Halle Berry says her baby is black

Feb 09, 2011 9:05 AM by Caroline Goddard

Posted in Entertainment / Celebrity Gossip / Hookups, Breakups & Babies

Halle Berry & The 'one Drop' Theory

Regardless of what her baby daddy might believe, Halle Berry says her baby is black.

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Of the ugly rumors swirling around the Halle Berry custody war, the ugliest may be that Gabriel Aubry becomes enraged when anyone implies their daughter Nahla is anything but as purely white as the driven snow.

In an interview with Ebony, Halle Berry made her own feelings on the subject of little Nahla's mixed racial heritage perfectly clear -- in her mom's eyes, the baby is black.

"I feel like she's black," Halle told Ebony.

"I'm black and I'm her mother, and I believe in the one-drop theory."

If you've forgotten your high school history lessons, the so-called one drop theory refers to an old law that classified anyone with as little as a single African ancestor as black.

"If you're of multiple races, you have a different challenge, a unique challenge of embracing all of who you are but still finding a way to identify yourself, and I think that's often hard for us to do," she said.

Although it is unclear if the interview took place before or after the rumors of Gabriel's racist views came to light, the intent seems perfectly clear: Halle will pull out the big guns to win this battle.

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I also, had to double back and respond to Kimberly,don't speak for all black people regarding us "hating" on each other because of our skin color. That might be your story, but it's not all of ours. My family is a racial mix as well. I'm black and 1/8th native american. I often am mistaken for Puerto Rican because my complexion is brown, but my hair is curly, however, I'm not. My husband is biracial (1/2 black and white) and our 4 children come in shades from white with kinky hair to brown with wavy hair, however, that doesn't change us all from being black. Our worth isn't based on our skin color. We don't have a hierarchy based on complexion. Lastly, I want to add that my children all attend predominantly white schools where we have had to deal with discrimanatory issues, with them all. Even the light ones. I teach my children to deal with people on an individual basis because ingorance, just like intelligence, comes in all shades. Why would Halle's daughter reject being black. She's being raised by a black mother. I doubt that she will reject her heritage because that's what her mothers identifies with. You might want to prepare your kids though. Its going to be a shocker for them, when someone says something racial about you and they don't know how to react because you never acknowledged that they have a diverse racial background... and it should be hurtful to you, because its part of your heritage as well, whether you choose to acknowledge it or not.

Well, in all fairness to Halle, she is speaking from experience. Despite her diverse background, as a child with black skin, regardless of her background, she was treated (by racists) like she as black. It's not what you are, it's what you are identified with. Look at our president. He is identified as our first BLACK president. How many times have you heard him described as our first bi-racial president. Some of you may feel like the world has changed, but it hasn't to all people. Based on her own experiences, she is preparing her daughter for reality, and the fact that this is even an issue is proving Halle to be correct.

I have children of the same racial mix...I too am bi-racial (a little lighter skinned than Halle)and my husband is white. Our children are each a DIFFERENT skin tone. My oldest, a girl, looks Brazilian or of Spanish decent. Our son, looks ALL WHITE...blond hair, blue eyes and white skin. WHY IN GOD'S NAME would I ask my children to identify themselves as black!? It would only cause problems...I tell them they are MIXED/BI-RACIAL...if my daughter wants to claim black, so be it...if my son claims to be white...i'm okay with it. I am allowing them to identify with the race they feel most with. No matter what OTHER SAY...they can be WHATEVER they choose. Which is what Halle should consider...her daughter WILL NOT be accepted in a black community NO MATTER WHAT Halle wants to think...Black people hate on each other about being "light-skinned" and having "good hair"...now imagine NAYLA in the mix? Are you serious, this will only cause HELL for this little girl...Halle, be realistic...it will NOT WORK.

I think it's very silly of Halle to refer to her daughter as black. Halle herself is biracial and it is ignorant to assume her child will actually be accepted if she walks up to a crowd if black kids when she starts school . The child is 75% white and 25% black. In America she is white. If she so desperately wanted a black baby perhaps she should have dated a black man.

I am a victim of divorce. My parents divorce was finalized 3 days after my 5th birthday, and these custody cases can get ugly. I have seen stories of 2 sided celebrities, where what you see in public is not how they are in private. This kid is mixed, it is neither black or white. I have 2 mixed cousins. I don't believe that Gabriel is a racist, the N-word accusation was just a low blow put out there by a desperate mother trying to hold on to custody of their kid. Remember when Denise Richards made the false claim that Charlie Sheen molested their kids? Desperate mothers, regardless of racial makeup, do these types of things in custody cases all the time.

INCREDIBLE...... Wheather he likes it or not.....the baby is black and white. If he is upset about it he shouldnt have messed with anyone black and if she mad about him not accepting the fact his baby got black blood as well as white blood running in her precious body then thats on her for not checking out who she was messin with and his views on black and white! All was good when you was giving him some but now that you broke up it goes to black and white? ! ? ! .... Just get the custody battle up and over with. And know who you dealin with in the future. But I must say I was offended when he thought he had a pure white baby..... WHOA!

The baby is human; however, for the primitive humans of this world that needs a color to determine race, well, your child is both. I'm not sure of how one could say she's black based on the "one drop theory", but neither can one say she's white because she's "2/3 white". She's not mulatto and neither or you because that's a word that stems from mule. The fact is that each complexion, light, dark and anything in between is beautiful because we (all humans) come in those hues. Also, stop addressing your post as if you're talking directly to Halle because I doubt she knows anything about these sites.

in the eyes of most white americans, there are no 1/2 this or 1/4 that. you are either white or black etc. maria cary would love to be classified as white but in the eyes of "america" she is black. not to mention pres. obama, all they can see is a black pres. in the white house. so lets face it, hally berry's baby is also black and very pretty. if the others are black so is she.

Halle you are a true Mullato; by saying you are just one race is not being honest to your Mother. Your baby is 2/3 caucasian and 1/3 negroid. No shame in any of this! I am a mixture of European and Native American and if I had some Negroid blood I would be proud of it but I would not state emphatically that I am just one over the others this would be wrong!

Halle stop hating your caucasian roots; You are a true Mullato and your baby is 2/3 caucasian and 1/3 negroid. Celebrate your true ethnicity. Anything else will be viewed as racism on your part. I am a mixture of alot of races, a small part being Creek Indian. I take pride in the English, Scott, Irish, and the Native American.

Halle your baby is a mixed baby.So quit saying the baby is black! The baby would have been black had you had one with a black man!You are one mixed up person, and you are going to do alot of damage to Nahla if you continue with your one drop theory.