Not that it matters, mostly, but I do want to get the words right. So we are reading a book on someone who is mixed Native American Ojibwe and white.
Some people in my class, let’s say, are Indian (from India) and white. We agreed that would be mixed, but for example, someone who is English and Swedish would not be because they are just white.
Would they not be mixed race, mixed ethnicity, or be neither?
No, old man. I am describing our current understanding of the history. It has always been this way, but the stories we used to tell about it were lies as well.
“Our current understanding” based on genetic testing. Something we didn’t have in the time of our grandparents. It hasn’t “always been this way.” Opinions about this topic have changed dramatically over time.