use this as a reference. all of these people are half white, half black. THIS is passing.

THIS is passing. Troian and Jennifer are half black, Ben Kingsley is half Indian, and Darren Criss is half Filipino.

THIS is ethnically ambiguous. these celebs are also half white, except for Bruno, who’s 1/4.

THIS is ambiguous. the Jones sisters are half black, Auli’i is Hawaiian, the Rock is black and Samoan, and Daniel Sunjata is black and white.

apparently some of these people are 3/4 white. still. the concept remains.

this is a dumb definition. it’s not the 50s. we know these people’s origins because they don’t have anything to lose from being vaguely associated with POC. when people passed during Jim Crow, they were secretive because they could lose opportunities. that’s not the case now. https://twitter.com/firstgentleman/status/1306646954940788738

lastly, these are just some half black and half Indian actors. they’re not ambiguous, they just look mixed, and there’s a difference.

i made this thread because people are confused about the distinctions between these three categories. they’re similar, but the distinctions are important. ambiguous means you could be anything. passing means you look white. “looking mixed” usually means you look partially ethnic.