Friday, October 3, 2014

biracial, by racial

Biracial or biracial ( one word ) means a person of two different races; a child of people who are of different races--
He is biracial, and he often thinks people are biased, both black and white.
They didn't object to his Japanese bride, but they worried about whether a biracial child be accepted.

By racial or by racial ( two words ) means through the means or agency of ( by ) [something] used to describe a portion of a population characterized by distinctive physical traits, that are passed on to descendants ( racial )--
If you are offended by racial stereotypes, don't watch this movie.
The Nazis tried to sort the population by racial traits.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"Their biracial children object to being classified by racial characteristics."

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