nigelhernandez
Experienced
- Apr 14, 2020
- 270
As a fully black person, I don't think so. I think him being biracial was a bridge between white and black America and being fully black/or looking fully black would have meant many Americans would feel alienated.
I know that in America because of the 'one drop rule', a biracial person is considered black even if they look white but I still think it's disingenuous to call him black as his background was not typical of Black Americans. Though he grew up being raised by a single mother, he stayed with his grandparents who were well off far from the typical life of an African American family. He was raised in a white culture. And again, he also has 'color privilege' in the sense that he's not too dark skinned and studies have shown that lighter skinned blacks are treated better by White Americans as well as black Americans.
I know that in America because of the 'one drop rule', a biracial person is considered black even if they look white but I still think it's disingenuous to call him black as his background was not typical of Black Americans. Though he grew up being raised by a single mother, he stayed with his grandparents who were well off far from the typical life of an African American family. He was raised in a white culture. And again, he also has 'color privilege' in the sense that he's not too dark skinned and studies have shown that lighter skinned blacks are treated better by White Americans as well as black Americans.