OMFG!

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I think that was a very honest description of a mother's concerns over raising a mixed-race child. While I don't agree with some of the things she said, I have to commend her honesty.

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CannonFodder wrote:

As for myself, there is an inescapable status issue to address. White women who have non-white children are stigmatised as 'Tracy Towerblocks' living on benefits, most of which they spend on lager and fags.

Oh dear.

Yes, that part was a little uncomfortable to read.

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Didn't you know? Black = Not White :roll:

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Yes.

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CannonFodder wrote:
I hope you are taking the p!ss.

Of course I am! I was playing up to the way she described her baby as "black" even though she is mixed Caucasian-Asian (or CaucAsian, if you will :-) )

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@uncharted
Fair point, there are better ways to deal with these kind of uncertainties than writing an article about it. However, it might help other parents experiencing the same uncertainties surrounding their identity in a mixed-race family. I would hope that by the time the child is old enough to read (and understand the implications of) the article, the mother would have successfully resolved her own issues regarding the race of her child, and would be able to explain that those uncertainties and difficulties are temporary, and that the child is no less loved as a result of her race. If that is not the case, then there is something much more worrying occurring.

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Vincent wrote:
Is it just me or is she being stereotypical aswell as a bit thick and shallow?

Maybe a bit.

Vincent wrote:
Just because she's of partial Indian descent doesn't mean that she's got to "inherit" that life.  She's in Britain, let her be British no matter what her colour.

I can see your point, but I can also see how she might want to give her daughter exposure to Indian as well as British culture, since although she is of British nationality she also has roots in India. This is bound to cause somewhat of an identity crisis for the mother, who may feel duty bound to take on some aspects of Indian culture without knowing very much about it.

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Vincent wrote:
I might've missed it in the article itself, but what about the father?  He'll be better as the judge of what Indian heritage he wants the kid to grow up knowing.

Maybe, but I expect the mother would want to be involved in that too. I don't think it would be very healthy for the mother to identify with her daughter as purely British and the father to identify with her purely as Indian, with no crossover.

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