Biracial Twins -- Is One "Black" and One "White"?

re: Biracial Twins -- Is One "Black" and One "White"?

Chiken — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:49 GMT

This is perhaps not a very important comment, but I can't let it pass without saying that Tom and Jerry are cat and mouse, not cat and dog.

re: Biracial Twins -- Is One "Black" and One "White"?

maeby — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:46:27 GMT

what a wonderful picture! they're all so beautiful!

re: Biracial Twins -- Is One "Black" and One "White"?

MomofBeans — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:50:26 GMT

Beautiful children! They both look bi-racial to me, but that could be because I myself have the same background. Mary: great comments, but please realize that frequently people who are black and white bi-racial are not neccessarily accepted in the black community. I speak from personal experience.

re: Biracial Twins -- Is One "Black" and One "White"?

Mary — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:32:52 GMT

How beautiful these four girls are! I am one of 8 children from a Italian Irish background. While my skin is so white, I feel almost transparent, some of my sisters and brothers are very olive toned ... the color degree being even greater than that of Durrant-Spooner girls. These girls are the best of both worlds and hopefully, I speak for a more sage generation of white people when I say that they will be as openly accepted in the white community as they are in the black community.

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Sue — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:53:01 GMT

I wanted to comment but can't think of anything to say other than how beautiful these girls are!

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Kate Tuttle — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:05 GMT

I think all the kids are beautiful (and look a lot like each other, naturally). Thanks for the correx re The Bodyguard -- I never saw the movie but boy I should have remembered the song! I have corrected.

As the mother of a biracial boy who some people think "looks white" it's just sad to me how clueless a lot of folks are about race in this day and age. Race is history, culture, family, and it's also an unscientific myth used to bring people down. So while I'll champion my son's right to be black and biracial, I'll also point out (lovingly) how much he looks like his white mother, too. And yeah, these girls are just lovely kids.

re: Biracial Twins -- Is One "Black" and One "White"?

Jewelee — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:10:04 GMT

I think that is amazing and the family should be proud of the way they each look and who they are. They are a beautiful family and Alice is correct; Hayleigh looks just like her dad and Lauren looks just like her mom.

re: Biracial Twins -- Is One "Black" and One "White"?

mad momma — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:55:42 GMT

Please talk to your fellow blogger, Karl Erickson on Famecrawler, as I have spent far too much energy trying to express just what this post does and his reply was "Some people are just looking to be offended."

I guess I'm not the only one.

re: Biracial Twins -- Is One "Black" and One "White"?

Alice — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:23:06 GMT

I just thought one looked like mommy and the other looks like Daddy.

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Anony — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:22:08 GMT

I've been thinking the same thing. As a biracial adult who looks more white than my brother, I would absolutely contest that he is more Indian than I am because he's darker. Biologically, we have the same split of genes between each of our parents. Culturally, I am more aware of my culture and live my life more as a biracial person than he does on a daily basis. These stories are ridiculous and put a barrier between these siblings. I'm amazed the parents aren't saying more to negate the press.

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pqbon — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:57:41 GMT

Ummm--- Halle Berry wasn't in "The Body Guard" - that was Whitney Huston.

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Carrie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:56:19 GMT

Wait, wasn't Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard, not Halle Berry?