think quite, comfortable with being mixed (336-337) ‘I I’m race’ Emmy so proud now that I am mixed, I think ‘I’m it’s great’(761-763) also goes on to discuss her feelings towards being a mixed individual. Her language creates as a group or community of people, as opposed to just a ‘mixed race’ label. This gives the sense of mixedness as its own identity. Emmy also talks about being in a positive way. This contrasts quite markedly to ‘mixed race’ many other aspects of her interview, where she discusses some troubling and emotional subjects related to her experiences as a mixed individual. increased positivity towards mixed may have related to Emmy’s ‘being race’ the construct of as a group identity, rather than own ‘mixed race’ Emmy’s individual experiences. Thus, Emmy connotes the positivity connected to a group identity as She creates a whole or sum of mixed race ‘mixed race’. experiences across individuals, which becomes more than just her own, less positive experiences. they push for the Black to show people that, they accept Black people, ‘so but [pause] not everyone is White and Black’ (477-478)
‘I think I’m quite, comfortable with being mixed race’ (336-337) ‘I’m so proud now that I am mixed, I think it’s great’(761-763) Emmy also goes on to discuss her feelings towards being a mixed individual. Her language creates ‘mixed race’ as a group or community of people, as opposed to just a label. This gives the sense of mixedness as its own identity. Emmy also talks about being ‘mixed race’ in a positive way. This contrasts quite markedly to many other aspects of her interview, where she discusses some troubling and emotional subjects related to her experiences as a mixed individual. Emmy’s increased positivity towards ‘being mixed race’ may have related to the construct of ‘mixed race’ as a group identity, rather than Emmy’s own individual experiences. Thus, Emmy connotes the positivity connected to a group identity as ‘mixed race’. She creates a whole or sum of mixed race experiences across individuals, which becomes more than just her own, less positive experiences. ‘so they push for the Black to show people that, they accept Black people, but [pause] not everyone is White and Black’ (477-478)
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