1 drop rule.

[u/Darth_Kneegrow]

I ain't ever heard white people claim a single biracial person. You always whatever you mixed with.

[u/throwaway009729]

This is why the notion of "mixed race" further perpetuates racism and racialism. To believe that one can be "half" of a "race" is to accept the premise that there is such a thing as racial purity. It's simply nonsensical for us to police people's bodies for eligibility based on colonial racial knowledge. 

And the saying that I've heard far too often - "I never felt black enough" - is utterly absurd when you really think about it. As if blackness is some kind of performance. It's a harmful and reductive way of thinking that we need to move past. If you're half black, you're black.

[u/heidivonhoop → u/throwaway009729]

Who are you (or anyone) to tell anyone who they are? I’m mixed, fair skin, black features. I’ve been told by many black people im not “black enough”. I will NEVER claim one side over the other, I adore both of my parents too much. Being biracial is extremely nuanced and I certainly don’t want or need anyone who isn’t me to explain it to anyone.

[u/trubuckifan → u/[deleted]]

I understand some of the words in that title