Is that a trick question? Or an unsolvable riddle? Mixed Auntie Confidential is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. When that query—or any variation of it—is aimed at you, it can feel like you’re being backed into a no-win corner—as if there is no safe, honest way to respond without falling into a trap, triggering racial trauma, or breaking a code nobody bothered to explain to you beforehand. And there’s no way for you to accurately describe a more complex, nuanced, and inclusive way of being in the world without being further interrogated, criticized, judged, insulted, demeaned, disrespected, or cancelled altogether.
Love this so much I restacked, (even though I'm Mexican/Hispanic/Latina, and not Black) I embrace "ALL, AND, as well as BOTH, AND". Thank you for this (and thanks to Raina LaGrand for referring me to your Substack) 💥
Love this so much I restacked, (even though I'm Mexican/Hispanic/Latina, and not Black) I embrace "ALL, AND, as well as BOTH, AND". Thank you for this (and thanks to Raina LaGrand for referring me to your Substack) 💥
Why do people have to categorize anyway? or label?
BTW, the first young man is gorgeous in any category! :)