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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gender isn't a heritable trait. I'm not a boy because my dad was a boy any more than I am a girl because my mom was a girl. I am white because my parents were white

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Sort of. You're white because that's the box that society put you into. There are children of African-American parents who are so light-skinned that they pass as white and vice versa. Regardless of what race your parents are, you are the race that people perceive you as, because it's only based on perception.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago

I should gave clarified that it's a bit more complex. Even I'm not sure how I really feel about this topic. Of course I'm white because I have light skin and my parents were white, but it becomes a lot more complicated when you're melanistic with white parents or albino with black parents. And then there's mixed races. Is a lighter skinned black guy "whiter" than a darker skinned mixed guy?

I'm waaay too white to be commenting on who can and can't be considered what races lmao