Opposite One Drop Rules Analysis

Opposite One-Drop Rules Society is ever changing, but because of these changes, many have a binary focus on what they deem as important, forgetting that which may be a valuable part of history. Laura E. Gomez Author of Opposite One Drop Rules describes on how U.S history is not solely based on the black and white relationship but a diversity of races. Laura also goes on further in describing how the American society, assigned the race of an individual which was determined by others who were white. Coincidently, ethnicity was determined by the group members of an ethnic group. This is the case with Mexican Americans who were considered to be white, although they lacked the same privileges a white American would have, ignoring their race and classifying them as an ethnicity.
Laura emphasizes countless historical events, which prove her …show more content…
Gomez and Pigmentocracies by Edward Telles, share a common view. Thus, they both try to inform the reader that mestizos although not fully white were considered to be at a higher position than afro descendants. Although during the 18th and 19th century Mexico was over populated by mestizos and Afro descendants and revised a theory where to maintain supremacy they must accept the indigenous people and procreate in hopes of their white genetics will over shadow their indigenous phenotype and culture. I believe, that the readings were aligned properly due to the fact, that the first reading gave the perspective of how the U.S dealt with Mexican Americans(mestizos). Concurrently, the second reading gave their perspective in how Mexico handles multiculturalism and races. After reading both articles it is simple to see and notice that Mexico became more accepting of mestizos but still kept afro descendants at a lower hierarchy just like the U.S although unlike the U.S, Mexico did not go through segregation and inhabitants may have considered mestizos as a race rather than an