When you’re biracial, people sometimes say dumb things, like asking what you are in the crudest terms possible, or saying you aren’t black. I’ve written before about the One Drop Rule and its history in the US. Mixed race people across the skin color spectrum have been categorized as black throughout history.
Here’s another fact: there are some Indians who identify as black. Not African-American, but black by skin tone and impact of history on their social structure. From what I know about Indian history, it’s hard for me to argue otherwise.
In any case, Kamala is black. She is of African descent through Jamaica, and while I don’t know the personal effect of her Indian heritage on her identity, she has participated in black society and black culture throughout her life, and personally identifies as black. She has the genetic and cultural claim to do so, and has been so for her entire life.
What Trump said about Kamala suddenly being black was dumb. Not just dumb in an ill-informed way, but dumb in the way he has no basis to question her racial identity, and I predict it will be to his detriment to have done so. That he feels he has any kind of authority to make that claim may be the dumbest aspect of it all.
So if anyone out there wants to agree with Trump that Kamala’s not black, drop in the comments and tell me I’m not black. I’m of similar mixed heritage. Lay out your claim that I’m white. Let’s see how it turns out for you.
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