Mulatto and you

[garbon]

The black lady and I complimented one another on being so well spoken.

[Ed Anger]

You sounded taller on the radio.

[Razgovory]

Not only is dated, but it's kinda useless.  Pretty much every black person in the US has a lot of European blood, like around 50%.  I suspect a lot of whites in the US some African ancestor as well.  And I mean more recent African ancestor then 40,000 years ago.  You look at an African American and you look at a West African and you can tell these are two separate peoples.

[garbon]

Well I don't think how we describe race has much to do with useful delimiters.

[jimmy olsen]

I think I've only used it in an academic context (19th century American history). I've only rarely heard it spoken.

[Valmy]

Not only is dated, but it's kinda useless.  Pretty much every black person in the US has a lot of European blood, like around 50%.  I suspect a lot of whites in the US some African ancestor as well.  And I mean more recent African ancestor then 40,000 years ago.  You look at an African American and you look at a West African and you can tell these are two separate peoples.

Well obviously the extent of its usefulness would be describing somebody who identifies as being part of both culture groups here.  Obviously DNA tests are not involved

[Valmy]

The black lady and I complimented one another on being so well spoken.

Was she well spoken?

[Admiral Yi]

Not only is dated, but it's kinda useless.  Pretty much every black person in the US has a lot of European blood, like around 50%.  I suspect a lot of whites in the US some African ancestor as well.  And I mean more recent African ancestor then 40,000 years ago.  You look at an African American and you look at a West African and you can tell these are two separate peoples.

Waaay back in undergrad I read in a Sociology text that 80% of black Americans had *some* white blood and 20% of white Americans had *some* black blood.

I'd be surprised if that many pure blacks still existed.

[Valmy]

Yeah it is way more than 50%, probably over 90%.  But we have lots of African immigrants if you are looking for purity.

[lustindarkness]

The black lady and I complimented one another on being so well spoken.

Was she well spoken?

The proper question is, "Did she have a nice big butt?"


Oh, and on topic, no, not a common word, but still used a bit in spanish.

[Lettow77]

 It is still spoken parlance with many people I know.

[dps]

I think I've only used it in an academic context (19th century American history). I've only rarely heard it spoken.

I think I've only heard it one time outside of an academic context.

[CountDeMoney]

It is still spoken parlance with many people I know.

Yeah, I think it's more of a southern thing these days.  Imagine that.

[Rex Francorum]

I guess mulatto is the equivalent of "mulâtre" in french. I still use it but it is not considered as a "touchy" or "provocative" word over here - Québecistan. Actually, we have a word for Indians "mulatto" in Canada (Métis) and the word is not provocative (but the definition is a hell hole).

[Martinus]

Brain would like that the party also had a discussion about the difference between zoophilia and bestiality, as well as the normality of fucking donkeys in parts of Colombia.

Did the discussion turn to zoophilia after they found out you are a mulatto or a sodomite?

Sounds like a lovely bunch.