I was reading this article in the NY Times, and while not blended racially in the same way, culturally I am, so I understand there is ambiguity in ones definition of who they are, but I do wonder, if you can pass as White vs Black or Asian or LatinX--does race matter as much to you?
Here's the snippet of the article I think is worth mentioning as I ask this question and taking into consideration Karp is a very powerful billionaire I wonder what effect is has on the world.
From the NY Times article at https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/style/alex-karp-palantir.html:
Given Mr. Karp’s blended racial identity, I wondered how he felt about Mr. Trump’s attack on the vice president’s heritage.
“I think people are most fascinated by the fact of this whole Black-Jewish thing,” he said. “I tend to be less fascinated by that.”
He added: “I think that people always expect me somehow to see the world in one way or another, and I don’t really understand what that means. I see the world the way I see it. I think, at the end of the day, if people want to choose what their identity is, then they choose it, and that’s their definition.”
I note that he recently made an elite list of Black billionaires.
He shrugged. “Some Black people think I’m Black, some don’t,” he said. “I view me as me. And I’m very honored to be honored by all groups that will have me.”
He added: “I do not believe racism is the most important issue in this country. I think class is determinate, and I’m mystified by how often we talk about race. I’m not saying it doesn’t exist. I’m not saying people don’t have biases. Of course, we all do, but the primary thing that’s bad for you in this culture is to be born poor of any color.”
Just some random thoughts I was having.
