How does one describe somebody who is bi-racial?
And this question to ask how do you describe somebody who is black and got many great answers. Describing mixed races in this way would be too broad. How do I express some one as a black person?
Similar to how do you call someone black question then how do you describe somebody of two or more races?
Word like mixed and biracial do not depict that person unique features.
Some books that have the main characters on the cover so you have an idea of what the characters look like but some books do not.
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And this question to ask how do you describe somebody who is black and got many great answers. Describing mixed races in this way would be too broad. How do I express some one as a black person?
Similar to how do you call someone black question then how do you describe somebody of two or more races?
Word like mixed and biracial do not depict that person unique features.
Some books that have the main characters on the cover so you have an idea of what the characters look like but some books do not.
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– Galastel
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This question's not clear. Are you looking for the words biracial/biethnic? Something more specific? Or a phrase?
– Laurel
4 hours ago
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Are you sure that most books have their main character on the cover? Looking over my collection of mostly fantasy books I can find lots of weird symbols and dragons but only very few human-like characters. My mystery and thriller books also rarely show their main characters. Therefore I want to ask what genre you are interested in. It might make a difference whether you are talking about the "southern hill dwarves living under the burning sun" or "Josh, the guy from the other side of the street".
– Secespitus
4 hours ago
@Secespitus not to mention how often the image on the cover directly contradicts the description of the character within the text...
– Galastel
3 hours ago
@Laurel those words do not depict the persons features. Especially if they have unique qualities that can only begotten from a unique mix.
– Muze
3 hours ago
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And this question to ask how do you describe somebody who is black and got many great answers. Describing mixed races in this way would be too broad. How do I express some one as a black person?
Similar to how do you call someone black question then how do you describe somebody of two or more races?
Word like mixed and biracial do not depict that person unique features.
Some books that have the main characters on the cover so you have an idea of what the characters look like but some books do not.
dialogue description book scriptwriting
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And this question to ask how do you describe somebody who is black and got many great answers. Describing mixed races in this way would be too broad. How do I express some one as a black person?
Similar to how do you call someone black question then how do you describe somebody of two or more races?
Word like mixed and biracial do not depict that person unique features.
Some books that have the main characters on the cover so you have an idea of what the characters look like but some books do not.
dialogue description book scriptwriting
dialogue description book scriptwriting
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Related: writing.stackexchange.com/q/42125/14704
– Galastel
5 hours ago
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This question's not clear. Are you looking for the words biracial/biethnic? Something more specific? Or a phrase?
– Laurel
4 hours ago
2
Are you sure that most books have their main character on the cover? Looking over my collection of mostly fantasy books I can find lots of weird symbols and dragons but only very few human-like characters. My mystery and thriller books also rarely show their main characters. Therefore I want to ask what genre you are interested in. It might make a difference whether you are talking about the "southern hill dwarves living under the burning sun" or "Josh, the guy from the other side of the street".
– Secespitus
4 hours ago
@Secespitus not to mention how often the image on the cover directly contradicts the description of the character within the text...
– Galastel
3 hours ago
@Laurel those words do not depict the persons features. Especially if they have unique qualities that can only begotten from a unique mix.
– Muze
3 hours ago
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Related: writing.stackexchange.com/q/42125/14704
– Galastel
5 hours ago
2
This question's not clear. Are you looking for the words biracial/biethnic? Something more specific? Or a phrase?
– Laurel
4 hours ago
2
Are you sure that most books have their main character on the cover? Looking over my collection of mostly fantasy books I can find lots of weird symbols and dragons but only very few human-like characters. My mystery and thriller books also rarely show their main characters. Therefore I want to ask what genre you are interested in. It might make a difference whether you are talking about the "southern hill dwarves living under the burning sun" or "Josh, the guy from the other side of the street".
– Secespitus
4 hours ago
@Secespitus not to mention how often the image on the cover directly contradicts the description of the character within the text...
– Galastel
3 hours ago
@Laurel those words do not depict the persons features. Especially if they have unique qualities that can only begotten from a unique mix.
– Muze
3 hours ago
Related: writing.stackexchange.com/q/42125/14704
– Galastel
5 hours ago
Related: writing.stackexchange.com/q/42125/14704
– Galastel
5 hours ago
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2
This question's not clear. Are you looking for the words biracial/biethnic? Something more specific? Or a phrase?
– Laurel
4 hours ago
This question's not clear. Are you looking for the words biracial/biethnic? Something more specific? Or a phrase?
– Laurel
4 hours ago
2
2
Are you sure that most books have their main character on the cover? Looking over my collection of mostly fantasy books I can find lots of weird symbols and dragons but only very few human-like characters. My mystery and thriller books also rarely show their main characters. Therefore I want to ask what genre you are interested in. It might make a difference whether you are talking about the "southern hill dwarves living under the burning sun" or "Josh, the guy from the other side of the street".
– Secespitus
4 hours ago
Are you sure that most books have their main character on the cover? Looking over my collection of mostly fantasy books I can find lots of weird symbols and dragons but only very few human-like characters. My mystery and thriller books also rarely show their main characters. Therefore I want to ask what genre you are interested in. It might make a difference whether you are talking about the "southern hill dwarves living under the burning sun" or "Josh, the guy from the other side of the street".
– Secespitus
4 hours ago
@Secespitus not to mention how often the image on the cover directly contradicts the description of the character within the text...
– Galastel
3 hours ago
@Secespitus not to mention how often the image on the cover directly contradicts the description of the character within the text...
– Galastel
3 hours ago
@Laurel those words do not depict the persons features. Especially if they have unique qualities that can only begotten from a unique mix.
– Muze
3 hours ago
@Laurel those words do not depict the persons features. Especially if they have unique qualities that can only begotten from a unique mix.
– Muze
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Where I live, belonging to two-three ethnic groups is the norm. Children in school boast about being a quarter Iraqi, a quarter Moroccan, a quarter Polac and a quarter old Jerusalemi.
How does one describe people when that's the situation? One forgets ethnicities (since by this point, they affect the kitchen more than anything), and describes what people actually look like. One mentions hair colour, and whether it's curly or straight. Skin colour: it can be pale, sunburnt, tanned, all kinds of brown. See also my question How to describe skin colour, if “white” is not the point of reference? There are facial features: eyes, lips, nose, cheeks. There's body shape - slim, curvy, whatever. There's the clothes. It's not about hanging "race" tags on a person (whatever "race" means anyway) - it's about describing the individual in front of you, and what that specific individual looks like.
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Personally, speaking as a person with a diverse heritage, I think "biracial," "multiracial" and "multi-ethnic" are all reasonable, non-offensive descriptors. "Indeterminate ethnicity" is a acceptable visual descriptor for someone whose ethnicity can't be readily determined.
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Yes but it does not describe the features of the person ethnic groups.
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Where I live, belonging to two-three ethnic groups is the norm. Children in school boast about being a quarter Iraqi, a quarter Moroccan, a quarter Polac and a quarter old Jerusalemi.
How does one describe people when that's the situation? One forgets ethnicities (since by this point, they affect the kitchen more than anything), and describes what people actually look like. One mentions hair colour, and whether it's curly or straight. Skin colour: it can be pale, sunburnt, tanned, all kinds of brown. See also my question How to describe skin colour, if “white” is not the point of reference? There are facial features: eyes, lips, nose, cheeks. There's body shape - slim, curvy, whatever. There's the clothes. It's not about hanging "race" tags on a person (whatever "race" means anyway) - it's about describing the individual in front of you, and what that specific individual looks like.
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Where I live, belonging to two-three ethnic groups is the norm. Children in school boast about being a quarter Iraqi, a quarter Moroccan, a quarter Polac and a quarter old Jerusalemi.
How does one describe people when that's the situation? One forgets ethnicities (since by this point, they affect the kitchen more than anything), and describes what people actually look like. One mentions hair colour, and whether it's curly or straight. Skin colour: it can be pale, sunburnt, tanned, all kinds of brown. See also my question How to describe skin colour, if “white” is not the point of reference? There are facial features: eyes, lips, nose, cheeks. There's body shape - slim, curvy, whatever. There's the clothes. It's not about hanging "race" tags on a person (whatever "race" means anyway) - it's about describing the individual in front of you, and what that specific individual looks like.
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Where I live, belonging to two-three ethnic groups is the norm. Children in school boast about being a quarter Iraqi, a quarter Moroccan, a quarter Polac and a quarter old Jerusalemi.
How does one describe people when that's the situation? One forgets ethnicities (since by this point, they affect the kitchen more than anything), and describes what people actually look like. One mentions hair colour, and whether it's curly or straight. Skin colour: it can be pale, sunburnt, tanned, all kinds of brown. See also my question How to describe skin colour, if “white” is not the point of reference? There are facial features: eyes, lips, nose, cheeks. There's body shape - slim, curvy, whatever. There's the clothes. It's not about hanging "race" tags on a person (whatever "race" means anyway) - it's about describing the individual in front of you, and what that specific individual looks like.
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Where I live, belonging to two-three ethnic groups is the norm. Children in school boast about being a quarter Iraqi, a quarter Moroccan, a quarter Polac and a quarter old Jerusalemi.
How does one describe people when that's the situation? One forgets ethnicities (since by this point, they affect the kitchen more than anything), and describes what people actually look like. One mentions hair colour, and whether it's curly or straight. Skin colour: it can be pale, sunburnt, tanned, all kinds of brown. See also my question How to describe skin colour, if “white” is not the point of reference? There are facial features: eyes, lips, nose, cheeks. There's body shape - slim, curvy, whatever. There's the clothes. It's not about hanging "race" tags on a person (whatever "race" means anyway) - it's about describing the individual in front of you, and what that specific individual looks like.
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Personally, speaking as a person with a diverse heritage, I think "biracial," "multiracial" and "multi-ethnic" are all reasonable, non-offensive descriptors. "Indeterminate ethnicity" is a acceptable visual descriptor for someone whose ethnicity can't be readily determined.
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Yes but it does not describe the features of the person ethnic groups.
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Personally, speaking as a person with a diverse heritage, I think "biracial," "multiracial" and "multi-ethnic" are all reasonable, non-offensive descriptors. "Indeterminate ethnicity" is a acceptable visual descriptor for someone whose ethnicity can't be readily determined.
answered 3 hours ago
Chris SunamiChris Sunami
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Yes but it does not describe the features of the person ethnic groups.
– Muze
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Personally, speaking as a person with a diverse heritage, I think "biracial," "multiracial" and "multi-ethnic" are all reasonable, non-offensive descriptors. "Indeterminate ethnicity" is a acceptable visual descriptor for someone whose ethnicity can't be readily determined.
answered 3 hours ago
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Personally, speaking as a person with a diverse heritage, I think "biracial," "multiracial" and "multi-ethnic" are all reasonable, non-offensive descriptors. "Indeterminate ethnicity" is a acceptable visual descriptor for someone whose ethnicity can't be readily determined.
answered 3 hours ago
Chris SunamiChris Sunami
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Yes but it does not describe the features of the person ethnic groups.
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Yes but it does not describe the features of the person ethnic groups.
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Yes but it does not describe the features of the person ethnic groups.
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– Galastel
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This question's not clear. Are you looking for the words biracial/biethnic? Something more specific? Or a phrase?
– Laurel
4 hours ago
2
Are you sure that most books have their main character on the cover? Looking over my collection of mostly fantasy books I can find lots of weird symbols and dragons but only very few human-like characters. My mystery and thriller books also rarely show their main characters. Therefore I want to ask what genre you are interested in. It might make a difference whether you are talking about the "southern hill dwarves living under the burning sun" or "Josh, the guy from the other side of the street".
– Secespitus
4 hours ago
@Secespitus not to mention how often the image on the cover directly contradicts the description of the character within the text...
– Galastel
3 hours ago
@Laurel those words do not depict the persons features. Especially if they have unique qualities that can only begotten from a unique mix.
– Muze
3 hours ago