TB: And I was like - ½ Native American - and I was like, great! Like, I mean, because it, it, the pool is like, so small.
uh what pool is so small? am i reading too much into this? because the reason people with actual native ancestry aren't cast is because brown haired whites like this dude are being cast
I think genetics only really touch what they have on record, but also, a set of siblings can take the test and pick up different ancestry because genetic are weird.
I don't mean inaccurate I think in the sense you mean. The other commenter who mentioned what they have on record explains it well.
The site itself has to always keep learning. If you've done them, then you'll see that your results get updated once in a while. Your results are going to be broad until the site gets more information to narrow it down, and as they look at different parts of your DNA. And so DNA they know less about might not even show. Just because something doesn't show on one of these sites doesn't mean you don't have ancestors from that region. I used to just get broad results for European (as one percentage) before it narrowed down to specifically Polish as part of my results, and that part of my family history is not that far back. My mom knew them. That took three updates.
But he obviously shouldn't be playing a Native American role if he has to go that far back, if he can't even name the person who it is.
So he as spicy white felt entitled to take a role from an actual Native American actor? And not only does he lack shame, but he feels like the casting people were wrong for not wanting to let his white ass have the role? And he thinks this is a cute story to tell, and not a terrible offensive thing he should be keeping to himself????
The podcast This Land has an episode that answers your question but to give a brief answer from that there’s a history of white people claiming Native American ancestry (especially Cherokee) based on “family lore” while the family has no knowledge of the basis of this “lore” and no meaningful connection to Cherokee Nation. This isn’t some innocent miscommunication, it’s a pattern of racism.
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uh what pool is so small? am i reading too much into this? because the reason people with actual native ancestry aren't cast is because brown haired whites like this dude are being cast
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How was 23 and Me inaccurate?
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The site itself has to always keep learning. If you've done them, then you'll see that your results get updated once in a while. Your results are going to be broad until the site gets more information to narrow it down, and as they look at different parts of your DNA. And so DNA they know less about might not even show. Just because something doesn't show on one of these sites doesn't mean you don't have ancestors from that region. I used to just get broad results for European (as one percentage) before it narrowed down to specifically Polish as part of my results, and that part of my family history is not that far back. My mom knew them. That took three updates.
But he obviously shouldn't be playing a Native American role if he has to go that far back, if he can't even name the person who it is.
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1/16th, my actual fucking ass.
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