Do you think someone who is of biracial descent looks first/foremost towards the more apparent ethnicity in them?Ex:a person who is half hispanic/half white embracing their puerto rican heritage rather than their Eastern European heritage.
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People are what their DNA says, and their DNA comes half from each parent. There are, however, dominant characteristics: brown/black hair and eyes will dominate blonde hair and blue/green eyes.
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I think it's hard to generalize. You will find lots of variation in multiracial people, and even within kids from the same family. With the example you use how much of what we "see" is a result of how they dress, act, whether or not they speak Spanish or have an accent when speaking English, etc. As a general rule I think multi racial people tend to be quite beautiful. The most extreme elements of the various racial characteristics seem to blend and tone and the results, both male and female, are often absolutely breathtaking.
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legally speaking (in the US)...if one parent is caucasoid and the other is mongoloid or negroid, then the "one drop rule" applies fyi - hispanic is not a race, it's an ethnic group
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1.) What do you mean by more "apparent" ethnicity? 2.) Hispanic cannot be compared to white... Being hispanic means that you are from a Spanish speaking nation.. it has nothing to do with "race." 3.) Puerto Rican people are mostly either from white or black descent... or of course, mixed. Comment... Dark hair over light hair: usually, a darker feature, like dark hair, or brown eyes is dominant over a lighter feature, like blonde or blue eyes... Example, 1 blonde hair parent and one brown hair parent are most likely to produce a brown haired child. Skin color is not as simple. There are about 7 genes that control skin color. One black parent, and one white parent, could produce a child anywhere in between. A black woman, even if she produces a child with a black man... Could still have a white baby (this is rare.. Michael Jackson did it) if either party has any white genes in them, which is rather likely in the US since probably most African-Americans in the US are part white. Your question is too vague... Sorry?
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No. It has more to do with which side they identify more with. If your parents are Chinese and Irish and you are raised in China, you are more likely to identify yourself as Chinese. Vice versa if you are raised in Ireland. Some are perfectly content being biracial, but there isn't a biracial homeland or community, so that would be a very lonely existence. So the choices are to identify with one, or both of one's ethnic heritages.
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Do you mean identify with one parent mroe than the other? If so,Some do. But from personal exprience, I know many who don't. Most biraicial children I know look more like thier black side, but don't identify with it (and don't care to). Although I know quite a few girls my age who are white and latino and don't resemble their latino father/mother but identidy with it...it just seems to be mroe difficult because people look at them as if they are tryign to be something else other than what they are when they are simply embracing what they are. Most of these girls usually avoid having much to do with that side because people critize them too much about it. It all depends on upbringing and which parent they identify with the most. Just because you look like one race more than the other doesn't mean you'll sway to that side more.
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It depends on the society and family they live in. If its a colorblind society, the choice would simple be whatever they may prefer. Ultimately its up to that person. They may prefer to start a whole new tradition based on the community where they live.
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great question
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