30 Stories Of Mixed-Race People Opening Up About The Horrible Times When Their Family Members Were Racist Towards Them

There are some Americans who identify as multiracial, and like all individuals with different skin colors, they have experienced acts of racism at some point in their lives. Tragically, this can even occur within their immediate families. According to Dr. Dan Kindlon, a child psychologist, "Children from mixed-race backgrounds often face unique challenges, including the potential for racial bias from family members." The relationship between families across races adds another layer of complication for individuals who are already navigating at least two worlds. Because of their mixed-race background, some, if not most, multiracial people have never been abused by a family member or a more distant relative. However, that doesn’t change the fact that racial abuse does happen. As Dr. Harville Hendrix, a relationship expert, notes, "Racism can manifest in the most unexpected places, including within the family unit, which can be particularly damaging." So when a Twitter user took to her account with the handle NFTina Turner and tweeted that she doesn’t think the racism faced by mixed-race kids from their own families is discussed sufficiently, individuals online responded by sharing their own stories. These stories are heartbreaking, to the extent that one individual expressed a wish for the racist to be dead. It’s important for people to learn to control their words, as it’s nobody’s fault that they were born with a different skin color. In fact, our different colors are meant to unite us. They also help us appreciate the fact that just as our colors are different, so too are we unique in our own ways. Below are 30 of these short stories, and you might want to buckle up because it’s not going to be an easy ride.

The Racism Mixed-Race Kids Face From Their Own Families

#1 "I know, honey, but it's not your fault"

DrtyHandsHustle

#2 That is a sad thing to go through

#3 No one deserves this kind of treatment

Chibisama666

#4 How can all these things be corrected permanently?

jkphotosnstuff

#5 How can someone say "you're not white enough for them"?

ziibiing

#6 This is a vile thing to say... What!

Stellaa_Mariss

#7 It's important to mind what comes out of one's mouth

angel24633

#8 Well, it's their loss

cashappmehoe

#9 Some people ought to be re-schooled

IzabelleLee_

#10 Exactly the point, why the label?

BenjaminJRawson

#11 Why do some people just enjoy making someone else feel bad?

asstr0n0my

#12 Someone knitted me a gollywog

jaimejarvis

#13 Dismissing the racism I experienced in school

scientistclone

#14 Such nasty discrimination

#15 Trying to make it more acceptable indeed

Opiumia

#16 OMG!

denice_poole

#17 This needs to be talked about more

Cassi_Moghan

#18 Stop being mean!

NiuhiBoi

#19 Stop with the bad words!

beadagainstfash

#20 Please, just let me live

nk0_nbv

#21 Way to go, Mom.

nicole_a_tesla

#22 Shutting it out on time is a good move

MyOpini55028743

#23 We have to talk about this

J_VSLee

#24 The ups and downs

why60108234

#25 Indeed

BoxxedThoughts

#26 Interesting

SimmTheDCI

#27 It isn't funny

xoxo_nico

#28 So bad...

CDCDnotGov

#29 WTF!

1989swagg

#30 So sorry...

bttlereadyarmor

Indeed, family intricacies are affected by many factors beyond race. In any case, adults who are biracial tend to have more contact with family members from their own racial background than they do with those who are not.

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