The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
Nov 2nd 2006, 3:40 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
Originally Posted by Englishmum
I think it's odd that some of the black entertainers who are mixed race (eg. Alicia Keys, Halle Berry) who are mixed race (white mother, black father and AFAIK their fathers deserted them) don't identify with being white at all and consider themselves black... 
(It may have something to do with the following paragraph).
I like the British singer Craig David. He's from Southampton and has a white parent and a black parent. He was going to have a promotional tour in the US and was told that if he didn't get rid of the white members of his backing band and replace them with black musicians, then his records would not be played on the US radio stations. He was appalled and refused to do so and his tour was indefinitely postponed.
Only Eminem sees to have been embraced by the black community I think?
(It may have something to do with the following paragraph).I like the British singer Craig David. He's from Southampton and has a white parent and a black parent. He was going to have a promotional tour in the US and was told that if he didn't get rid of the white members of his backing band and replace them with black musicians, then his records would not be played on the US radio stations. He was appalled and refused to do so and his tour was indefinitely postponed.
Only Eminem sees to have been embraced by the black community I think?
Nov 2nd 2006, 3:55 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
Originally Posted by Englishmum
I think it's odd that some of the black entertainers who are mixed race (eg. Alicia Keys, Halle Berry) who are mixed race (white mother, black father and AFAIK their fathers deserted them) don't identify with being white at all and consider themselves black... (It may have something to do with the following paragraph).
I like the British singer Craig David. He's from Southampton and has a white parent and a black parent. He was going to have a promotional tour in the US and was told that if he didn't get rid of the white members of his backing band and replace them with black musicians, then his records would not be played on the US radio stations. He was appalled and refused to do so and his tour was indefinitely postponed.
Only Eminem sees to have been embraced by the black community I think?
(It may have something to do with the following paragraph).I like the British singer Craig David. He's from Southampton and has a white parent and a black parent. He was going to have a promotional tour in the US and was told that if he didn't get rid of the white members of his backing band and replace them with black musicians, then his records would not be played on the US radio stations. He was appalled and refused to do so and his tour was indefinitely postponed.
Only Eminem sees to have been embraced by the black community I think?
Nov 2nd 2006, 4:24 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
Originally Posted by Englishmum
I think it's odd that some of the black entertainers who are mixed race (eg. Alicia Keys, Halle Berry) who are mixed race (white mother, black father and AFAIK their fathers deserted them) don't identify with being white at all and consider themselves black... (It may have something to do with the following paragraph).
I like the British singer Craig David. He's from Southampton and has a white parent and a black parent. He was going to have a promotional tour in the US and was told that if he didn't get rid of the white members of his backing band and replace them with black musicians, then his records would not be played on the US radio stations. He was appalled and refused to do so and his tour was indefinitely postponed.
Only Eminem sees to have been embraced by the black community I think?
(It may have something to do with the following paragraph).I like the British singer Craig David. He's from Southampton and has a white parent and a black parent. He was going to have a promotional tour in the US and was told that if he didn't get rid of the white members of his backing band and replace them with black musicians, then his records would not be played on the US radio stations. He was appalled and refused to do so and his tour was indefinitely postponed.
Only Eminem sees to have been embraced by the black community I think?
Nov 2nd 2006, 4:31 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
Originally Posted by lolly
Here in the USA a mixed race child will have their race on the birth certificates etc written down as black unless the parents contest it.
Nov 2nd 2006, 4:34 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
Originally Posted by lolly
Here in the USA a mixed race child will have their race on the birth certificates etc written down as black unless the parents contest it.
Nov 2nd 2006, 4:34 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
My husband works with a woman of Latino/Black heritage who grew up in the roughest part of LA (Compton), neither of her parents were native English speakers but they only spoke English to the kids and went for total integration. I wonder how many of us would be prepared to go that far to make our kids American?
I recently attended the Bar-Mitzvah of a South African family, towards the end of the 3-hour ordeal the rabbi asked what was the first thing people tought of when they heard "South Africa". Luckily i didn't say what I was thinking, as the required answer was "strong Jewish communities who do not integrate".
I recently attended the Bar-Mitzvah of a South African family, towards the end of the 3-hour ordeal the rabbi asked what was the first thing people tought of when they heard "South Africa". Luckily i didn't say what I was thinking, as the required answer was "strong Jewish communities who do not integrate".
Nov 2nd 2006, 4:36 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
Originally Posted by Sally
I recently attended the Bar-Mitzvah of a South African family, towards the end of the 3-hour ordeal the rabbi asked what was the first thing people tought of when they heard "South Africa". Luckily i didn't say what I was thinking, as the required answer was "strong Jewish communities who do not integrate".
Nov 2nd 2006, 5:17 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
Originally Posted by irnbru4u
certainly wouldn't have been my 1st thought!
Nov 2nd 2006, 5:49 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
Originally Posted by Sally
My husband works with a woman of Latino/Black heritage who grew up in the roughest part of LA (Compton), neither of her parents were native English speakers but they only spoke English to the kids and went for total integration. I wonder how many of us would be prepared to go that far to make our kids American?
Nov 2nd 2006, 5:52 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
Originally Posted by ladyofthelake
I know someone from Indonesia who, along with her husband, only speak english to their kids. Different reason for doing it though. One of the kids has a speech delay, so trying to be bi-lingual would've been a nightmare for the littl'un.
Nov 2nd 2006, 6:10 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
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Nov 2nd 2006, 8:04 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
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Nov 2nd 2006, 8:13 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
Originally Posted by britvic
Well the salad's well tossed around here.
Nov 2nd 2006, 8:27 pm
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Re: The Melting Pot Of The Western World?
Originally Posted by Silly Sod
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