOU GOT TO CARRY A LAUNDRY LIST OF WHAT YOU “MIXED” WITH VERSES WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE-WHAT’S THE POINT-”AINT” NOBODY GOT TIME TRYING TO PLAY “MS CLEO”, GUESSING WHAT U MIXED WITH. YOU WALKING INTO PLACES AND PPL CALLING YOU “BEAUTIFUL BLACK SISTER” AND YOU LOOKING ALL CRAZY IN THE FACE-LIKE NO U DIDN’T I’M PUERTO RICAN (LA LA VASQUEZ). I SEE BLACK PPL LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES. WHEN U GIVE SOMEONE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES-IT MAY BE SOME W/ MINT, COCONUT, ALMONDS, EXTRA CHOCOLATE CHIPS, SOME W/ CARAMEL-NO ONE EVER GIVES A PERSON CHOCOLATES AND SIT AND LIST EVERY DAMN INGREDIENT IN THE BOX. SOME OF OUR MOST IN YOUR FACE “BLACK” ACTIVIST WERE AND ARE WHAT SOME WOULD CALL BRIGHT LIGHT DAMN NEAR WHITE. SO WHO CARES ABOUT THIS WE ALL BLACK WITH A LITTLE SOMETHING SOMETHING EXTRA.

ALSO IT’S THIS DOCUMENTARY THAT WAS ADVERTISED ON TYRA BANKS SHOW, CALLED :I’M BIRACIAL, NOT BLACK DAMMIT” AND THE CHICK WHO MADE IT WAS LIKE THE SAME COLOR AS ME-DARK SKIN-LIKE SNOOP, LLOYD, ANANDA LEWIS, TATIANA ALI, MAIA CAMPBELL COLOR. NO BODY GOT TIME TO BE MS.CLEO.

AND Y ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS COLOR COMPLEX SH** IS STARTING TO BECOME MORE AGGRESSIVE IN THE MEDIA AND IN DAY TO DAY LIFE. I KNOW LOTS OF PPL AS BLACK AS THE MIDNIGHT SKY WITH WHAT MOST WOULD CONSIDER “REAL GOOD HAIR” AND OTHERS THAT ARE AS LIGHT AS THE SUN W/ HAIR AS “NAPPY” AND SHORT AS MISS CELIE’S-SIDES GONE AND EVERYTHING. THE BOTTOM LINE BLACKS COME IN ALL SHADES AND HAIR TEXTURES.

I’m black, Indian…LOL…of course, and white…..but guess what….I’M BLACK….I don’t feel the need to break it down….some people do I guess…My cousins are Black, Indian,and Hispanic…they tell everyone they’re black….Some peoplehave issues with being called black and they do that…..oh no….I’m a quarter this and that like oh no…black ….well maybe just a dash but I got better stuff in me….LOL….I love my culture…It’s just easy to say I’m black and call it a day…BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL……AND GUESS WHAT SO IS EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE….. GOD IS GOOD…HE IS COMING BACK….BE READY…LIVE LIFE, LOVE LIFE, EVERYTHING, AND EVERYONE

I GUESS JUST USE THE WORD CREOLE, THAN. SINCE IN THIS COUNTRY IT MEANS PPL OF AFRICAN, EUROPEAN, NATIVE AMERICAN MIXTURES. THAT WAY YOU KNOW EVERYTHING YOU MIXED W/ IS REPRESENTED. CREOLE SOUNDS BETTER ANYWAY-SO YOU GOT A COUSIN WHO IS BLACK AND MEXICAN(SPANISH/INDIAN MIX)-OK JUST CALL THAT COUSIN CREOLE. HE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS AND A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.

CREOLE’S, YEP THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME …MULATTO SOUNDS LIKE A RACIAL SLUR- LIKE MUTT. SO NO. YEAH CREOLE AMERICAN- THAT IS A ONE BASED WORD THAT REP’S EVERYTHING U R.

JUST LIKE AFRICAN AMERICAN VS BLACK
CREOLE VS MIXED/BIRACIAL/HALF BREED ETC
ONE SHOWS HERITAGE AND THE OTHER IS BASED ON SKIN COLOR. SO IF SOMEONE CALLS THEMSELVES CREOLE AMERICAN-EVERYONE KNOWS OFF BACK THAT YOU COME FROM A MULTI CULTURAL HERITAGE.

PPL OF BLACK/ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER BACK GROUNDS R U OFFENDED WHEN PPL CALL U BLACKANESE, OR BLACKABODIAN ETC. I THINK IT’S JUST PPL TRYING TO RESPECT UR MIX AND WHAT U APPEAR TO LOOK LIKE.

A CLOSE MOUTH WONT GET FED.

She can be offended all she wants because she is and will always be bi-racial. She needs to take that up with her parents. Yeah you get treated off what you look like or what side you favor more,but she looks biracial. Biracial(mixed w/black) looking people are treated better that black looking people. So regardless of what she considers herself,she will never fully know what it is to be black. Just like Obama. If she were really black,she probably wouldn’t be in the position she’s in now (career or marriage).
I wonder what will she consider her newborn baby,because the baby will probably look more white than anything.

@Tom the Negro: It’s not the biracial people with the hang-ups. They’re calling it as it is. They’re just saying yes, “Im half black and half german, irish, korean, israeli, whatever”. Usually meaning they’re proud of that part of themselves as well as the black side. Many of them have only known that other side of themselves because the non-black parent is the one who ends up raising them alone. Why should we biracial people only recognize our black heritage because black people are afraid we’re trying to get out of the barrel and get some advantages based on our lighter skin? Black folks spend too much time blaming their woes on race and skin color and not enough on their trifling narrow-mindedness and lack of ambition.

I think biracial people wouldn’t even care if they were called black or not but for the fact that so many blacks make outlandish statements and declarations on our behalf about something most of them don’t even experience. I dont need anybody speaking for me especially if their not walking in my shoes. y’ll spent so much time talking bad about Tiger woods and most of you aren’t bi or multiracial but you act like you kno whats best for Tiger.

I pick whatever box best describes me. If there’s no bi-racial box, then i check “black”.

@ ManMade
3/4/10, 10:49:am
Black folks spend too much time blaming their woes on race and skin color and not enough on their trifling narrow-mindedness and lack of ambition.
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In making such an ignorant & narrowminded ocmment, I think you just exposed a ‘hangup’, BiraciallyMade!

*comment*

Black americans are beyond stupid. These comments are a comedy show

Yeah black americans are stupid ! even in england people that are biracial are not seen as black! but both white and black=mixed! obama for example is biracial!

Elana@ people that are black and look white are Not black THEY ARE MIXED! do you really think black people look like white people! and those you are referring to as black are not fully black they are mixed and even call themselve chreol

I SUDDENLY HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR PAULA.

She is confused. Her father is a black attorney (maybe retired now) and her mother is a 100% white lady with reddish-brown here. They are from here in southern california. So she is biracial and she isnt “light skinned” she is mixed thats why. Just like Barack. White mom!

her mom is white. she is white. the end.

IM MULTI RACIAL AND I GOT A THING FOR HER HUBBY….I WANNA…..HAV ME SOME THICKE

she’s not black!!

Obama is white power in “black” face!

mixed is devils sh’t

black ppl wake up mathaf’cka

i’d have to cosign with one of the first few p0sters…what if someone is biracial but black isn’t one of the races? what if someone is half asian half half white? do they experience less scrutiny than someone who is half white half black? Like does America & its citizens believe their citizens get to pick and choose who the ‘One Drop Rule’ applies to? Doesn’t matter where it originates from or who it applied to when it was created does it? it’s not called the One Drop Black Rule, just the One Drop Rule. so would someone of that background merely pick asian or just pick white? and what if neither group accepts them as just that? what then? any opinions? why should the rule be applied to some people & not others? then should it no longer be applied to anyone?

Paula can identify herself in whatever way she chooses. After all, it is her choice. As we all, know, if you look Black in this country; you will be treated like so.
And also, as we all know, most of the African Americans are not 100% African. As one person, stated, I believe that the person who interviewed her was suprised that she didn’t identify herself as Biracial, because she is attractive. It is amazing to me, that no one ever quarrells over Rain Pryor’s ethnicity or even Tiny’s ethnicity. Rain and Pryor do not fit the “BEAUTIFUL BIRACIAL ,” mold. So no one ever tries to “claim ” those two as a Biracial!
Finaly, we do not live in a perfect world; a UTOPIA, if you will; until Christ returns. Division is what SATAN loves! All, the Colorism, Racism, Sexism, etc…. is not going to end until Christ returns. It is just our responsibility as humans to treat each other with respect and be the best person that we can be

Correction: Tiny and Rain Pryor, do not come to mind when most people think of a BEAUTIFUL BIRACIAL woman.

I love Obama’s self depreciating response: “I am a mutt”