I’m multiracial, Latinx/Indigenous/Black, and White. Am I included in the Global Majority? Asking for anyone like me, who is never quite sure where we belong (or don’t).
I am so sorry I missed this, Carolita! Yes, you are included. I'm going to add this as a clarifier since it seems to come up more than I anticipated, but global majority is:
"Global majority" is a collective term for people of African, Asian, indigenous, Latin American, or mixed-heritage backgrounds, who constitute approximately 85 percent of the global population. It has been used as an alternative to terms which are seen as racialized like "ethnic minority" and "person of color" (POC), or more regional terms like "visible minority" in Canada and "Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic" (BAME) in the United Kingdom. (taken from wikipedia)
Thank you! I'm always afraid I'm not "enough" of whatever, except for definitely not being White enough for Whites, or not being a POC enough for Whites to be afraid of me but just enough for them to be happy to tokenize me as one of their POC "friends", while not feeling embraced anywhere at all, except by my fellow multiracial brothers and sisters out there.
Well, you’re welcome here. While not my lived experience, I empathize as I navigate raising two multiracial children and filling them with pride for all their cultures.
Your children are fortunate in that! :) My mother tried to hide everything about my multiracial origins, and she was ashamed of it (her immediate family appears to have destroyed or disposed of all photos of our more obviously afro-ecuadorian ancestors and even of any of our darker relatives), while simultaneously assuming we were ashamed of her -- but since she didn't tell us anything, we had no idea what she thought we were ashamed of. It was very confusing. I can tell you that watching Imitation of Life and being accused of being like Peola/Sarah Jane was bizarre -- I just thought my mother was a racist and wondered why. There's a lot going on in us older multiracial kids.
Thanks for the question, Sadie! In a constant effort to recenter the voices and knowledge of Black, Asian, Indigenous, Latine(x) people, we do not refer to ourselves as ethnic or any other minority. Global majority as a term rejects the idea that we are somehow less than in relation to whiteness. Long answer short, we are accepting work from Black, Asian, Indigenous and Latine(x) people exclusively for this column.
I hope this is helpful for others who might also be wondering!
I’m multiracial, Latinx/Indigenous/Black, and White. Am I included in the Global Majority? Asking for anyone like me, who is never quite sure where we belong (or don’t).
I am so sorry I missed this, Carolita! Yes, you are included. I'm going to add this as a clarifier since it seems to come up more than I anticipated, but global majority is:
"Global majority" is a collective term for people of African, Asian, indigenous, Latin American, or mixed-heritage backgrounds, who constitute approximately 85 percent of the global population. It has been used as an alternative to terms which are seen as racialized like "ethnic minority" and "person of color" (POC), or more regional terms like "visible minority" in Canada and "Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic" (BAME) in the United Kingdom. (taken from wikipedia)
Thank you! I'm always afraid I'm not "enough" of whatever, except for definitely not being White enough for Whites, or not being a POC enough for Whites to be afraid of me but just enough for them to be happy to tokenize me as one of their POC "friends", while not feeling embraced anywhere at all, except by my fellow multiracial brothers and sisters out there.
Well, you’re welcome here. While not my lived experience, I empathize as I navigate raising two multiracial children and filling them with pride for all their cultures.
Your children are fortunate in that! :) My mother tried to hide everything about my multiracial origins, and she was ashamed of it (her immediate family appears to have destroyed or disposed of all photos of our more obviously afro-ecuadorian ancestors and even of any of our darker relatives), while simultaneously assuming we were ashamed of her -- but since she didn't tell us anything, we had no idea what she thought we were ashamed of. It was very confusing. I can tell you that watching Imitation of Life and being accused of being like Peola/Sarah Jane was bizarre -- I just thought my mother was a racist and wondered why. There's a lot going on in us older multiracial kids.
What does this mean? “Only submissions by writers of the Global majority will be considered for publication.”
Got it. Makes sense & hope this clarifies it for others
Thanks for the question, Sadie! In a constant effort to recenter the voices and knowledge of Black, Asian, Indigenous, Latine(x) people, we do not refer to ourselves as ethnic or any other minority. Global majority as a term rejects the idea that we are somehow less than in relation to whiteness. Long answer short, we are accepting work from Black, Asian, Indigenous and Latine(x) people exclusively for this column.
I hope this is helpful for others who might also be wondering!
Hi Sherisa. I'm an Indian writer based in the Middle East. Would my submission be considered?