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Birth Name:
Derek Sanderson Jeter
Birth Place:
Pequannock Township, New Jersey, USA
Ethnicity:
African American, Irish American
The Major League baseball star was born to an African American father and a mother of Irish descent. Jeter stated this in his Biography called Derek Jeter ‘Ovations’. He also mentioned that people would always guess that he was Italian, Jewish or Spanish.
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You can be mixed all you like, there is noing special about it. You live and die like all people. You can claim both sides, or one side, but nine times outta ten you will not be accepted into that white inner circle. The majority of mixed people in reality know this. This is why they try so hard to claim being mixed, as they believe in someway this will give them a hand up on not being “seen” as Black.
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he looks like a tanned white guy to me my boyfriend who is white looks alot like him
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he has european features, he looks like a white guy with afro-textured hair and brown skin.
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has this uncle tom ever dated a black woman?so much for black is beautiful.
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…Uncle Tom??!!! …You are the ignorant one alright…It’s painfully obvious that Derek Jeter is mixed! You’d have to be a moron not to see that!!! …So for you to expect that he only be black and represent the black race, therefore expecting him to date only black women, makes you the biggest moron on the planet!!! …Uncle Tom??? …Really??? …Take your dumb ass back to school and learn someting for a change!!! This is 2011 and I’m so sick and tired of people like you always assuming that a person of mixed (black/white) race is ONLY BLACK!!! …Get with the program people!!!
Hot debate. What do you think?
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mixed girl you are the moron because i’m sure his birth certificate doesn’t say mixed it says black.
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…And how would you know what his birth certificate says? Do you know him personally? Were you there at his birth? Do you know his parents personally? …Don’t assume anything. My “Quadroon” son was born in Colorado in 1988 and he is classified as WHITE, because his father (my ex-husband) is White and that state classified mixed children by the race of their fathers….So what are you going to say about that? …Are you going to accuse me of lying now??? …Besides, despite what you may think, not all biracials look black….So me and my son don’t look black and to say that we are only black would be as foolish as me saying that we’re only white!
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mixed girl,i don’t have to be at a black mans birth to know he is a black man.his birth certificate says he’s black because his father is black thats a fact he is black.deal with it.
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His father may be black, but that doesn’t mean he’s solely black. Don’t discount his white mother’s contribution to his existence! He has a white family–I don’t know too many black folks that have a white family, do you???? …Stop focusing solely on the black side of his ancestry! This isn’t the 1800s nor is it the Jim Crow era!
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mixed chioldren arent classified by the race of their father…I am white, I have 2 brothers who are half black and half white (we share the same irish father) and hey were born in america and they are classified as black on their birth certs (even though they’re genetically not just black). Your son is white because he is 3/4 white…wentworth miller is white too since he’s 3/4 white (his father is mixed race)…dont say silly stuff, you are NOT what you father is, you are a combination of both. I agree with you thought that rafael is a complete idiot, but to say someone is JUST what their father is is beyond silly
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look at pages with white ethnic groups then look at black groups why is it more negativity on black mixed celebs than white groups interesting. then think about your state y black people neighborhood worse than whites then think about country why are european country richer than african country y is black associated with bad and white with good hence white lie white house clean white, black magick black thought black hole black skinn aaawwww. this is why malcolm x died because he suggest u remove the negative connotation from black then you remove the so called handicapp frombein black solets start black love black family black kindness black friend black sister black acceptance pass it on
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Hey, in a word you are why there is more negativity. I was reading your opinion and thinking to myself; “Is that guy serious?” You started off ok like you were actually going to say something helpful and then you went right to the stereotypes and racist comments. You said look at the pages with the White ethnic groups and I notice that they don’t have people coming on there saying how White neighborhoods are worse and how Africa is richer than Europe and if you want to know the honest truth Africa isn’t poor. It’s one of the biggest suppliers of diamonds in the world so I don’t get where your information comes from other than wishful thinking. The greed there is terrible but Africa isn’t poor by a long shot. People use Black in a negative way except for money. They say you’re in the black and American Express has a black card which is for extreme wealthy people so people are coming around when it comes to black. I just want you to know one more thing about Black; it’s beautiful and no one is disputing that one.
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Hey, here is something I bet a lot of people in here didn’t know. (Because we are too young really lol but thank goodness for research) Roy Campanella (Who didn’t get listed on this website) Had a father that was Sicilian (Italian) and a mother that was Black and he was cinsidered Black and banned from playing baseball until 1947; however he was actually a mixed race person whose dad was an immigrant. I’m bringing this up because he was not only birracial but his parents were married back then.
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it sayyys on his wikipedia that his mom is irish annndd german…
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The question is, which ethnicity does one embrace/proclaim if there are several? Like Barry O’Bama. He is half White. Why does he not proudly proclaim his Whiteness? Eldrick “Tiger” Woods, who is more than 1/2 Asian than Black, of which he is merely 1/4 of. Yet, the press, and him to some degree, claim his Blackness more than anything else.
The thing is also the laws, which are made to provide privilege to minorities over the White majority. If it ever gets to the point that there is only one blended race in this country, then the laws are of no value. Then it begs another question, “why would any race voluntarily breed itself out of existence?”.
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Good question….because the number of whites is droppin faster than any other group….
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wow what a shock the father is black thats never the case in mixed couples.
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Yes it is. It is just that in more recent decades, white women and black men have been attracted to eachother which was once the absolute most taboo relationship in America. Many white slave owners kept black concubines and had kids with them FACT. Please don’t be fooled by American history class conveniently leaving this out during the American slavery lessons.
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It is very difficult to tell someone to forget the past and let it go when you were in fear of your life because of the those racist views. It was ingrained in you. The generation that is coming up now, likely will not carry those same feelings or views because of the so-called changes in society, however, to expect those who have been tramatized throughout their life and family history by this bigotted country cannot just turn off the switch because society all of a sudden felt it is better to not enforce racism outwardly anymore.( Although those feelings have obviously not vanished among some in this country.) Black people who have experienced much racism in either their lives or been exposed to it through the media’s portrayal of blacks can see that racism is STILL alive and well today. It is beautiful that now people are able to identify on job applications and on the census bureau what their ethnic make up is. They couldn’t do it in the past. Now I’m sure blacks back then could say amongst themselves what their background was (some didn’t have to because living in the same community they would’ve known) but in the end the country still viewed them as black. They had to just accept that. The generations now coming up won’t have to. They can now proudly say that they are not only black but white, native american,etc., However, at the end of the day, black people know that no matter what their ethnic makeup is if one of those is black they will never be viewed as an equal. Yes, even today, if you are not considered white society will still think you are lazy, violent, ignorant, loud, ugly, fried chicken and watermelon eatin, etc….Sad but true…Just be proud of who and what you are. Only remember, that for many generations in this country blacks were not allowed to feel that way for themselves or their culture. So, don’t get upset if they feel proud of anyone of african ancestry who is doing well and proving that they are more than what the world portrays them to be.
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he is what he is white mother and black father dont deny your parent accept everything you are you are denying partof you im italian and german and irish i am a mix myself
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