Interracial babies (Half Cast) – Pros and Cons

Just few days back, I was at a saloon when this lady a Nigerian walked in with this very lovely adorable baby boy. He was mixed race (Nigerian and something else, I don’t know what, didn’t ask).  As we all gushed over this pretty boy, arguments arose about interracial babies. Trust me I learnt a lot I didn’t know before. Let me share.

It started with people coming over, touching the baby and wanting to hold him. Another lady there who also had two interracial children started about how the first lady should not let too many people touch her baby. Her argument was “this is naija o, you no know who b who, some people self go even one thief the pikin or use him for something. They can touch him now later he would fall sick meanwhile they don use am do something”.

A second argument arose from that with the other ladies present saying that if you continue like that with the kids will grow up to be proud. One said “Lebanese children too dey proud and arrogant, they dey always feel say them dey different” she said, using another of their friend’s interracial 15year old as an example of being rude, proud and lacking respect for her elders. And a third even arose that sometimes they have to be like that because of the ups and downs they face, they are neither white (Lebanese or whatever) or black (Nigerian). A lady said “Na so one half cast dey trek go school for street, im fellow naija children dey laugh am say dis one don chop eba oooo like say na curse”.

I was really amused by this discussion as I sat in my corner with my thoughts. First issue raised, I love babies (black, white, interracial) especially when they are so cute and really little. I can’t help but want to touch them. Don’t see anything wrong with people admiring my kid (if I had one) although I agree with the sentiment that parents need to be careful especially with germs passing from one’s hand to the baby. Or is it because he/she is half cast that is why you need to take extra care?

Second issue, half cast or not, I think it is improper for kids at all ages to be proud and arrogant to their peers not to talk of adults. I mean if he/she is doing that as a child and the parents Condon it, how will they behave when they are older? Plus such behaviours if condoned have a way of coming back to the parents. The earlier you correct your Child’s snobbishness to peers and arrogance to adults the better.

Third issue, so what if the “half cast” trekked to school, his house was probably close to the school but so what? If I were his parent I would let him know to ignore them and there is nothing wrong with eating eba or trekking. Plus life is not always rosy. People must always try to be unfair to you in life, it’s normal human behaviour and he should ignore, suck it up and face life’s challenge head on and strive. Take Ramsey Noah Jnr as example, you can be anything you desire to be. Colour has nothing to do with it.

What Do You Beautiful people Think?