White parents make the difference.

The black community feels that biracials should only see themselves as black. Not all, blacks of course but certain types. They don't understand why biracials push the biracial identity. They don't get why we don't see ourselves just as black people only.

The white parent is what makes the difference. The ones that often adopt the full black identity are often the ones who do not know their white parent.

When you are like me and most biracials, who are raised by their white parent only, you are not taught much about the black world, and therefore you do not feel black at all. You relate to blacks racially due to racism, but socially you do not always relate well to blacks.

Biracials will tell you they want to honor both sides. But the reality is that most biracials are very connected in some ways to their white side, and they may not fully like everything about the black side. They want to be able to have that middle ground of both or not have to feel forced to identify in a way they may not necessarily feel is them.

I usually put black on documents, and will sometimes put "other" or when given the chance check all that apply.

I am more connected to black history than I am the current state of the black world...so I do not fit in with many blacks of today.

There is a difference between being raised in the culture of whites, and then taking on white thinking (such as racism doesn't exist and and that racism is okay against blacks etc).

Biracials in some way or form feel less black because of their white parent, and the reality is they are less black than most. But it is growing up with that white parent that makes them want to take on a biracial identity, because they are closer to the white side than most blacks are. Some don't want to deny what is part of them...

Thats why its not so easy for biracials to just take on a black identity, lack of having the black side in one life, and then having alot of your white side in your life, makes you see things slightly different.