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"who passes for white"
"Who passes for white"


"turned down a number of opportunities to pass for white"
"turned down a number of opportunities to pass for white"
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LOL @ Americans.
LOL @ Americans.


Yes, an unknown number of "white" Americans have among their ancestors African-Americans who successfully "passed" as white. I believe that the Wikipedia entry on Thomas Jefferson reports that several of his children with Sally Hemmings chose to pass as white when they became adults and were allowed to leave the Jefferson estate, and that only one chose to publicly identify himself as being 1/8th African-American.
Yes, an unknown number of White Americans have among their ancestors African-Americans who successfully "passed" as white. I believe that the Wikipedia entry on Thomas Jefferson reports that several of his children with Sally Hemmings chose to pass as white when they became adults and were allowed to leave the Jefferson estate, and that only one chose to publicly identify himself as being 1/8th African-American.


American race laws defining "black" and "white" have been stricter over the last two centuries than the Nazi laws defining "Jew" and "Aryan." If Nazi standards were used in the United States anyone who was less than 1/8th "black" would be considered "white" even if they were known to have African-American ancestors farther back in their family tree. Oh well! ([[Special:Contributions/71.22.47.232|71.22.47.232]] ([[User talk:71.22.47.232|talk]]) 06:36, 6 December 2010 (UTC))
American race laws defining "black and "white" have been stricter over the last two centuries than the Nazi laws defining "Jew" and "Aryan." If Nazi standards were used in the United States anyone who was less than 1/8th "black" would be considered "white" even if they were known to have African-American ancestors farther back in their family tree. Oh well! ([[Special:Contributions/71.22.47.232|71.22.47.232]] ([[User talk:71.22.47.232|talk]]) 06:36, 6 December 2010 (UTC))
:To be honest, the Nazi's were inspired by American race laws. I agree with your point that entries like this one perpetuate the bizarre American fetish with skin color. [[User:Nicmart|Nicmart]] ([[User talk:Nicmart|talk]]) 00:45, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
:To be honest, the Nazi's were inspired by American race laws. I agree with your point that entries like this one perpetuate the bizarre American fetish with skin color. [[User:Nicmart|Nicmart]] ([[User talk:Nicmart|talk]]) 00:45, 28 August 2020 (UTC)


Not that i disagree, but what does this have to do with fredi washington?
Heck, she lived to be ninety! A rare feat for any noted public figure, much less anyone in the entertainment biz, which particular deri
Heck, she lived to be ninety! A rare feat for any noted public figure, much less anyone in the entertainment biz, which particular deri
sion to African American performers, who seem to drop-off like flies; particularly those born after 1930AD! The tragic, and oft-doltish actress Dorothy Dandrige could have learned vital life lessons from Ms. Fedi Washinton; the former could even had stretched-out her piddling acting career had she the active grey-matter to think-up of doing a bio-pic of Fredi's life and career, as it stood then up to the early sixties, of which after the "dolt" needlessly took her own life! I wonder if Dorothy ever hung out with the "Rat Pack", or did they think that she was too 'sullied" by that fat pig, Otto Priminger? As I have contended for many years, actors rarely have the creative capability to think up of new performing vehicles for themselves, rarely regonizing their "strengths"!!! --[[Special:Contributions/65.88.88.252|65.88.88.252]] ([[User talk:65.88.88.252|talk]]) 16:30, 3 May 2014 (UTC)Veryverser
sion to African American performers, who seem to drop-off like flies; particularly those born after 1930AD! The tragic, and oft-doltish actress Dorothy Dandrige could have learned vital life lessons from Ms. Fedi Washinton; the former could even had stretched-out her piddling acting career had she the active grey-matter to think-up of doing a bio-pic of Fredi's life and career, as it stood then up to the early sixties, of which after the "dolt" needlessly took her own life! I wonder if Dorothy ever hung out with the "Rat Pack", or did they think that she was too 'sullied" by that fat pig, Otto Priminger? As I have contended for many years, actors rarely have the creative capability to think up of new performing vehicles for themselves, rarely regonizing their "strengths"!!! --[[Special:Contributions/65.88.88.252|65.88.88.252]] ([[User talk:65.88.88.252|talk]]) 16:30, 3 May 2014 (UTC)Veryverser

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"Who passes for white"

"turned down a number of opportunities to pass for white"

LOL @ Americans.

Yes, an unknown number of White Americans have among their ancestors African-Americans who successfully "passed" as white. I believe that the Wikipedia entry on Thomas Jefferson reports that several of his children with Sally Hemmings chose to pass as white when they became adults and were allowed to leave the Jefferson estate, and that only one chose to publicly identify himself as being 1/8th African-American.

American race laws defining "black and "white" have been stricter over the last two centuries than the Nazi laws defining "Jew" and "Aryan." If Nazi standards were used in the United States anyone who was less than 1/8th "black" would be considered "white" even if they were known to have African-American ancestors farther back in their family tree. Oh well! (71.22.47.232 (talk) 06:36, 6 December 2010 (UTC))[reply]

To be honest, the Nazi's were inspired by American race laws. I agree with your point that entries like this one perpetuate the bizarre American fetish with skin color. Nicmart (talk) 00:45, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not that i disagree, but what does this have to do with fredi washington? Heck, she lived to be ninety! A rare feat for any noted public figure, much less anyone in the entertainment biz, which particular deri sion to African American performers, who seem to drop-off like flies; particularly those born after 1930AD! The tragic, and oft-doltish actress Dorothy Dandrige could have learned vital life lessons from Ms. Fedi Washinton; the former could even had stretched-out her piddling acting career had she the active grey-matter to think-up of doing a bio-pic of Fredi's life and career, as it stood then up to the early sixties, of which after the "dolt" needlessly took her own life! I wonder if Dorothy ever hung out with the "Rat Pack", or did they think that she was too 'sullied" by that fat pig, Otto Priminger? As I have contended for many years, actors rarely have the creative capability to think up of new performing vehicles for themselves, rarely regonizing their "strengths"!!! --65.88.88.252 (talk) 16:30, 3 May 2014 (UTC)Veryverser[reply]

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