Comments by "yapdog" (@yapdog) on "Why Japan Won't Accept Mixed-Race" video.
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3:40 yeah, no disrespect, but being asked if you were Pilipino is not what you think. We African Americans are quite mixed, and readily accept our people (this goes back to the one-drop rule), and there's absolutely no American, Black, white, or otherwise who would question whether you're American based on your look, the way you speak, and the way you carry yourself. You are our people. Hell, I'm light-skinned and grew up with people ribbing me for it sometimes. But not once was I shunned as an American or my Blackness questioned because of it.
Having said that, I can appreciate where you're coming from. Just know that here in the U.S. being questioned about your origin is not the same as not accepting you. It's different here.
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