{"product_id":"is-it-called-reverse-racism-sharif-nsubuga-9798870004549","title":"Is It Called Reverse Racism?","description":"I am \u003cb\u003ea biracial \u003c\/b\u003ewoman, married to a white man, and I never allowed my son to introduce himself as \u003cb\u003eblack or white\u003c\/b\u003e, on forms. I've always marked \u003ci\u003eboth races\u003c\/i\u003e, and I explained to him that being a mixed race came as our \u003cb\u003eheritage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI dealt with \u003cb\u003ereverse racism\u003c\/b\u003e, or what May you call it? Growing up as a different race to raising my three biracial children. I am \u003cb\u003eAmerican, \u003c\/b\u003e but have a Nigerian mother, however, my African relatives never \u003ci\u003edeclared\u003c\/i\u003e me or my children as part of their family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCould I call this reverse racism?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI never used my \u003cb\u003ewhiteness\u003c\/b\u003e as some badge of Honor, nor did I use my blackness as a victim \u003ci\u003ebludgeon.\u003c\/i\u003e I wholly respected and embraced both. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow about the effects of the\u003cb\u003e one-drop rule\u003c\/b\u003e that was outlawed in 1967? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is no such thing as white or black people, we don't have white or black blood running through our veins, but we have DNA from both parents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharif Nsubuga\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of Cosmopolitan picked inspiration from the \u003ci\u003ehorrific\u003c\/i\u003e events that happened to \"\u003cb\u003eThe South African colored community, \u003c\/b\u003e\" Individuals who were not \u003ci\u003eeither black or white\u003c\/i\u003e that faced tons of discrimination and they were seen as \u003cb\u003ea residual group.\u003c\/b\u003e Separated in every area of life, and even lost their right to vote in the 1956s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharif Nsubuga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798870004549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Sharif Nsubuga","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852188168447,"sku":"9798870004549","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-it-called-reverse-racism-sharif-nsubuga-9798870004549","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}