The Invention of Hispanics
The whole concept of race is fast becoming outmoded as more and more &quot;mixed persons&quot; are being born. I myself am a multigenerational mix (both parents are mixes) of 4 races -- 3 from my mother, and 2 from my father, with one overlap. I identify with 2 of these races, but acknowledge all 4; mainly due to cultural influence.<p>As a child (wore my hair quite long then), I&#x27;ve had someone pull me aside and ask, &quot;so umm...what are you?&quot; Wasn&#x27;t offensive, but rather humorous. For a time, I grew up confused. Looking back, I know it wasn&#x27;t my fault, but due to the boxes society so wants to put is all into, so they can be comfortable.<p>I&#x27;ve even had this conversation with my (I believe) majority race. If someone is 50%, we agree they are a member. But what about 40%, or 20%, or even 5%? At what point do we cut it off -- or rather should we cut it off? What if that 5% person was completely raised in said culture? When you begin to ask these kinds of questions, you begin to see the absurdity of classification. After all, the US used to have a one-drop rule...(<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;One-drop_rule" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;One-drop_rule</a>)<p>I&#x27;m not preaching some trans-racial ideology, but I do think we need to rethink the whole idea of race -- particularly in the US.