Andrea Chia and Jerry Henry want their son, Quinn, to have the freedom to be something other than “other.” Do you have a similar story to share?
(Hat tip to Adios Barbie and new ARP columnist Pia Guerrero)
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Wow. This was awesome. Thank you for sharing it.
Angelica expressed my exact words.
How touching and lovely.
I applaud the parents on their video. However, I sense some naivete in their comments, especially at the end. For Quinn to be able to grow up in a world where he can be just who he is versus what he is a wonderful aspiration. Perhaps things can change, and will change. But, I hope they will also prepare him to the realities of life for a man who looks like their son. He looks more like his father than his mother, and, if the Dr. Gates fiasco didn’t make the point, I don’t know what will.
Slightly narrow in terms of the topic, but a question:
If in masse, people of all races just started checking off “other,” would that force the government and statistics-gatherers everywhere to *have* to face the ridiculousness of the “other” category?
I had a very similar experience when I recently was filling out the application for a social security card for my daughter who is biracial. The directions specifically say to check only one. Other is not even an option. It does however say that it is voluntary so rather than chose one race or the other for my daughter, I chose to leave it blank. I couldn’t believe that there was no other option than to select only a single race given that there are so many people in this country that are biracial or multi-racial. I guess we better get used to it though because I’m sure that won’t be the last form we have to fill out that will ask for a single racial/ethnic identity.
@Masasa, I think that’s a good idea, and the “other” category IS ridiculous. Race/ethnicity categories on applications in general have always made me feel uneasy. I don’t exactly trust what’s being done with the info.
I enjoyed this video.