I decided to tweak my Myspace profile under the ethnicity category.  Although I am more Asian than anything else, I just didn't feel totally honest having that as my official race on my profile.  I feel like I am excluding other parts of my close family who are also a big part of who I am by just putting down one race. However, I do not want to put down "Other" as my ethnic background, either.  I put down EurAsian, Hapa, Caucinasian (I'm Irish/British, 1/8 American Indian, and 1/2 Korean, among other categories) and Amerasian (which is arguable since there are different definitions for the term "Amerasian").

Some people think it might be ridiculous to have these terms for mixed races. They might think it's going too far or getting too specific. But really, would those people feel comfortable denying one of their parents or grandparents?  Those people also probably don't realize or forget that Hispanic is an ethnicity that is a mix of other ethnicities (Amerindian, Spanish, sometimes African/Black descent).


Taken from http://www.projectrace.com/aboutprojectrace:

Biracial and multiracial people do not have a box to check on forms. Being forced to choose only one race forces us to deny one of our parents. It also requires us to do something illegal, since we are defining ourselves as something we are not.

Multiracial people should have the option of recognizing all of their heritage. "Multiracial" is important so that children have an identity, a correct terminology for who they are. "Other" means different, a label that no person should bear. Also, without proper racial and ethnic classifications, multiracial people are "invisible" in the health care system.

Project RACE advocates for multiracial children and adults through education, community awareness and legislation. Our main goal is for a multiracial classification on all school, employment, state, federal, local, census and medical forms requiring racial data.

Original entry and comments: http://cherryteresa.greatestjournal.com/2007/04/16

I don't have MTV. So I sometimes have to rely on other people's descriptions of popular culture beyond the songs themselves. People will explain some dance move in a music video or an interview on TRL. The thing is, you can't always count on people's descriptions.

For some reason, several people have told me that Lady Sovereign is an 8 year old black girl from England. I found out a few months ago that isn't the case. She's a chav in her twenties that looks like a yo'd out version of Sporty Spice. When I've told a few people this, they argued with me. They swore up and down that she's a little black girl. Maybe someone fitting that description guest starred on a song or something, but all you have to do to see that I'm right is do an internet search or just look her up on Wikipedia. Or... GO TO HER WEBSITE. Geez. Why would I make this up? Love me or hate me, I am telling you the truth.

I think people don't want to believe this because they won't like her anymore. I don't hold the belief that "white people shouldn't rap.". I believe that if you have the talent, ability, personality, presence, etc. you can rap regardless of your skin color. But the fact that she sounds like a little girl but really isn't might change people's opinions. Not only does her voice sound like a child's but her rapping style and lyrics do, too. A little kid can get away with a lot more than an adult.