Well, since you asked so nicely, I’m bi-racial. It’s how I identify if given the choice. My mom is white (ethnically Irish and Russian) and my father was black (good, old-fashioned African American). I have been mistaken for everything from Hawaiian to Aztec and people seem to have this overwhelming urge to figure out which box I fit into. Good luck with that… I’m not a boxy-type gal.
If I am forced to choose, I identify as black, and I regard myself as a woman of color. I’ve got some of the great physical benefits of being a black woman (curvy figure and hair), as well as the drawbacks (curvy figure and hair). I love having a built-in tan year ’round and it irks me that my kids look like they’re white. Now that I’ve got that out of the way…
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