I agree.. Folks always ask me to identify and I always say the same.. Deep Southern American. I can be any race I wanted, but for what purpose? I could definitely go Faux- ahauntus. I would have a hard time passing for black, but it is in there. I am the very definition of melting pot AMERICAN. I cannot understand how this comes up in everyday conversations, who cares? What purpose does it serve, other than to divide me from my fellow Americans. I do identify more strongly as a Southerner, it encourages folks to stay out of my business.
Gene-pools are funny thing. My sister and I have indian ancestery, but I look white and she looks like a full-blood. Fact is the most Indians are mixed race, and have been for a couple of hundred years. Puerto Rican families may have one child who is blond and another who looks black. My daughter is also a”throw-back,”but has that color that might best be described as the universal blend. This race thing pains me. To hell with it.