Re: I'm not saying he hasn't. In fact, I've said too many times in this thread that he has. - Edit 1
Before modification by Avendesora at 24/07/2013 02:23:28 PM
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View original postYes, he is biracial. But correcting someone who says "African-American" to say "no, he's biracial" is wrong (you can be both) and offensive (he identifies as African-American).
View original postHe is both, and saying "BIracial" covers both. It doesn't automatically cancel one or the other. I can concede that it could be rude in the context of the conversation, possibly, but not that it is offensive to the person who is actually biracial, unless one is using it to negate the experience of being one or the other.
View original postOn further thought, I can agree that it would be rude/incorrect if one were using "biracial" to say "He's not African American, or he's not black." That's an extension of my last sentence - I was previously thinking more along the lines of someone calling him AA/black in a derogatory way (and that Ave would be correcting the wrong), but if they are being inclusive or having a specific conversation, I can concede your point.
The funny thing about this whoe discussion is, I've only ever said it a couple of times. My post above was kind of a backhanded joke. And I said it to start a discussion very like this one, and to gauge opinions. And here were are. 