My Mixed Experience

Описание: Listen to "Where Are You Really From?" by my amazing mixed friend, Sarah Bernadette (and her awesome ep "in/process") here! https://songwhip.com/sarahbernadette/...
Her channel:    / sarah bernadette - topic   OR    / matsukulele  
Available on all streaming platforms!

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:02:15 - Disclaimers
00:04:29 - Me, Myself, and I --What I Actually Am: The One Sentence Answer
00:05:03 - My Lived Experience
00:06:57 - "What's Your Ethnicity??"
00:16:33 - The Rules of Asking that Question
00:18:23 - Labels: POC, Mixed, Biracial, Etc
00:18:47 - "Why Not Call Yourself an American?"
00:23:21 - Mixed vs Biracial vs POC
00:24:40 - Genetics vs Looks
00:27:41 - The Biracial Dilemma
00:32:58 - Black, White, and Inbetween --Hair: Who Gets to Wear Their Cultural Identity?
00:42:51 - Blackfishing
00:52:54 - Back to Me: Conclusion
00:57:58 - Closing Notes
01:00:05 - Bloopers


INCREDIBLE ARTICLES/ESSAYS YOU GOTTA READ:
Infographic on Racial Imposter System
  / cibl9d2n03d  

NPR Code Switch Podcast: 'Racial Impostor Syndrome': Here Are Your Stories
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswit...

NPR Code Switch Podcast: All Mixed Up: What Do We Call People Of Multiple Backgrounds?
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswit...

NPR: How Multi-Ethnic People Identify Themselves
https://www.npr.org/2010/12/20/132209...

Why Imposter Syndrome Goes Deep For Multiracial People
https://www.mhanational.org/blog/why-....

I’m Multiracial and It’s Awkward for All of Us: The challenges of confronting multiracial identity
  / im-multiracial-and-it-s-awkward-for-all-of-us  

I study biracial identity in America. Here’s why the royal baby is a big deal.
https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018...

Racial Imposter Syndrome: Finding ‘Mixed Race’ Belonging through ‘Fake’ Racial Identity
https://nobasicgirlsallowed.com/racia...

My mother is Native American, but I look white. My identity is more than my DNA.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...

Meet the woman who’s finally getting us talking about mixed race identity
https://metro.co.uk/2018/01/31/meet-7...

Instagram Halu Halo
  / halu_halo  

White women are posing as black on Instagram. Are the Kardashians to blame?
https://www.newstatesman.com/science-...

Little Mix's Jade 'didn't talk about her race over fears it would make her unpopular'
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrit...

Zendaya Keeps It Real On Colorism: ‘‘I Am Hollywood’s Acceptable Version Of A Black Girl’
https://www.essence.com/celebrity/zen...


WORKS CITED:
Definition of blackfishing
https://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...

Definition of white privilege
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...

Definition of colorism
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...

These Twins Will Make You Rethink Race
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ma...

How Being Biracial Makes Me Feel About Cultural Appropriation
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-b...

Little Mix's Jesy Nelson Is Being Accused of Cultural Appropriation
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/littl...

Zendaya-Giuliana Rancic Dreadlocks Dispute: Ava DuVernay, Kerry Washington, Whoopi Goldberg Back Disney Star
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...

Fun fact: In earlier drafts of this script, the final line of the video was "I need to learn to love myself," but that hit a little too hard so I changed it to "I need to embrace my mixed identity." Take from that what you will.

Catch me on Instagram and Tumblr at BianaBova