celeb

So, I realized awhile back that Vanessa Hudgens was mixed. I really did think she was latina until I saw her last name. I actually got pretty excited about it (yes, I saw all 3 High School Musicals) also because Disney targets the next generations of kids, all at a time in their lives where they are the most influenced by things they watch, hear, and are exposed to. But I wonder, I heard that its easier for mixed race, or "ethnically ambiguous" people to get different "ethnic" roles in movies and its an advantage I think in that regard, but does Hudgens ever feel strange acting as the "ethnic person" with roles/castings that don't really care what you actually are or if you actually understand the culture of who you're representing? What are the rules about this? Its all a very grey area.

another blog!

Yea! I was happy to see that there is another blog: mixedchild.com - and it has news articles, celebs, events, and so forth all for mixed race stuff. I have been looking for blogs like this one, that are more professionally run and regularly updated. Another reason I started this blog was because I couldn't find any, so I had to put everything I found on my own blog, but I am terrible about updating ^_^ I hope it gets more popular, and people will get more interested in mixed race things.

interesting video

So this is an interesting little (and by little I mean looooong) video that a friend showed me. Its really interesting, I feel like its exaggerated though, this woman is interesting, her approach. And for trying to be "scientific" she doesn't hide that fact that this is also a very personal matter (I think it has a LOT to do with her daughter" but I haven't finished it yet, its still really interesting. This is the html: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/is-it-better-to-be-mixed-race/4od

So I finished it. I totally understand some parts of it - she REALLY liked the word homozygous, but really I have to say it had an underlying (and by underlying, again, I mean kind of obvious) message of how mixed race was seen as bad but now it will help your kids fight disease. I like the other scientists on the show, they were clear in talking about how its not genes as much as lifestyle, really, and downplayed the "mixed is better" phrase. The shooting of the movie is weird too, like, why are you talking to a Brazilian scientist on the steps? Why not in a lab or something? Like there are really staged interviews but overall it was interesting and I am glad I saw it. Not sure I would recommend it right away though.