rgeleven asked:


People keep reciting this “one drop rule”. Any black blood makes one black. Is this really true, and how does this differ when the ancestry is not black, but some other race?

Is it just me, or is African heritage much more loaded than other ancestry? 1/4 Native American 3/4 white means white, while 1/4 African-American 3/4 white means African-American or biracial, but never white?

8 Responses to “Does the one drop rule only apply to African American heritage?”

1. BoxyBrown on October 27th, 2008 4:14 pm

   Who came up with the rule?

   As you can see from the person above me they are hated equally

2. neepo13 on October 27th, 2008 8:03 pm

   Interesting. Although I am not the biggest fan of grouping people by the color of their skin, I dont believe in that little rule you just explained. Because in my opinion if one parent is white and the other is half white and you come out with white skin then you are white. No one is going to stop and ask you if you are 1/10 black or 1/20 hispanic. And the only indicator of your background is the color of your skin unless you want to walk around with a sign on that tells everyone. Also most people who break down their race like that are just doing it because they think it sounds cool. I mean, each one of my grandparents are of different races but you dont see me running around breaking it down like that. My skin is black, so I am black.

3. NoireBlanche on October 30th, 2008 9:27 am

   Aimee you see that cliff, go jump off of it. I think you are considered whatever your father is. If your mother is Caucasian and your daddy is African American. Your African Amercican! If your father is Hispanic, and and your mother is Caucasian. Your Hispanic. Get it. The man creates the baby.

4. ms.knowitall on October 31st, 2008 6:37 am

   Amiee is right to a point, she just lacks intelligence. Black genes are dominant, and will overtake the white genes. So, in order to keep their race, or at least their features, they don’t want any black blood. The KKk web site says so itself. Non black races have straighter hair and features that can be mixed and not noticed as much. You mix any race with black and the child can very well come out looking all black or blackish.

5. mka on October 31st, 2008 4:35 pm

   Actually, I believe it was used to put fear in anybody who would not abide by some earlier ****** belief that you should be of “pure” race. If you procreated w/ any race other than your own, you have doomed your family for generations. As it is in most things, comes down to a man’s inferiority complex and trying to control women and her sexuality.
   Answer me this, I am white and my husband dark Mediterranean, haven’t my genes whitened up his darker, insuring that my kids will pass on at least some of the whiter traits? You know milk and coffee?
   I also feel that by mixing races you will eventually build a healthier gene pool. Bad or defective genes are weeded out and as is usually accomplished the fitter genes are passed on. Survival of the fittest. So only time will tell what the “better” genes are. And I believe that those frightened, hysterical and most ignorant people see a trend and realize they might be going out like the dinosaur. Remind you of anyone you know miss Aimee?

6. DF on November 1st, 2008 12:52 am

   The “one drop rule” is use to discriminate against black people.

7. mixedraceperson on November 2nd, 2008 10:09 pm

   Perhaps the information found in the links that are
   listed below would be of even more help / interest:

8. Indigo on November 3rd, 2008 5:53 am

   The “one drop” bit is old time garbage from the early years of this country. I think the double standard on the Native & white, and African & white is based on people at the time wanting to force Native people to assimilate and become ‘white,’ while blacks were sadly treated ignorantly enough that any bit of the ancestry in someone made them not “pure” enough for the white category…