When a black man and a white woman have a child, does the child become white? If a white man and a black woman have a child, does the child become black?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 01:14

When a black man and a white woman have a child, does the child become white? If a white man and a black woman have a child, does the child become black?

No! Genetics are a roll of the dice.

These kids are neither White/Black, they’re them, mixed/biracial/whatever you’d like to label it. They are uniquely them.

Why would that make sense to you?

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Plus, less progressive societies usually, incorrectly, believe the man has the stronger genes. So this isn’t even a widely held belief. A common belief is that the father decides the race, which is stupid.

Regardless, just love the kids.

On the flip side, Serena Williams and her husband, Alexis Kerry Ohanian, their children (she had another baby) are lighter in skin tone:

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(All pics are available publicly, submitted to various media outlets anyone can access.)

Other examples.

Seal is a Black man and had children with his ex. Heidi Klum, a White woman.

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Their kids look like this:

It’s stupid AF. lol.

Clearly, this is a mixed bag. You never know what you will get.

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