US Midterm Elections

[garbon]

Sri Lankan. 

I'm kidding, but she does look more like South Asians than Africans.

I have noticed that black people are more likely correctly guess my background than other groups.

I find it hard to believe anyone can correctly guess your background what with you weekly Roulette wheel of self-identification.

That's a languish thing. I don't pretend to be different races in real life unless you count how I didn't announce my race when I first started to study hindi.

[merithyn]

I don't understand the question. Or perhaps better yet, what race would you consider the person in that image?

Could be anything. I thought that was the joke, actually. No one else seems to think it the least bit odd though.

Because it is pretty clear she is of African descent. Not unlike Beyonce and myself.

She looks mixed to me - not unlike Beyonce and you. In fact, she looks just ethnic enough to not be white, but not so ethnic as to be very clearly any one particular race. Like.... a stock photo model, actually. Meant to correspond to all and offend none.

[garbon]

Well yes mixed race blacks are less scary.

Here's more of her: http://www.istockphoto.com/photo/african-american-beauty-12271294

[11B4V]

Looks full blown to me. Not mixed.

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah, she's a genuine Wilhelmina Horton, alright.

[derspiess]

Looks full blown to me. Not mixed.

  Have you ever seen any actual Africans?

[derspiess]

I have noticed that black people are more likely correctly guess my background than other groups.

Just throwing this out there-- is it possible that they might guess than many non-African people of color are black?  Reason I ask is that my friend's wife's sisters (Indian) are often mistaken as black by black Americans when they are in the US.  I had to explain to these girls what a relaxer is because they were asked so many times what kind they used.

[garbon]

I have noticed that black people are more likely correctly guess my background than other groups.

Just throwing this out there-- is it possible that they might guess than many non-African people of color are black?  Reason I ask is that my friend's wife's sisters (Indian) are often mistaken as black by black Americans when they are in the US.  I had to explain to these girls what a relaxer is because they were asked so many times what kind they used.

Maybe as South Asian also often guess I'm South Asian. No discernible pattern in what white people guess except for never a guess of me being black.

[Eddie Teach]

It's cause they know you voted for Romney.

[garbon]

It's cause they know you voted for Romney.

Who?

[Eddie Teach]

Didn't you?

[merithyn]

Well yes mixed race blacks are less scary.

To the Republican Party base, yes.

Just throwing this out there-- is it possible that they might guess than many non-African people of color are black?  Reason I ask is that my friend's wife's sisters (Indian) are often mistaken as black by black Americans when they are in the US.  I had to explain to these girls what a relaxer is because they were asked so many times what kind they used.

Heh. My two best friends - both black - tell me all the time that I "obviously" have black in my background because my hair is coarse and kinky, and I have a very round butt. I've gone back almost 300 years on both sides and no black that I've seen yet. Not only that, but the hair and butt come directly from my dad, and his dad, and his dad's dad according to family tradition. That line came over from Wales in 1871. ie I'm Whitey ap Whiteyson but there's no convincing them.

[garbon]

Didn't you?

Who are they? I don't generally walk around talking about who I voted for.

[garbon]

Well yes mixed race blacks are less scary.

To the Republican Party base, yes.

I'd say in general. Looking at black celebrities, a large amount are light-skinned.

[Eddie Teach]

Who are they? I don't generally walk around talking about who I voted for.

Do you walk around asking people what color you are?