What Are You? A Dialogue on Mixed Race - Bonus Feature

The female college students featured in the full-length documentary said several things that couldn't fit into the original program, but they offer a continued discussion on multiracial identity and shouldn't be ignored.

In this bonus segment, you'll hear what they think about the future of racism, learn about notable names and people who advance social justice and learn about ethnic diversity at the University of Minnesota.

To watch the full-length documentary, click on the link below http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIHFupQm5wk

To purchase a DVD copy of the program, please visit http://bustermediagroup.blogspot.com

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[tiffdjones]

thanks for the bonus! loved it! happy st. paddy's day to you, too! i hope you're having fun during the ncaa championships. i was working at the big east tournament in nyc and i thought of you :)

[SportsBrain09]

Thanks! I watched the 6 OT game between Syracuse and UConn last Thursday. That must have been brutal to an extent with the game ending around 1:30 your time (but UConn still got a 1 seed). Naturally, I'll be cheering for my Gophers, but Michigan is in too. I think of you whenever Michigan and Minnesota play each other :-)

[lobcdtextuel]

curiousfool: what are you ?

me: Im human

curiousfool: no really what are you?

me: IM HUUUUMAANNN !!!!

[SignoraArcobaleno]

I ask racial background because (as someone of mixed race) I love hearing the combinations of races. They intrigue me.

[darrowby1972]

I like "half chats" they rock!

[xertaqaadka]

when i was in Africa I never knew that color matters. dammit when i came western country i realised how fucked up life is here, people are freaking talking bullshit, he's mixed', she's black, you're white. forfuck sake we r human. let us the fuck alone.

[whtpumkin]

@1Nbillion817 Oh, believe me I know where you are coming from on this... I heard plenty black folks saying he is handsome because he is mixed, or she's pretty because she's mixed... It's really sad because my God said we were wonderfully and fearfully made... We are attractive in our own right!!

[1Nbillion817]

@whtpumkin Sometimes it's out of a superiority complex. "Oh, you have achieved this greatness and you're very attractive...what are you mixed with?"

[granddad2002]

At the GLBT association (Gay,Lesbian,Bisexual and Trans-gender). One of the women there had a child. She was in the Lesbian group; questions were asked. 'How was your child conceived?' Well,this evoked a hostile reaction from some of the Lesbians. Ironically,the sexual nature made the issue hard for her to stay. Maybe one facet of all these problems is sex. If your racist and you see mixed people, somebody slept with somebody?And it falls on somebody's daughter. I think race and sex are issues.

[MultiSmartass1]

Biraciality is a fact of life. It certainly has been a fact of life for me all my life. I guess I have always been wary of people who think they can choose one side or the other. That's like having two arms and pretending that you have one arm only. These people need to acknowledge reality.

[whtpumkin]

I ask what people are mixed with because I just love to hear about the beautiful combination of races I love it you are different embrace it!!! It's just out of curiosity that people ask you!!