Birth Name:
Paula Patton
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
Date of Birth:
1975-12-05
Race or Ethnicity:
African and German American
Paula Patton is known for her appearances in the films Idlewild in 2005 and Deja Vu in 2006. She is married to singer/songwriter Robin Thicke.
An article in Women’s Health Magazine states that Patton was born to a White mother and a Black father. However Patton identifies herself as Black and said in an interview that she finds being called bi-racial offensive to her.
I find [the term biracial] offensive. It’s a way for people to separate themselves from African-Americans….a way of saying ‘I’m better than that, I’m black because that’s the way the world sees me.”
Her mother Joyce Patton Vanraden is of German heritage.
Profile by: Lala and Ethnic
Source:
- http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/paula-patton
- http://bossip.com/
- top photo by s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
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relax people, relax
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MSM this is for you:
How dare you blame kamari for keeping racism and inequality alive!
With slavery came racism and inequality don’t get it twisted. White families that benefited from slavery and from segregation and other atrocities against people of color still benefit to this day, because they own the big houses, and go on extravagant vacations and even visit Africa and say oh my god, it was so wonderful and interesting. And inside wonder why these Africans can’t get it together, that is probably your thinking too MSM.
But everything can be traced back to history to who STOLE it, not had it but stole our resources and our people and now declare that all the hate is gone now and we want diversity! Damn your diversity! Your ancestors started the race issue and continues to this day with environmental segregation, globalization, owning rain forests in Africa, patenting seeds! and many, many, many more atrocities. Nothing has changed, just the way one can mask it is different. as you said so yourself: ignorance is bliss, and you’re so ignorant, you’re spewing up everything every ignorant person would say who didn’t read.
Did you even go to college? Learn some his story.
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even if you’re dark skin there could be mixed races in your blood in america, my mother’s greatgrandfather is full blooded native american my father’s greatgrandmother was the daughther of a white man, but both my parents are brown skinned i came out light skinned both my sisters on each side came out darkskinned, so it doesn’t matter what your complextion is, but in america if you have 2% or more you are considered black, but two dark skinned people can have a lightskin child and two lightskin people can have a darkskin child, i’ve seen mixed race couples (black and white) have a child that looked black and a child that looks white, and i’ve seen a white couple that had a child that looked black, so it all comes down to the genes, but with all this debate about what race someone is crazy, do you all think god cares about what race someone is?
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I love Paula Patton! She’s so beautiful and if she wants to self identify as black then who are we to argue with her. Keep doing you Paula:)
@ Katherine Ok you said “Even when you can’t see the white in a black person its often there, so its ridiculous when people argue that a “light-skinned” black person is just African American or pure black.”
I see where you are coming from on the pure black part(b/c there’s pretty much no such this as a pure black through slavery and the mixing)but not calling her African American is pushing it. So basically if no African American is pure black and yet you say that light skin’s aren’t pure black either. Then damn wouldn’t we still just be African American NOT PURE BLACKS?. You have me confusing myself. lol basically you should have just said NOT PURE BLACK and left African American out of it.
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This message is primarily for Kamari and others that may agree with his statement. I just would like to take the time to say that ignorance is bliss. We as a people, both black and white, as well as every other ethnicity in our country and around the world will never move foward with the kind of racism and ignorance you’ve shown. What happened in the past with slavery is disgusting and should never be forgotten. Also I realize that the harms its done cannot be reversed, and its clear that post colonialism ruined many vibrant cultures. That is not today though…racism and inequality still exists because of people like you. We can never move foward as a race with a mindset like the one you keep. Theres no difference between what you’re saying as a black man and a kkk member ranting about interacial relations. I hope that maybe one day with knowledge and acceptance people like you will see there is only one TRUE race… which is the human race.
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I just wanted to comment on Paula Patton and her marriage to caucasian, Robin Thicke. It just never ceases to amaze me how most “black” people so readily accept mixed mariages. Trust and believe that if the roles were reversed, most black women would have a serious problem with black men with white women. In addition, I get so tired of seeing some of the most beautiful black women on the arm of the white slavemaster. My theory is that most, if not all, do not know their history, and don’t care to know. I will close with words spoken by commedian Paul Mooney, Black is the new white.
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She’s part white — like just about every black American in the United States. If you want to see what pure black looks like, look at pictures of West Africans. That’s the way black people originally looked before coming to America and being mixed with whites.
Even when you can’t see the white in a black person its often there, so its ridiculous when people argue that a “light-skinned” black person is just African American or pure black. Biologically they are most certainly NOT pure black — Socially is another topic all together.
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Thanks Lala. its a great post. Shes a stunning looking woman. I like Robin’s stuff too. Its amazing all the debate about her ethnicity. I guess everyone wants to claim her for themselves.
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Thanks for accepting the post, by the way. I recently heard that her and Robin are expecting their first child!!! Woo-hoooooo
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YAY! I love Paula!!! There’s always an argument on the net about her background.
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