At least THIS Mixed Guy KNOWS he is Black

[Tropicana]

He was born in Denmark to an Italian father and an African American mother who used to perform with Josephine Baker in Europe. His name is 100% Italian. He spent his early life in Italy and Germany. When the family moved to the USA when he was 6, he spoke fluent Italian and German bu hardly spoke any English.

When he found out he was going to a half Black/half Italian high school, he was really excited....until he got there. The Black kids felt he wasn't Black enough. The Italian kids kept telling him he wasn't Italian although he was FLUENT in Italian and, as he delighted in reminded them, at least HE had lived in Italy.

Yet, he grew up, did well in his career and even HE identifies himself as BLACK and AFRICAN AMERICAN.

I had the pleasure of hearing him speak a few days ago. He was really gracious and stayed for a long time afterwards and chatted with anyone in attendance who wanted to speak with him. Lots of class and most gracious of him.

So these people who CLEARLY look Black and yet try fi claim seh dem noh Black....a wha' do them?

BTW, the first person who guesses who I am talking about wins.

[rufian]

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you start up again? A mixed person should know that he is a mixed person, he should also knows that he is black by the institution.

What does looks have to do with it? <span style="text-decoration: line-through">Anyhow if you nose flat and broad there is no way out</span>

[f0rTyLeGz]

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So color<span style="font-style: italic"> is EVERYTHING</span>? That stuff about the content of your character comes second... or maybe third?

Why do you care what some other person identifies with mixed <span style="font-style: italic">or</span> black? It seems ultimately to be a reaction against what white <span style="font-style: italic">would</span> call you, if they were calling you... which they aren't. In other words I don't care what color you are, OR whether or not you call your self mixed or black. It would never occur to me to ask someone if they were black or mixed, and I cant imagine that it comes up these days very often.

The country went through a civil war and generations of blood and strife to get over color/race bs, and yet you want to chastise some unnamed folks who would call themselves mixed before they would call themselves black? To what point? Should they be ashamed of themselves? Should they get some licks?

[Stormmey]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sukuna</div><div class="ubbcode-body">you start up again? A mix person should know that he is a mixed person, he should also knows that he is black by the institution.

What does looks have to do with it? <span style="text-decoration: line-through">Anyhow if you nose flat and broad there is no way out</span> </div></div>

Sukuna yu killin me in here tidey

[Serenity82]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body">He was born in Norway to an Italian father and an African American mother who used to perform with Josephine Baker in Europe. His name is 100% Italian. He spent his early life in Italy and Germany. When the family moved to the USA when he was 7, he spoke fluent Italian and German bu hardly spoke any English.

When he found out he was going to a half Black/half Italian high school, he was really excited....until he got there. The Black kids felt he wasn't Black enough. The Italian kids kept telling him he wasn't Italian although he was FLUENT in Italian and, as he delighted in reminded them, at least HE had lived in Italy.

Yet, he grew up, did well in his career and even HE identifies himself as BLACK and AFRICAN AMERICAN.

I had the pleasure of hearing him speak a few days ago. He was really gracious and stayed for a long time afterwards and chatted with anyone in attendance who wanted to speak with him. Lots of class and most gracious of him.

So these people who CLEARLY look Black and yet try fi claim seh dem noh Black....a wha' do them?

BTW, the first person who guesses who I am talking about wins.
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Tropicana: for your own sake and ours.. MOVE!

[Gen]

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[Wahalla]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body">He was born in Norway to an Italian father and an African American mother who used to perform with Josephine Baker in Europe. His name is 100% Italian. He spent his early life in Italy and Germany. When the family moved to the USA when he was 7, he spoke fluent Italian and German bu hardly spoke any English.

When he found out he was going to a half Black/half Italian high school, he was really excited....until he got there. The Black kids felt he wasn't Black enough. The Italian kids kept telling him he wasn't Italian although he was FLUENT in Italian and, as he delighted in reminded them, at least HE had lived in Italy.

Yet, he grew up, did well in his career and even HE identifies himself as BLACK and AFRICAN AMERICAN.

I had the pleasure of hearing him speak a few days ago. He was really gracious and stayed for a long time afterwards and chatted with anyone in attendance who wanted to speak with him. Lots of class and most gracious of him.

So these people who CLEARLY look Black and yet try fi claim seh dem noh Black....a wha' do them?

BTW, the first person who guesses who I am talking about wins.
</div></div>

in other words he was not African American enough and not italian American enough... yankis tend to see the identification based on their own myopic short commings.....

obviously he could equally claim to be white or Norwegian, or Italian.....as Yanki.....

[Boricua_papi]

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Just shut up. Every other post its the same thing.

[Dyoll_73]

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If he wants to call himself black, fine. And if he wants to call himself white - following the racist 'logic' internalized by so many people - fine, also. Why should anyone care?

Well, apparently a lot of people do. Some years ago, Tiger Woods took some heat for seeking to <span style="font-style: italic">represent</span> his 'rainbow' make-up. He survived. I won't bother with the psycho-analysis today.

[Stormmey]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Serenity82</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tropicana</div><div class="ubbcode-body">He was born in Norway to an Italian father and an African American mother who used to perform with Josephine Baker in Europe. His name is 100% Italian. He spent his early life in Italy and Germany. When the family moved to the USA when he was 7, he spoke fluent Italian and German bu hardly spoke any English.

When he found out he was going to a half Black/half Italian high school, he was really excited....until he got there. The Black kids felt he wasn't Black enough. The Italian kids kept telling him he wasn't Italian although he was FLUENT in Italian and, as he delighted in reminded them, at least HE had lived in Italy.

Yet, he grew up, did well in his career and even HE identifies himself as BLACK and AFRICAN AMERICAN.

I had the pleasure of hearing him speak a few days ago. He was really gracious and stayed for a long time afterwards and chatted with anyone in attendance who wanted to speak with him. Lots of class and most gracious of him.

So these people who CLEARLY look Black and yet try fi claim seh dem noh Black....a wha' do them?

BTW, the first person who guesses who I am talking about wins.
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Tropicana: for your own sake and ours.. MOVE! </div></div>

Why should she move, what moving have to do with what she post me puzzled bout this one.

[Tropicana]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sukuna</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A mixed person should know that he is a mixed person, he should also knows that he is black by the institution.
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Exactly, none of this self-loathing I'm not Black foolishness like the totally confused Tiger Woods.

Come come now. I have given enough clues so that I have practically given away the identity of this real together and conscious Black man. No guesses yet? Okay, I'll give you another clue. He is a famous Black actor. He first appeared in a theatrical production on Broadway at age 7 or 8. He recently produced and directed his first feature length movie. he also acted in it. I saw it and it is fabulous. It will soon be released theatrically.

[rufian]

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A bet yu cant say that to her face

[Tropicana]

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Since you've been in Europe for so long, I figured you would have been the first person to guess this one Sukuna.

[Stormmey]

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Tropi,is his surname Albatino the first name eludes me right now??

[LiteBlonde]

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Is it the Rock?