I look white to a lot of ...

I look white to a lot of people. And I'm not. I'm African-American. I'm mixed. I like to call myself Mulatto because that definition fits. So, you know, I've dealt with the conflict my whole life between how I look and my actual ethnic and racial identity.
 Mat Johnson

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I love the idea of biracial. I actually don't use the word biracial. I tend to use mixed. Biracial to me accentuates the word race, and, you know, I don't really care for it.
 Mat Johnson
It is a great moment in every freak's life when he or she finds out that at least they are not the only one.
 Mat Johnson