odumchi: What not both?

It's not impossible for a child to be acquainted with the cultures of both parents.

JallowBah: I wish for my daughter to know both just as well.

If she chooses an african or european later, its her choice.

Mrs.Chima:


You may not like the choices she made but if she is happy and the guy is good to her.....you can't go wrong with that.

Many parents forget that they can't live their children's lives and learn that the world doesn't revolve around them.

imsaneuk: If you had interacial children, which cultre would you like them to embrace.
African or thier other parent's culture what would you say is beter for the children.

MsDarkSkin: i dont plan on having bi-racial children as in black and white (although who knows the future..but knowing me that won't happen.)

my future husband and i probably won't share the same background though but our children
will be educated on both of our cultures/histories as[b] both of our blood will run through their veins[/b].
That's just logic.

They shouldn't have to choose. Making a child choose which side to claim is unfair and ridiculous.

kengis: most interracial children (european /african) tend to embrace the european culture
most of the time the black parent has an inferiority complex
Look at Seal ,he was literaly worshipping the blond baby (someone 's else daughter )like a slave

anonymous6:

when it comes to Seal well it was inevitable with him because his father is Brazilian and his mother was Nigerian, he wasn't raised by his parents but raised in the foster care system in the UK by white families and he eventually was token care by white families(which he mentioned in Oprah), so Seal was bound to end up with a white woman, the same with Mario Barotelli, who is Ghanaian but adopted and raised by a white Italian family, so those men are a loss from the beginning. So it doesn't surprise me at all. Whether they have inferiority complex well it is possible but it becomes irrelevant with those two.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Balotelli#Early_life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_%28musician%29#Early_life

I do agree with what you said about European/black African mixed people lean towards European culture though(majority are born and raised in the western world), for example Boris Kidjoe was born and raised in his mothers homeland(Germany) and his father is Ghanian, he speaks three European languages and has more affinity for the culture but he eventually assimilated into the African American community. Boris kidjoe is culturally African American/European, who your parents are and the land you are raised in makes a big difference. The only exception is if they are born and raised in the African country, at least in West Africa, especially if their mother is black African.

Mrs.Chima:


You may not like the choices she made but if she is happy and the guy is good to her.....you can't go wrong with that.

Many parents forget that they can't live their children's lives and learn that the world doesn't revolve around them.

anonymous6:

I do agree with what you said about European/black African mixed people lean towards European culture though(majority are born and raised in the western world), for example Boris Kidjoe was born and raised in his mothers homeland(Germany) and his father is Ghanian, he speaks three European languages and has more affinity for the culture but he eventually assimilated into the African American community. Boris kidjoe is culturally African American/European, who your parents are and the land you are raised in makes a big difference. The only exception is if they are born and raised in the African country, at least in West Africa, especially if their mother is black African.

kengis:

Well, being adopted has never been an excuse and has nothing to do with dating interracially or having an inferiority !
I know personally adopted kids who are very into their "native" culture
As for Boris kodjoe ,I don't know him personally but it seems like he's the typical bi racial who embraced the european culture
He does not even mention his ghanaian roots plus black american culture is europeanized that 's why that dude fits in very well !
Even Obama is more into his african roots than kodjoe

JallowBah:

Not to forget, most of the parents that mixes tend to divorce. Leaving the kids with the mother..and I have met I-dont-know-how-many-women who dont even know what tribe their HUSAND belongs too. So expecting them to teach their kids about their african culture..? Nah. Not gonna happen. And it suprises me every damn time.

I do know some mixed eu/ethiopian and eu/jamaican where the kids grew up in Norway, and now live in their fathers countries. So it happens.

anonymous6:

True but when a black boy is adopted by a white family, their female influence is a white female and s[b]ince the western world demonizes black women [/b]when it comes to being below the ladder especially in America it is inevitable they will fall for the trap easily, but I am not saying it is the excuse majority of the time

Well you are right black American culture is europeanized, when it comes to the difference between Boris and Obama you are right; at least Obama visited Kenya three times while Boris never did however in the end of the day both Obama and Boris are african american culturally and have assimilated into the african american community, both have african american wives, both have black African fathers, and both were raised outside Africa. I am not against it actually, to me majority of the time where you are raised and who your mother is really makes a big difference. I actually think both men are good men but are not culturally african.

Ileke-IdI:
Usually children are closer to their mothers and tend to associate with their mother's origin, even when they were raised by both parents.

anonymous6:

True but when a black boy is adopted by a white family, their female influence is a white female and since the western world demonizes black women when it comes to being below the ladder especially in America it is inevitable they will fall for the trap easily, but I am not saying it is the excuse majority of the time

Well you are right black American culture is europeanized, when it comes to the difference between Boris and Obama you are right; at least Obama visited Kenya three times while Boris never did however in the end of the day both Obama and Boris are african american culturally and have assimilated into the african american community, both have african american wives, both have black African fathers, and both were raised outside Africa. I am not against it actually, to me majority of the time where you are raised and who your mother is really makes a big difference. I actually think both men are good men but are not culturally african.

kengis:

I really don't think that Obama is an "african american" culturally !
Actually Obama was raised among white people , he graduated from one of the best "white" university just like his father
Obama has nothing in commun with the mainstream black american male and never did experience the "black american" journey
Did you read his book ?you should
Obama made everything possible to differenciate himself from the black american male like jesse jackson
This is why he got elected
Renember at the begining ,black americans wouldn't vote for Obama because he was different,they were rooted for hilary
white people supported obama from the begining ,guess why ?because he 's not black american ,he share the white american experience through immigration
His dad came in America as a "pioneer" and did not experience segregation
white people are more welcoming with african migrants in general ,guess why

Ileke-IdI:
Royal, what are your two races?

Black and. . . .

Ileke-IdI:


GBAM GBAM GBAM!!!!!!

kengis:

Excuse me ?

~Royal~:


My father was a Mixed Race Puerto Rican Male

Puerto Rican's Aren't a "Race"....

And he had very prominent Euro Features to be Honest. I suspect some Native blood in him with some Euro.