"Mixed Race Man"--is the concept possible?

[queenb]

It is very possible that there is no such thing as a "pure" unmixed-race person. According to the sociologists, there were 3 original races of Man, White, Black, and Asian. But paleontologists have ascertained that humanity originated in the land which hosts the African continent. If this evidence, based on much study is true, then there is only one original race; that of the Black man/woman.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3814-dawn-of-human-race-uncovered.html#.Ul3aA53D-cw

http://rafonda.com/origin_of_humans.html

I propose that the word "oyimbo" which is of Yoruba origin, is not necessarily a derogatory term, when used between locals to describe a person lacking pigment, either white or albino, but can be construed as such when used aloud to either a stranger or person unfamiliar to the speaker.

Oyinbo is mainly a harmless term of reference, but it is insulting only when it is yelled out loud, especially by a(n unaquainted, unfriendly) stranger.” How does one explain all of this easily in a class of an elementary course on language and culture without raising red flags and unnecessarily preconditioning the mind of impressionable students to a hostile, negative cultural experience? That was my dilemma on that beautiful Wednesday afternoon.

I resolved the situation in favour of common sense, and the concise explanation I gave before moving to the next topic was a “No please, that’s not a derogative word. It is a fun word of endearment used by the Yoruba to refer to those they perceive differently because of their skin colour.” But I left the class a little worried that I myself do not totally agree with that description for its lack of depth and breath to capture all that the word “oyinbo” entails, and for the way that definition might be wrongly construed as a racist/derogatory tag. Fact is, the image that flashed across my mind when I think about it is that of a cacophonous horde of dirty little stray children chanting “Oyinbo pepper” after a foreign pedestrian on a public Lagos park, and totally enjoying the embarassment on the face of that now despairing foreigner who curses under her breath, wonders what went wrong with this world, and wishes she had not taken up the invitation to come visit Nigeria. Yorubaland.

Source:

http://ktravula.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/is-oyinbo-a-derogatory-word-2/

The same can be true of the term "mixed-race man". Based on the scientific knowledge presently known we all fit into that term. Not one person I know seems untouched by the presence of other races. I am a Black Amerikkkan, born in the US. My maternal grandmother was Jamaican (I call them Jamaican-white) who were indistinguishable from white people anywhere. I have cousins somewhere in Central Canada with blonde hair (I wonder if they belly dance?) and blue eyes. My paternal great-grandmother was almost pure black, but gave birth to a son who was what we in the US call "red bone"

Could the term "mixed-race man" be related to the term "oyinbo as far as its derogatory usage? I personally think so. I think the terms are divisive, designed to separate us on some outdated racial lineage, not rooted in fact, but on history of enslavement. I repudiate slavery; it should be over, although I know it still exists. We would be better to reach the practitioners of this evil rather than enhance and perpetuate their broken ill-proven history.

[blugiant]

yes deer iss mixxed race man. yuh kno wen mii furst tarted fe use oyinbo more dan mzungu mii told peeps pon yah dat oyinbo iss a bad mzungu ann deer iss negative connotation widd itt even dough itt natt deragatoree

da ting iss dat dem usinn scientific xxplanation fe try ignore socieetal definition but science is funded by da societee so scientrixxfic xxplanation cyan ignore societal meaninn. wi entarinn da age wear oyinbo tri fe use science fe defend racism by ignorinn dat societal rammification aff racism.

afrikka is da birthplace aff civilization. da earliest human remain found iss inn centeral africa. wen yuh go back ann studee africa beefore oyinbo deer was afrikkans aff diffarant shade aff color due to diet ann enviorment diffarances. dat a given ann da wear mii position begin.

race ann racism are ideas out aff witch cum societal tings like mixxed race peeps. racism iss about campetition between groups far material riches ann cantrol aff resourses. itt cah blakk ar miseducated dat dem tink race is bout blakk ann oyinbo ting instead aff da arginnal definition aff race as a group competition. mixxed race peeps cum out aff dat cantext cah dem use racism fe mislead blakks

mii wandar iff yuh grandmaddar was oyinbo ar jamaican red. racism based hierarchy aff colors widd blakks att da bottom is somewhat simplistic cah itt ignore group competition ann focus pon discrimination. tri itt diss way wan definition aff racism is prejudice ann power. prejudice is negative opinions aff individual ar group. itt might be irrational ann discriminatory butt each individual ave right fe be prejudice. blakk peeps issue widd racism iss da power dat oyinbo use fe impose institutional racism. mixxed race peeps becum da means fe sell oyinbo racism to blakks as unificatesham ting. divisive terms terms ar boat positive ann negative. ar yuh ignorinn da positive aff division to create a fantasy bout peeps cumminn tiggithar?

[queenb]

yes deer iss mixxed race man. yuh kno wen mii furst tarted fe use oyinbo more dan mzungu mii told peeps pon yah dat oyinbo iss a bad mzungu ann deer iss negative connotation widd itt even dough itt natt deragatoree

da ting iss dat dem usinn scientific xxplanation fe try ignore socieetal definition but science is funded by da societee so scientrixxfic xxplanation cyan ignore societal meaninn. wi entarinn da age wear oyinbo tri fe use science fe defend racism by ignorinn dat societal rammification aff racism.

afrikka is da birthplace aff civilization. da earliest human remain found iss inn centeral africa. wen yuh go back ann studee africa beefore oyinbo deer was afrikkans aff diffarant shade aff color due to diet ann enviorment diffarances. dat a given ann da wear mii position begin.

race ann racism are ideas out aff witch cum societal tings like mixxed race peeps. racism iss about campetition between groups far material riches ann cantrol aff resourses. itt cah blakk ar miseducated dat dem tink race is bout blakk ann oyinbo ting instead aff da arginnal definition aff race as a group competition. mixxed race peeps cum out aff dat cantext cah dem use racism fe mislead blakks

mii wandar iff yuh grandmaddar was oyinbo ar jamaican red.

My grandmother was whiter than Jamaican "red", although her mother was brownin' her father was white, from Wales. She was visually indistinguishable from white, and my problem with my initial contact with her nieces, nephews, and cousins was always negative because of the color of my skin and the fact that my dad was AA. I actually had a cousin make a comment to me about my color when I was about 11 or 12. The funny thing about it, I pointed out to him that I was actually lighter than he was. He acted as though I were crazy, but when he held his arm up to mine, he was several shades darker than me, but red-toned, whereas I am yellow-brown. In his head, his "red" made him lighter, but in actuality he was darker than everyone in the house, except my dad.

racism based hierarchy aff colors widd blakks att da bottom is somewhat simplistic cah itt ignore group competition ann focus pon discrimination. tri itt diss way wan definition aff racism is prejudice ann power. prejudice is negative opinions aff individual ar group. itt might be irrational ann discriminatory butt each individual ave right fe be prejudice. blakk peeps issue widd racism iss da power dat oyinbo use fe impose institutional racism. mixxed race peeps becum da means fe sell oyinbo racism to blakks as unificatesham ting. divisive terms terms ar boat positive ann negative. ar yuh ignorinn da positive aff division to create a fantasy bout peeps cumminn tiggithar?

I'm not particular about people coming together. I have no illusions about people in general; I just think that everyone deserves respectful treatment until they prove that they don't deserve it. At that point I know how to handle them. I don't have to put them on "ignore" which is like putting your fingers in your ears and singing la-la-la, which I consider childish. I also don't get nasty with them, because I do not know them probably, and don't care about their opinion of me. I have met a handful of people on this board, both black and white, and the ones that I like I contact occasionally. I don't care about institutional racism, classism, or classifying individuals based on their genetics; I care about how they treat or interact with me and others.

[Tropicana]

Actually no either:

a genetically mixed Black man/woman like what we see in Jamaica all the time

or

a White/Asian mixed man with a Black woman as it has been proven that we are all descended from one Black woman. 'Mitochondrial Eve': Mother of All Humans Lived 200,000 Years Ago


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0817122405.htm

[blugiant]

My grandmother was whiter than Jamaican "red", although her mother was brownin' her father was white, from Wales. She was visually indistinguishable from white, and my problem with my initial contact with her nieces, nephews, and cousins was always negative because of the color of my skin and the fact that my dad was AA. I actually had a cousin make a comment to me about my color when I was about 11 or 12. The funny thing about it, I pointed out to him that I was actually lighter than he was. He acted as though I were crazy, but when he held his arm up to mine, he was several shades darker than me, but red-toned, whereas I am yellow-brown. In his head, his "red" made him lighter, but in actuality he was darker than everyone in the house, except my dad.



I'm not particular about people coming together. I have no illusions about people in general; I just think that everyone deserves respectful treatment until they prove that they don't deserve it. At that point I know how to handle them. I don't have to put them on "ignore" which is like putting your fingers in your ears and singing la-la-la, which I consider childish. I also don't get nasty with them, because I do not know them probably, and don't care about their opinion of me. I have met a handful of people on this board, both black and white, and the ones that I like I contact occasionally. I don't care about institutional racism, classism, or classifying individuals based on their genetics; I care about how they treat or interact with me and others.

realitee iss da jamaicans still ave issues widd color. tink pon itt jamaica colorism system ave more colors pon merikkka ann jamaicans will tell da de issues imm jamaica ave more to do widd class.

wen mii chatt bout mixxed race mii use garvey model dat mixxed race peeps ar groups aff peeps mixxed widd oyinyo woo tink dem more entitled dan dem darkskin blakks cah dem mixxed widd oyinbo. dat wass wan aff da reason y garvey bunn fiyah pon dubois ann naacp cah itt leadership was oyinbo ann mixxed race peeps woo claimed fe chatt fe blakks wild tinkinn dem bettar dan dem dark skinn brother. garvey even sed mixxed race ann light skinned peeps trained demselves fe believed dat de slightest shade diffarance is above blakk peeps. mixxed peeps ar alienated cah dem natt fullee accepted by oyinbo ar blakks

mixxed race peeps created biracial category fe celebrate dat dem mixxed even iff kno moas peeps see dem as blakk.

mii persanallee ave strang opinion butt mii neva diss anneewan furst. dat y oyinbo pon yah gitt canfused by mii.

[blugiant]

Actually no either:

a genetically mixed Black man/woman like what we see in Jamaica all the time

or

a White/Asian mixed man with a Black woman as it has been proven that we are all descended from one Black woman. 'Mitochondrial Eve': Mother of All Humans Lived 200,000 Years Ago


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0817122405.htm

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