Tunde: Mixedness as Challenge for Others. lot of people have just, they really understand about what mixed race ‘a don’t is.’ (52-53) Tunde explores mixedness from the perspective of his self-identity, and the challenges his self-identity presents to the world around him. Tunde focuses on others mixedness, as if is something clearly ‘not understanding’ ‘mixed race’ definable. like the, people, people do look at me and like, they ‘Sometimes, don’t understand (86-87) me’ Tunde presents his mixedness as the barrier to people understanding him, as if the very act of being mixed presents as a challenge to others. His experiences also suggest a view of understanding others as based on how they are defined; rather than who they are. Thus; mixedness is a challenge due Tunde’s to an interest in he is as opposed to he is. ‘what’ ‘who’ Emmy: Identity as Dictated through Society. I like it, when on the tick forms, and it asks you to put your ‘but don’t you’re, ethnicity, and you have to put, White and Black British.’ (404-406)
Tunde: Mixedness as Challenge for Others. ‘a lot of people have just, they don’t really understand about what mixed race is.’ (52-53) Tunde explores mixedness from the perspective of his self-identity, and the challenges his self-identity presents to the world around him. Tunde focuses on others ‘not understanding’ mixedness, as if ‘mixed race’ is something clearly definable. ‘Sometimes, like the, people, people do look at me and like, they don’t understand me’ (86-87) Tunde presents his mixedness as the barrier to people understanding him, as if the very act of being mixed presents as a challenge to others. His experiences also suggest a view of understanding others as based on how they are defined; rather than who they are. Thus; Tunde’s mixedness is a challenge due to an interest in ‘what’ he is as opposed to ‘who’ he is. Emmy: Identity as Dictated through Society. ‘but I don’t like it, when you’re, on the tick forms, and it asks you to put your ethnicity, and you have to put, White and Black British.’ (404-406)
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