I have been asked “what are you” but its never really a welcome question. The context is typically on gender, as in “are you a girl or a boy?” “I’m neither” “ugh what ARE you thats not even possible just answer the question”. The question in any context is deeply disrespectful anyway. I think this question being asked out of the blue hypothetically for this assignment is meant to make us give our most unique feature, the thing we think defines us. If someone is white, they likely won’t think of race. If someone is a boy, they likely won’t think of gender, etc. The most privileged group won’t think of their privilege first. So my answer would be “I am non binary.” I think.
This article was not really new information, but it went a lot deeper than what I knew already. I think society does not make people “pick a side” of race as much anymore. This is not to say it doesn’t, but I am saying the issue is slowing and will eventually stop happening. Rachel from “The Girl Who Fell From The Sky” is very definitely made to choose a side many times. Rachel has to choose to embrace her black side more for her grandmother, but the girls in her school label her as white. She also says that when she is with her black friends like Brick people say she is white, but when she is with Jessie people think she is black. She definitely seems to view herself as biracial. The entire article just reminded me of when Rachel asked Brick “what are you”.
I believe durrow would very much like the multiracial and biracial student association because of her general “own your history” philosophy. Her favorite answer to the question “What are you” is “I am a story. I bet you are too.” related to the suggested quote through the fact that instead of being specific or not-specific-enough her answer is vague and makes you think. It would also probably make whoever asked feel like she was avoiding the question though.
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