Taye Diggs Criticized For Not Wanting Son to Choose Black or White

Diggs explains that Obama is often referred to as black, as opposed to bi-racial.

As African-Americans we were so quick to say okay he’s black he’s black, and then there were the white people who were afraid to say he was biracial because who knows. Everybody refers to him as the first black president, I’m not saying it’s wrong, I’m just saying that it’s interesting. It would be great if it didn’t matter and that people could call him mixed. We’re still choosing to make that decision, and that’s when I think you get into some dangerous waters.

After receiving some backlash about his comments, he posted the following on Instagram.

P.S. Do you agree that Diggs’ son should identify himself as mixed or bi-racial, as opposed to only choosing one race?

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