Something about this strip bugs me. My children are mulatto’s they are not Halfricans, African/Americans or any other stupid racial designation. People of color might, waaaaay back when have had their ancestors come from Africa but this diaspora has gone on for so long it should be meaningless by now. The fact that people of all colors still focus on it is racism, pure, plain and simple. When my children were in middle school, they were confronted and told by their peers to decide whether they were going to be black or white. Their decision was that they were themselves and how stupid can you be to ask someone to ignore half of their ancestry. I don’t feel that Nate is trying to be malignant with his strip, but I just feel sad that this kind of dialogue is still going on in the world.
The actual definition of mulatto is a child who has one black parent and one white parent. I do not in general call my children mulatto, but was merely setting the background for my statement.
While the definition of mulatto is a child with one Black parent and one White parent, the word is derived from mule—the product of mixing a horse and a donkey. And mulatto is just as much a stupid racial designation as any other term—even more so.
rmacprivate over 12 years ago
Something about this strip bugs me. My children are mulatto’s they are not Halfricans, African/Americans or any other stupid racial designation. People of color might, waaaaay back when have had their ancestors come from Africa but this diaspora has gone on for so long it should be meaningless by now. The fact that people of all colors still focus on it is racism, pure, plain and simple. When my children were in middle school, they were confronted and told by their peers to decide whether they were going to be black or white. Their decision was that they were themselves and how stupid can you be to ask someone to ignore half of their ancestry. I don’t feel that Nate is trying to be malignant with his strip, but I just feel sad that this kind of dialogue is still going on in the world.
malcolmfward over 12 years ago
If your so concerned about what this strip calls biracial people, you probably shouldn’t call your children mulatto.
rmacprivate over 12 years ago
The actual definition of mulatto is a child who has one black parent and one white parent. I do not in general call my children mulatto, but was merely setting the background for my statement.
swingvoter88 over 12 years ago
While the definition of mulatto is a child with one Black parent and one White parent, the word is derived from mule—the product of mixing a horse and a donkey. And mulatto is just as much a stupid racial designation as any other term—even more so.