"The bu bu "my experience with mix folks is different" rebuttal is a clear indication of what type of discussion you want to have, the convenient tunnel vision approach
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everytime you respond to me you put words in my mouth. words that you conjured up
"Your blanket use of the term "confusion", is an attempt to excuse and ignore the common technique of minimizing blackness. But of course such techniques suddenly don't exist because you have an agenda in these discussions"
i never denied mix folk minimizing their blackness. i know it happens, did i not answer your question with a real life example about it in my first post? i see it as confusion because thats what identity issues is.
"i knew a mixed girl in highschool who would do this. name like 8 different nationalities when asked what she was mixed with. never straight up said mixed black or black/white. confused sure. c00n? nah. anyone who believes mixed isnt black should agree that she should be able to identify with either both or whichever side she feels closest to"
"My clear and definitive argument acknowledge the existence of opposing examples because it is based in facts"
you gave opposing examples, we just disagree on them being examples of c00ning; especially the second one you gave about em not identifying as black because of growing up in a white environment. if you dont see em as black there should be no problem
Like my parents told me, in painting, the space on the canvas is as important as the color marks
I'm not putting words in your mouth, your actions speak for themselves
-When you decided to quote me by hi-lighting one part of my post, I knew your question was loaded. That tells me enough about you
-By you questioning whether my examples are based in conscious/sub-conscious decisions by mix folks and concluding their actions as simply just identity confusion. That tells me enough about you
All while you admitsthat black minimizing exist...
-Claiming identity confusion during a time where information about said topics are plentiful and heavily researched is the act of a person with an agenda that is not rooted in acquiring truth, and thus reaching practical solution
-Claiming identity confusion during a time where white supremacist ideologies have conditioned non-whites to view whiteness as the litmus test for beauty, great leadership, intelligence, wealth, and success, is the act of a person with an agenda that is not rooted in acquiring truth, and thus reaching a practical solution
But yet you labeling identity confusion, while admitting black minimizing exist, so again, save your
You want to label identity confusion as solely a state of uncontrolled thoughts by an individual without an agenda, which it is not.
Yes. identity confusion does exist, but it's not void of motivations at perceived gains
But then later you mentioned that you believe black minimizing does exist
anyone who believes mixed isnt black should agree that she should be able to identify with either both or whichever side she feels closest to

Finally, your true motivation have been revealed
Your selective memory approach, convenient tunnel vision and attempts at removing responsibility from those mix folks, who have the black minimizing agenda, to the observer of the common behavior, is based in your hopes of giving mixfolks a revolving identity door with the black community, while not having to always deal with the difficulties of being black and while such nonsense is not tolerated in other communities and ethnic groups
So what does that say about you?
So what does that say about how you view the black community?
So what does that say about how you view other communities and ethnic groups?
So what does that say about your meaning of "Being Black"?