6 Rules With Mixed People Analysis

I initially decided to refrain from narrating the life of a person mixed with African American and European heritage because I am a product of the two. I then realized that it would be in my best interest to use my own ethnic backgrounds. My mother is of European heritage and my father is African American. My family never discussed issues regarding race, or the color of our skin. It wasn’t until third grade, that I began feeling pressures from people of single races to form an ethnic identity. My third grade teacher, Mr. Ayo was Swahili. He dressed and acted out his cultural background proudly. He taught us how to count in Swahili, and we even participated in Kwanzaa activities. One day, he asked each class member about their ethnic background

Jon12213, a blogger/vlogger on YouTube and BlogSpot HumanRagout, demonstrates this perfectly in his video, 6 Rules With Mixed People. In his video Jon references several instances that many mixed race people relate to. He chooses topics that are aimed toward questioning the authenticity of his ethnic background, as well as popularized aesthetic features accompanied with being mixed (i.e. can I touch your hair?). He uses these scenarios to create guidelines when dealing with mixed people in an attempt to express the negative impact some of these perceptions have on mixed race people. Let it be stated that these rules and guidelines, although may serve a functional purpose, generate criticisms as well. Single race people may find “guidelines” unnecessary and give a perception that mixed people hold themselves to a standard requiring special handling. Mixed race people may also criticize these guidelines, arguing that people have questions and it is perfectly acceptable to

While many people consider the integration of ethnic backgrounds a positive change in our countries segregated ideologies, there are others who view interracial relations a sin and a decline in hierarchal race lines (Dalmage 94). This notion is particularly discerning for mixed race people. By some, we are evil, or a product of such. I personally have never been told I was an abomination or a product of sin, and feel this thinking is becoming increasingly outdated. I am, however, not ignorant to the fact that this perspective is not