Yes, I am half white and half something else. I've noticed when biracial children are put into the spotlight they are always "half-whatever the race is that isn't white" and never "half-white". Why is this? I do not understand the emphasis put on the race that is the color and not white. I feel if one is half something, the emphasis should be put on whatever is less obvious and sometimes that could be the white race. Actually, most of the time it is the white race since we all know that dark genes are the dominant gene - always. Mendel's Law of Genetics - check it out. Sure, every once in a while the light gene gets in there, but that just means both parents had a recessive gene for the weaker, lighter gene. It's science, nothing more than that.

One would look at me and know what the dominant race in me is, but they may not know my mother was a Caucasian. Yes, that stereotypical black man marrying a white woman to "screw the white man" - but get this. My father is not your stereotypical black man nor was my mother a stereotypical white woman. Both were highly educated, intelligent people who were able to think for themselves and see beyond the color of the other's skin; which perhaps is the case much of the time in the case of others. Why does it have to be 'oh they must have done that to screw someone else over'? Maybe that is the case sometimes, but I highly doubt it's the case always.I don't have much faith in the human race as it is, however, I do believe that most people are able to stand back, look at something and come to their own conclusion on any subject without the help or coercion of others. I refuse to believe that we as a human race are unable to think for ourselves.

I recently read an article questioning why there are so many white women with half-black babies. My initial reaction was a tinge of anger as it hits really close to home for me, obviously. My second reaction was, why does it even matter anymore in this day and age? Are we really still stuck in such beliefs? When people say things like this, in my mind it seems they are trying to, in a polite way, state "I am a racist, I know that's not the norm now, but guess what, I don't like that you made a baby with someone that is not your race. You shouldn't do that because I, a person who knows nothing about you doesn't like it. Please stop." Guess what, it's none of your business. If you don't want to date, marry, or sleep with someone of another race, DON'T, but don't run around spouting ignorance and hate, even politely - that will only take us back rather than forward.

Forward is where I want to be.