Overdue response to Daly's article

Before I read Daly's I looked at the "before you read" question box and answer a few of the questions for myself. Both my parents are Jamaican, born and raised. However, when I asked them about our family history and traced back up the bark of our family tree...I realized there was a lot more to us than our Caribbean background. My great grandmother is Cuban, my great grandfather was Syrian, and there is even some Scottish and Mexican in our roots. To me it's so interesting to see that my family is so diverse. When I began to read article, I thought it was interesting that so many students were curious about their backgrounds and racial makeup. One part of the article that stood out to me, right at first glance, was the quote that some kids wanted to be part black. The quote shows just how much the generations have differed. Years ago, blacks were out casted and oppressed in history and now people want to have part of that color in them to be part of the culture. Just from my personal experiences and conversations in high school, I have heard a handful of people talk about how they wish they could be black. One guy I knew wanted to be black for basketball. He was in awe of the "natural skill and talent" black basket ball players all seemed to attain. Another girl, I actually met her this year, raved how she wanted to be black because it's "cool". Ha, when she told me that I had to laugh a little. I guess it doesn't matter what you genetic makeup says you are it only depends on how you choose to act. Just like the person in the article who found out they were part white... that shouldn't have any effect on their current lifestyle and it didn't.