30 Stories Of Mixed-Race People Opening Up About The Horrible Times When Their Family Members Were Racist Towards Them
The relationship between families across races adds another layer of complication for individuals who are already navigating at least two worlds.
Some family stories are hard to hear because they hit where people should feel safest. For mixed-race people, racism does not always come from strangers, and that is what makes these accounts so painful.
A Twitter user known as NFTina Turner sparked a wave of responses after saying the racism mixed-race kids face from their own families is not discussed enough. People replied with stories about relatives, comments, and moments that left lasting damage, and the reactions were as upsetting as the posts themselves.
Here are 30 of those stories, and they do not make for easy reading.
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_
That kind of comment can stick with someone for years.
#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
Some of these stories are hard to read because they come from people who should have been protected at home.
That inheritance-style fight is similar to the AITA case where siblings disowned her over the family home sale profit.
#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
One reply after another shows how common these experiences can be.
#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.
Have you had a similar experience or witnessed one happening? Share your experience by leaving the details in the comments section below.
For another brutal family standoff, read why she refused to split inheritance with her estranged sister.
