Spencer Wells has written on the fact that all of us have DNA from the first homosapiens who are black.

I have a pretty racist grandmother whose family was originally from the Carolinas. They used to have a Tobacco Plantation and also claimed to have some Cherokee Indian descent. So she gets a DNA test and BOOM no Cherokee or Native descent but 4% African , it was hilarious.

In the immortal words of Jim Nabors, Surprise, Surprise, surprise!"

Do you know how many americans that consider themselves blacks are discovering they are part white through DNA tests?

I would not be surprised, I would be fascinated. It's always interesting to learn new things about your ancestry.

I'd be happy. I know it isn't logical to feel this way, but sometimes I don't like being a middle aged white dude because they are, IMHO, the main ones screwing up the country.

"black" and "white" are artificial and superficial constructs. It's no surprise that in the USA people are discovering quite bit of mixing. That's what we do. I respect culture but know from the data that skin color is not really a valid distinguishing factor.

Through 23andme I found that I have a trace of black DNA. It is interesting, but not a shock.

We are all of African descent regardless of our race.

These are my summaries from Ancestry & 23andMe. The only surprise was that what my parents told me was true.

Also, Neanderthal variants = 288. This is more than 67% of 23andMe Customers. However, my Neanderthal ancestry accounts for less than 4% of my overall DNA.

Was talking about DNA testing with my flatmate and just before christmas , went ahead and bought a test kit - the results are in - amazing, not at all what I was expecting- I actually think it should be mandatory -

My mom's family came over on the Mayflower so I wouldn't be at all surprised and it wouldn't bother me at all. If I knew they were slave owners I'd be bothered by that.

My daughter has mixed race children- when she was pregnant with the second one her pos sire told her that she was a whore and disgusting and that if he could get away with it he would kill that fucking monkey (her son)

His family comes from WV so I bought both of us DNA tests. My daughter is praying that mine has no african dna but hers does.

Gotta admit if it does, I am gonna find a way to make sure he finds out. Fuck, I will take out a full page ad in his newspaper

I wouldn't be remotely surprised.

Well, I've had my DNA done, and I'm not, but I was disappointed when I found that out. I think it's pretty lame that NO ONE in my lineage has ever crossed out of their own group and married someone of a different race. Cowards.

[telegraph.co.uk]

Here’s what many many in Britain, thus many of us in the US may also find interesting:
[theguardian.com]

There goes the 1 drop rule. It would not bother me in the slightest, I am that I am.