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The Mixed Issue Jessica Youen-Diggles The Mixed Issue Jessica Youen-Diggles

Biracial Fetishization & the World of Racial Breeding— No, Mixed Kids Are Not the ‘Future of Diversity’

The fetishization of mixed-race people is an odd phenomenon seen in social media and beyond. Let me fill you in on the latest controversy: a TikTok featuring a white woman, who, after scrolling through pictures of (adorable) mixed white-Asian babies, flew to an East Asian country in search of an Asian partner who could fulfill her Pinterest-fueled, baby-fever dreams. And, that’s exactly what she did.

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