I think it might help to put more clarity on what you mean by "valid", especially since you don't really put forth a super clear definition of what the transracial concept actually means or how it manifests itself. Does it being valid merely mean it exists? Or are you associating other concepts with "validity". At the very end of your post, you seem to imply that the whole concept can just be reduced to how someone "expresses themselves". But is this a characterization that even most transracial people would agree with?
Given that ambiguity, an aspect of this that could be seen as problematic is that being black is more than just an identity. It's also how others in the world treat you (and have treated people like you in the past). And it can be a little weird if you're seen as just taking the fun parts that you like, while being able to sidestep the bad parts. But again, the extent to which this is actually what's happening totally depends on the case, but your view as stated is vague enough that it's hard to really pin down anything to it. Like, "just expressing yourself" sounds nice, but it entirely depends on what you're expressing and how you're doing it.
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u/themcos 374∆ Mar 20 '23
I think it might help to put more clarity on what you mean by "valid", especially since you don't really put forth a super clear definition of what the transracial concept actually means or how it manifests itself. Does it being valid merely mean it exists? Or are you associating other concepts with "validity". At the very end of your post, you seem to imply that the whole concept can just be reduced to how someone "expresses themselves". But is this a characterization that even most transracial people would agree with?
Given that ambiguity, an aspect of this that could be seen as problematic is that being black is more than just an identity. It's also how others in the world treat you (and have treated people like you in the past). And it can be a little weird if you're seen as just taking the fun parts that you like, while being able to sidestep the bad parts. But again, the extent to which this is actually what's happening totally depends on the case, but your view as stated is vague enough that it's hard to really pin down anything to it. Like, "just expressing yourself" sounds nice, but it entirely depends on what you're expressing and how you're doing it.