“How do you classify a previously white, slightly Chinese-looking African?”

With difficulty, if at all.

Say What? (2)

  1. ACF August 20, 2007 at 7:26 pm | | Reply

    The head of Harvard University’s African And African-American Studies department is half white. Quincy Jones is 1/3 white. Dr. Mae Jemison, “black” astronaut, is part Asian.

    http://bookerrising.blogspot.com/2006/02/african-ancestry-dna-tests-results.html

    Now, are these people black or white?

    Should we require DNA tests for those wanting to receive preferences? How much “blackness” do they need? For people who are part black and part Asian, should we give them points for being black and then take them away for being asian (it’s a push!)? Or, do they need to be descended from slaves to get preferences? Which slaves, the slaves in America or the black-owned slaves in Africa?

  2. Cobra August 25, 2007 at 5:57 pm | | Reply

    ACF writes:

    >>>”Should we require DNA tests for those wanting to receive preferences? How much “blackness” do they need? For people who are part black and part Asian, should we give them points for being black and then take them away for being asian (it’s a push!)? Or, do they need to be descended from slaves to get preferences? Which slaves, the slaves in America or the black-owned slaves in Africa?”

    If one were to view the results of YOUR own PERSONAL DNA test, ACF, what would the rsults reveal about YOUR ancestry?

    If you haven’t taken one yet, what is the reason?

    –Cobra

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