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<blockquote data-quote="Frederick" data-source="post: 2947061" data-attributes="member: 17825"><p>Hard to say. But i'd imagine a lot of people make up certain things. Native American blood is a big one, i've met a lot of white people that claim some Native-American ancestry, that's not unusual at all. Having Native-American blood is kinda like a cool thing. Of course, you're not native-american/black/asian or whatever unless you look like that race in my opinion. I also have a creeping suspicion that a lot of those that claim native american ancestry very possibly have none. That's not to say they're lying, but those sorts of things get passed down, too. Want some of that "wild" cherokee blood in them.</p><p></p><p>I come from the South, and my great-great-great grandad was a slaveowner. I know that a whole of interracial relationships occurred during the past. If you passed as white, they ignored it and lied about it. This stigma existed for a very long time, and a lot of the older generations are probably still inclined to lie about it, or were told lies from their relatives. So you could have some secret African slave DNA from an illicit tryst between a white and black, that they tried to cover up. Or worse, a slave rape, which was not uncommon back then.</p><p></p><p>Same goes for other races. Back in the one-drop-rule days, or just because of the stigma, it was a very taboo subject. so even people who think they're 100% white might have something there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frederick, post: 2947061, member: 17825"] Hard to say. But i'd imagine a lot of people make up certain things. Native American blood is a big one, i've met a lot of white people that claim some Native-American ancestry, that's not unusual at all. Having Native-American blood is kinda like a cool thing. Of course, you're not native-american/black/asian or whatever unless you look like that race in my opinion. I also have a creeping suspicion that a lot of those that claim native american ancestry very possibly have none. That's not to say they're lying, but those sorts of things get passed down, too. Want some of that "wild" cherokee blood in them. I come from the South, and my great-great-great grandad was a slaveowner. I know that a whole of interracial relationships occurred during the past. If you passed as white, they ignored it and lied about it. This stigma existed for a very long time, and a lot of the older generations are probably still inclined to lie about it, or were told lies from their relatives. So you could have some secret African slave DNA from an illicit tryst between a white and black, that they tried to cover up. Or worse, a slave rape, which was not uncommon back then. Same goes for other races. Back in the one-drop-rule days, or just because of the stigma, it was a very taboo subject. so even people who think they're 100% white might have something there. [/QUOTE]
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