quarter-caste

‘quarter-caste’ is someone mixed race, they are 25% of one race and 75% of another. They are a generation of mixed race that are not Black or White, they are respected by fellow mixed race people because they go through similar experiences. Ethnically educated people can see their mix usually. Some think all mixed people are brown with an Afro, but that is a lack of education. The majority of mixed people will look Hispanic (Mexican looking, etc.) there is no stereotype, mixed people can take either gene, the majority of mixed people will have features like: dark, thick, long, curly hair, green/blue eyes, short noses with not much structure, olive skin (brown in hot climates.) They experience doubters because they may look more ‘Hispanic’ which means they can fit into Spanish speaking countries just based off their looks. Some will even say they look ‘White-passing’ which is offensive to somebody who is partially another race. ‘quarter-caste’ is a term that isn’t used in recent years as it is offensive, the terms ‘biracial’ and ‘multiracial’ are more appropriate.

There are advantages/disadvantages:
Advantages- they can tell who is racist, they are accepted by their fellow mixed people, they are educated about race.
Disadvantages- they get people telling them they aren’t mixed, they don’t have many people who relate to what they mentally go through, they are uncomfortable in certain situations. ‘quarter-caste’ people are mixed race, they are part of the mixed community.

Someone who isn’t mixed: “You aren’t Black enough to be mixed race.”
Mixed person: “well I am quarter-caste which is mixed race/ethnicity, I can’t help if I don’t look Black enough, I am a mix of multiple backgrounds/countries/cultures.”
Someone who isn’t mixed: “sorry it’s just you look more Hispanic so I didn’t realise it would hurt you even if you are partially Black, but don’t take offence to it.”

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Aaliyah

The name ‘Aaliyah’ is an Arabic forename. Although it is popular in the Arab countries, it is also a name that is given to a lot of Black/Mixed people. This name is very exotic. This name will rarely be given to a Caucasian person as it has a lot of Black/Arab/Spanish history.

Alvaro: “what is your name?”
P2: “Aaliyah”
Alvaro: “that name is so beautiful!”

Essue

‘Essue’ is a surname held by people of Black Carribean descent. This surname is very rare and was originated in a Spanish speaking town on the Jamaican islands. It is a Jamaican surname, only people who are Black Carribean, Black Hispanic or Mixed with either of those hold this family name. It is an extremely ethnic surname.

Person 1: “how do you pronounce your surname? where is it from?”

Person 2: “you pronounce it as if you are saying S-U, but it’s ‘Essue’ and it is from Jamaica.”

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mixed race

A person who is ‘mixed race’ is person who is of at least two different races, or more.

This includes people who are half of one race and half of another. People who are one quarter of one race and three quarters of another.

‘mixed race’ people all look different due to different mixes.

Person 1: “so what is your ethnicity?”
Person 2: “well i am mixed ethnicity, i am also mixed race.”