But I think being multiracial is its own thing. I’m not white and I’m not Black. I’m both. |
“My identity was questioned a lot when I was growing up. I never really felt like I fit in anywhere. My mom’s boyfriend, who’s basically my stepdad, is Black. My white friends’ parents wouldn’t have a problem with me, but when they saw my stepdad, they wouldn’t let their kids come over anymore. And in middle school, I was called Medusa, Oreo, and a mutt.
Today, I still get the whole “Oh, you’re not really Black” thing because I’m light-skinned… and probably because I pass as white. Because I grew up with my white mom and I’m light-skinned, people will invalidate the fact that I’m Black. But I think being multiracial is its own thing. I’m not white and I’m not Black. I’m both.” —Tasha Gear, 25, Photographer
Khalea Underwood, “What It Really Feels Like To Be Asked “What Are You?”,” Refinery29, February 28, 2018. https://www.refinery29.com/2018/02/191865/black-women-racial-ambiguity-interview-photos.
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