So I read the message. Didn’t see your post though.
There’s not really such a thing as “African-American lifestyle”. I don’t know that’s supposed to mean? I mean…African-Americans go to school, eat dinner, get on tumblr, go to the beach..just like any Americans…? Lol. (And I prefer use of the term black american, since African-American refers to someone who, they or their parents have emigrated from Africa.  Perhaps thats what the ANON meant. And maybe that describes you, maybe not. But to each their own)

If one of your parents or grandparents is Black American, there’s no denying that. I wouldn’t say that makes you yourself black, I’d say that makes you mixed race or biracial or whatever it is you want to call yourself. So yes part black. So, saying that you’re part black isn’t a lie and you have a right to claim your heritage. 

Race only matters as much as we make it matter. Most people feel comfortable being in touch with their ethnicity(ies) so it’s only normal to want to share the joy of personal heritage. Its what makes us unique. It is a way we vary as human beings. But we are all the same species, if we want to get technical, so we’re more alike than we are different. 
Sure it’d be easier to go around calling everyone human and not see color, but in reality people just don’t do that. And as much as America may pretend like it’s a ‘melting pot’ and it’s ‘colorblind’ it is still very easy to see that in most aspects of life, the importance to Americans (and other countries) of differences in race are still very prevalent.
 
I mean, the fact that your anon said that there was an “African-American lifestyle” indicating a difference from any other American lifestyle shows just how much race actually does matter to them. if not they would just be using terms like “human lifestyle” or “American lifestyle.” Thats how people differ in lifestyle, culturally and regionally, not strictly race-wise. 

You can use whatever term you want really. Your family will see you one way, different from, how a stranger sees you in person, different from how a stranger sees you online, different still from how people view you as an individual.
I would stick with using half black/half white, since those are terms people can’t deny describe you. if you want to be more in depth, you are ‘allowed’ to say you’re part African-American as much as you want. No anonymous person can tell you otherwise. :)

 

That’s unfortunate :\ 
Being Black is a lovely thing. There’s so many aspects to black culture, its not just one thing. You can see that regionally and world-wide. I would try to explore the different parts of that if I were you. You might be surprised how your heritage impresses you. 

Just because of something a parent did may feel like a valid reason to resent yourself, it’s not. Perhaps you don’t like the negative stereotypes associated with the race, but I mean who likes any negative stereotypes associated with their race?

If you really want to love yourself, you have start by understanding that you are more than just your heritage and skin color. I’d suggest going out to find positive things associated with black culture, theres tons of things, opening yourself up to meeting more black people, and speaking with your family (if you feel comfortable enough) about why you feel this way.

No one gets to pick their parents or genetics. And we shouldn’t judge a race on the actions of any one person. You wouldn’t be you…if you weren’t you. Your race is a part of who you are, but it isn’t everything. You don’t need to feel pressure to label yourself or identify with anything you’re not yet comfortable with.

Personally I’m not sure about the 5 races thing, I’ve never heard of an “American Race” other than indigenous peoples. But we learn different things…
Theres a difference between French and British nationality wise, and ethnicity wise. Your nationality is whatever country you claim citizenship or were born in. Depends, on the person. But you can have heritage from any ethnic group and live in any country. People in Britain and France, just like America and Canada, and other countries, are all different colors. Saying you are  British or French really only reveals your nationality. It’s best to base it on whatever heritages your parents have. 

Also, we aren’t asking that any person who is a part of this blog identify themselves in a certain way. People are free to use race, ethnicity, heritage, culture, or nationality to identify themselves here.  

Okay, I was referring to Latinos outside of Latin America where they would be identified as something other than black, white, or asian, but thank you for informing :)

Lol yeah. it wasn’t finished, and came from nowhere…Confused
But yes it would be nice if people mixed with 12 different races and such wouldn’t label as biracial.
In my opinion, growing up biracial is a different experience then growing up multiracial. So i agree. 

Yeah those are terrible. 
But don’t let it discourage you from being proud of who you are.
Our blog sees beauty in every mix we post. But other people will always have their opinions. Don’t let it bother you though!