if your biracial do you have to pick a side?

why wouldn't you be something you already are, BIRACIAL! belonging to both sides and proud of it. i so stupid when one side of the family rejects you because you "don't look or act enough like them". i can understand if the trouble is in different cultures and you're having problems adjusting but if it's because you're mixed and the way you look then it's just plain human ignorance. just be what you are and try feeling good about yourself then everyone will look at you differently.

Don't choose sides- Instead BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE and that will speak volumes--enough said!

Hi! You shouldn't have to choose a side. Everyone should accept you as you are. ((hugs))

I don't think you should have to pick a side, it's the rest of the world that has a problem. I often wonder what my kids will go through... They're half white, 1/4 black and 1/4 hispanic. If they do choose a "side" then I will support them whatever their decision may be.

Let them know first of all that Cuban is not a race. Many Cubans are the same racial mix as African-Americans in that their ancestors are a mix of African, Caucasian, and Native American. That is what the term afro-cuban and afro-latina come from, because you can be black and cuban or you can be white and cuban, because Cuba is a country and not a race. If either are giving you grief, it is probably just ignorance, especially since in many cases, especially in the more African influenced latin countries (Cuba, Brazil, etc) you are often looking at the same ethnic mix and really only different languages.