In the British society, having dual heritage could be seen as a definite advantage because of the insight to both cultures; however, in a society such as ours, where one culture is seen as less powerful and inferior in society, people with dual heritage are sometimes isolated and rejected by both cultures (Tizard and Phoenix 67). It is found that people who are miscegenetic1 and that see themselves as black are most often criticized by black people (Spencer 36). Being a bi-racial child is harder as a child because children engage in name-calling and other cruel behaviors. Also, just because adults may be better than children in the treatment of bi-racial people, this does not erase the memory of the abuse as a child. Furthermore, this sometimes creates a sensitivity to some of the other forms of abuse or bias that bi-racial people experience from blacks or whites (Spencer 36). Some different strategies of dealing with racism on adolescents have been ignoring the source, tackling the situation directly, reinterpreting abuse and combining different strategies. Children involved in a study were asked what kind of situations with racism they were involved in, and how they confronted each one. Ignoring racist incidents was a strategy used by all of the young people. It was used most often. One particular student attending a predominately white school commented on the discrimination: "I seem to just accept the fact that it is going to happen sometimes, you have just got to learn to try to ignore it." Ignoring the situations was also used in potentially dangerous situations. Some bi-racial adolescents commented on how the area they are growing up in is rough. They reported how some people have been beaten up. Others have preferred to tackle the problem directly. One situation given by a bi-racial adolescent was: "Me and my friends were walking past someone and they said "Oh you black this," and you think, well, I can't ignore that, and you say "Shut up you, blah", but in some situations you might just go, well, I"m by myself, I"ll ignore that (Tizard and Phoenix 110).
Ashley Cothrine Problems Many Biracial Children Have Faced in This World Biracial children have faced many problems throughout history. ... So, to have a biracial child was unacceptable and completely out of the question. The number of biracial children since then has increased. ... Even then biracial children were produced. ... As time goes on, biracial children will become more and more accepted. ...
It is a rarity to see biracial people in the media. ... It is apparent that biracial groups could be considered the minorities of all minorities but that does not justify the lack of exposure. ... The prominent biracial groups that are represented on television are those who are part white and part "something else". ... Biracial people are slowly inching their faces onto the screens. ...
Growing up as a biracial child never came across to me as being wrong. ... The first situation that I recall where being biracial effected me was while Leah, my best friend, and I were walking home. ... I slowly walked away as Sunshine explained to her father that I was biracial. ...
Playing contrast to this inflamed theme, Hughes places a variety of nature orientated details within his text to help broaden his central conflict of being a biracial child in a racist society. The "stars" play an important role in the poem "Mulatto," because they represent biracial children and their isolation from both white and black society in America. ... Once the reader has uncovered the identity of the stars, Hughes now reinforces the conflict that falls among both the biracial children and the stars alike. ... The white father refuses to accept the biracial child ...
This brought discrimination and prejudice to the innocent biracial children. ... One partner may want to educate the child or children about one side of there heritage more than the other, or the partners may just have different opinions on how to raise biracial kids. ... During the teen years, when most of these troubles seem to occur, biracial children may feel pressured to choose one parent's racial group over the other (Tatum, 182). ... When they are small, biracial children readily accept the possibility that parents "can be different colors" (Moran, 155). ... Biracial children ar...
Cathy-Lee Markena Langlais Sociology Dr.Morales October 15, 2003 Linda Howard: In Light of Freud's Theory Linda Howard, a nineteen year old high school senior, has overcome many obstacles resulting from her biracial ethnicity, and has graduated as the valedictorian of her senior class. ... Because she spends a lot of time thinking about different ethnicities, cultures, and the fact that she is highly offended when she is considered as anything other than biracial, it is safe to say that she is still very confused. ... The fact that she is of a biracial heritage has made her suscep...
Is it aggravating for me to search for my identity? I want to know where I belong, and find a place where I can call home. I was born into a biracial family who didn't want anything to do with me. I went into the world with the feeling of "trial and error" trying to figure out who I am, find my p...
The types of adoption (specific to race) are: monoracial, biracial, and transracial, international. ... Biracial is one parent is of another race, but at least one parent is of the same race as the child; for example, there is one Black and one White parent and the child is Black. ... Biracial and transracial are the most controversial, there are arguments for and against these types of adoptions. ... When adoptees are asked how it feels to grow up in a transracial or biracial household the answers vary. ...
Section 1: Question 2 Slave narratives such as The Narrative life of Frederick Douglass and Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl help readers try to experience and understand what life was like as a slave. These writings really get into specifics regarding the treatment of African-Americans in t...
All three of my children are biracial and I am doing my best to raise them the way that I was. ... Raising three biracial children in today's society can be challenging but I am determined to show my daughters that not everyone is racial. ...
