Offensive or Not? The Names I’ve Been Called as a Biracial Woman

“Redbone”, “Mulatto”, “Half-Caste” and “High Yellow” are just some of the terms I’ve heard used to identify me.

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Best of both worlds or worst of two disparate entities — being mixed race is wonderfully complex. Dealing with your own feelings of separateness as well as attempting to straddle a huge divide of race, culture, ethnicity, religion, traditions…