MIXED RACE IN AFRICA VS AMERICA

[@jerafro]

I think I’d have less of an identity crisis if I grew up in Africa where my mother is from instead of the US. I had no problem claiming both sides, until I moved to a mostly white community, going to PWIs, and being raised by a white family where everyone around me made sure to let me know that I was black and not white. And so, I still acknowledged my mixed heritage, but knew that despite my mixed heritage that people would automatically refer to me as black-and I was socialized as such. Jump forward to the age of the internet, and I’m seeing how differently race is categorized in other countries, and I’m also seeing that many black Americans do not like mixed people identifying as black,-it’s bringing a lot of identity issues that I had already dealt with and moved on from. And opinions on what we should identify is not consistent among black Americans.

[@Elias_Truth]

Identify how you feel brother. Screw everyone else’s opinion of you!!

[@cfoster6804]

What black people are having problems with yall identifying as black? I hear you guys say this and never see any black people in real life who have a problem with that. The internet is not a good barometer of what's going on in real life. There are a lot of paid trolls on the net whose job it is to sow discord.

[@gracefaithjanet2673]

Your white side seemed somewhat racist if you are two races you are mixed race no arguments wishing you all the best

[@midbreezy]

I find it hard to embrace the white heritage because of the history. It's a struggle but I know it is important to love and embrace both because I am from both.

[@gracefaithjanet2673]

@@midbreezy wow but we shouldn;t judge someone on the actions of others.

[@TheIntrovert83]

I was patiently waiting for someone to make a video about this. Thank You!

[@kamyt9348]

Based on my experience with what I have seen I feel u have sugar coded things way to much. In Africa people are very conservative n they tend not to like most of the things that the Europeans embrace. Not all African countries embrace mix race individuals this is just the facts u can look it up for urself. Based on my experience I know that most mix people struggle a lot due to the fact that they are not really accepted on both side especially when the dad is white or another race. This is due to the fact that people follow their father side n due to this that child tends to have to follow the mom side cause they father do not accept them. In most African countries mix race people r not considered black. This is the biggest difference I know of. Like I remember back in Africa I had a friend who was mixed with arabs and African most people would always say she is mix n not black.

[@Kadzowe]

Kam thanks for sharing your experience. I do agree with you that for most mixed children in africa they are considered mixed and not black. In America they are considered black because they have a drop rule here. The mixed heritage is not even acknowledged. They categorize mixed with black.

[@MultiSmartass1]

Good point . I have talked to biracial people who live in African nations and they told me not only that biracial people are not only seen as different from Black Africans but are often disliked if not hated by some blacks. you can't pull the one Drop nonsense and think you will be seen as black in African nations. they don't play those games .

[@thejeienn]

@@MultiSmartass1 crap. Lol. I want to go to Africa for so many reasons. But I am half Black and half white, so I want to make sure I’m respectful of the culture when I get there. I’m Black in America like the comment above, and don’t want to come off a certain way because I’m mixed. It’s pretty obvious I’m mixed, but in America, they don’t see it that way at all. I’ve been unfortunate to grow up in a white rural town where I was beaten and bullied everyday since 2nd grade and called racial slurs every day all until I graduated from high school. When my white family moved there, I was the only Black kid. I’m still the only Black kid when I go back to visit! My trauma is real, I just want to know more about my roots. I know nothing other than a DNA test my dad took. My grandparents and family on my Black side can’t say things like my other half. I know when my mom’s family immigrated from Germany. There are records. My Black side I never got to know my roots, cuz they don’t know themselves. Our history was destroyed. So even though I’m mixed, Africa and going back to the motherland is really important for me to do.

[@MultiSmartass1]

@@thejeienn I don't know any biracials who want to move to Africa. You are quite unusual

[@africaine4889]

@@MultiSmartass1 this is not true. I am a bantu Congolese and we have a lot of mixed Congolese. And they are embraced. They have black cousins, black families, we don't even see their mixity anymore. Am talking about the ones who embraced their Africanness. You also have those that consider themselves white and are not into Africa. But when u say Africans hate mixed people u are lying. How can we hate someone that comes from us.

[@aliciamomat7963]

Africa is not a country but a continent

[@charleeharris2976]

@@renata_mulatta lol, Africans love making that statement. Hello, everyone know Africa was divided by Europeans and Africa is not one GIANT country

[@snottystreets2945]

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[@Kadzowe]

Snotty! Glad you enjoy it and Thanks for subscribing!

[@daquan9244]

My moms mixed and my dads black. I just wanna find what tribe I’m from and connect with my people

[@Kadzowe]

That's a great question. The good news you already know something about your parents. One has European ancestry and the other has African ancestry. The fastest way to access your tribes from both sides is to do an ancestry test. It will break down the ethnicities in both your parents by country. Alternatively maybe your parents know about their respective lineages and you can learn it that way. Once you know the countries you can then find out the tribes. Good luck and let us know!

[@myvlog5112]

In South Africa, there is a multi mixed-race If people know as Coloured people. We are Khoi, San, Dutch, Indian and Asian in our blood creating a new race in South Africa.

[@CherubimandAngels]

OK, so good luck with that.

[@thejeienn]

Thanks for this video! I want to go to Africa, but I wondered if they would accept me. Seems they are more accepting in Africa.

[@Kadzowe]

Of course you would be accepted. The concern I have for you is wether you will be happy there. My African American friends are used to a certain quality of life and they didn't realize this until they visited. So it was sometimes a struggle but with time they got acclimated. Much of what you seek emotionally and spiritually you will get in Africa. It's like a coming home of sorts...

[@gracefaithjanet2673]

tHERE ARE MIXED COMMUNITIES in Africa especially southern africa its your own catergory

[@adebayogafar5828]

Sorry m'aam are you mixed , if so which countries, also the colour of your eyes was it inherited

[@Kadzowe]

No I am Bantu African with no mixed blood. The eyes are contact lenses.

[@adebayogafar5828]

@@Kadzowe ok

[@alecgurney9305]

@@Kadzowe they suit you so well

[@otherwords1375]

The patrilineal thing is interesting to me because it actually goes against biology, at least for sons. The X chromosome has considerably more genes on it than the Y chromosome. That means that, if a child has XY chromosomes, he will get more DNA from his mother than from his father. (For children with XX chromosomes, there is no such difference: each parent's genetic contribution is equal.)

[@Kadzowe]

Thanks for sharing...I know right?

[@lanaherrera5659]

I think it makes sense for sons though. Because the Y-DNA is passed down from father to son. So if a black man has a son with a white woman, the son will have an African Y-DNA. And when that son grows up and has a sons of his own, they will have that same African Y-DNA as their father and paternal grandfather regardless of their color. It’s the opposite for girls though. Mitochondrial DNA is passed down from mother to daughter (sons can’t pass down mtDNA), so if a black woman has a daughter with a white man, the daughter will have African mtDNA. And when that daughter grows up and has daughters of her own, they will have the same African mtDNA as their mother and maternal grandmother regardless of their color. So in my eyes, boys are more of what their fathers are due to they Y-DNA, and girls are more of what their mothers are due to their mtDNA.

[@BuildingMyFuturestepbystep]

Facts

[@BuildingMyFuturestepbystep]

@@lanaherrera5659 😂😂😂 you made no sense darling everyone is closer to their mothers

[@BuildingMyFuturestepbystep]

@@lanaherrera5659 men Chet mitochondrial from their mothers too and the X chromosome still has more genes so u made no sense

[@zayether6711]

beautiful