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Race vs ethnecity?

I am latino. But i found out that one of my grandmother was red haired. So if she had red hair that means shes irish also. But she was puerto rican. If shes irish puertorican. that means shes Irish/native american. because she looked kind of asian like alittle, but with red hair and hazel eyes with very white skin. My dad was born blond and very white skin but he turned tanned and his blonde hair turned black when he got older. and all my grandparents were very light skinned. in fact most of my aunts and uncles look european. One of my grandfather who i know nothing about though. I had a picture of him. My mom told me that he used to travel the world andwhen she was little she was takin away from her dad( my grandfather) and she never saw him again. But i saw his picture and he looks very white also caucasian american like also. However i look almost nothing like my them why is this? I came out born very lightskinned and then i got tanner , but i always had straight soft

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2 weeks ago
jet black hair. but i actually look more south american. I had two girls confuse me for south american and before i even had people tell me I looked mexican and I am not mexican. Iand i get mad because my mom is puerto rican and my dad is dominican. Why is it that my grandparents looked very white and European but then my parents came out looking more Amerindian?
When people ask me about my race people are always confused. Because they say i look like a mix of races. Like im south american maybe and something else.
Also if i am potential irish because of one of my grandmothers had red hair how can you classify your race? it doesnt mae sense to me

2 weeks ago
If im probably irish, nordic, Amerindian, possibly part black, how can racially i fit into a racial catagory?

2 weeks ago
And if I am a mix of racists does that mean i can claim im any ethnecity i choose? not just latino?

2 weeks ago
mix of races*


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 2 weeks ago
jet black hair. but i actually look more south american. I had two girls confuse me for south american and before i even had people tell me I looked mexican and I am not mexican. Iand i get mad because my mom is puerto rican and my dad is dominican. Why is it that my grandparents looked very white and European but then my parents came out looking more Amerindian?
When people ask me about my race people are always confused. Because they say i look like a mix of races. Like im south american maybe and something else.
Also if i am potential irish because of one of my grandmothers had red hair how can you classify your race? it doesnt mae sense to me