Talk:Mulatto
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In the United States, because of the "one-drop rule," a person with both African and European ancestry, regardless of how little the ratio of African blood — ½ White and ½ Black, or ¾ White and ¼ Black, or lower — will always be considered to be Black. Because of this, a person who may be considered Black in the United States could be considered White in Brazil. The "one-drop rule" eh. I had to move this here. Anyone want to defend "the one-drop rule" as something that exists? Wetman 19:28, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- Absolutely; if this is not of too much importance now, it certainly was very significant in the past (particularly with respect to interracial marriage). --Daniel C. Boyer 20:25, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- Totally! Didn't you ever see Show Boat? :) I think it deserves an article actually. I'll see what I can cook up. jengod 20:54, Mar 18, 2004 (UTC)
- I was mistaken. I thought the paragraph referred to present-day standards, simply because it is couched in the present tense. I didn't realize it was a historical rule, which should be quoted from rulings. Now I've googled "One-drop rule." Looks like some sensible authentic history could be inserted into that entry, and there could be some links. But the paragraph as it stands needs to be more accurate, doesn't it.Wetman 23:52, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)
mulattos in the strict sense of the term are 1/2 black. then quadroons are 1/4 black and octaroons are 1/8 black.
so are there terms for people 1/16 black or even further down the line than that? Gringo300 18:53, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
ok, i've found this: quintroons/hexadecaroons are 1/16th black. Gringo300 05:39, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
