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In the passage "Mulattoes in colonial Mexico" there is the following sentence:

"Some said categorized persons i.e. mulata blanca used their light skin to their advantage if they escaped their unlawful and brutal incarceration from their criminal slave owners, thus 'passing' as free persons of color."

I suggest it be changed to the following:

"Some said categorized persons i.e. mulata blanca used their light skin to their advantage if they escaped slavery."

Slavery was legal in Mexico at the time and the passage about 'passing' in reference to their light skin is redundant.

Additionally, the rest of the passage seems to show that ideas about 'passing' are anachronistic, with a below passage stating; "There was considerable malleability and manipulation of racial labeling, including the seemingly stable category of mulatto." The passage continues on to give an example to demonstrate that racial categorization doesn't depend upon heritage but upon social perception, I propose that passing implies bypassing a system of exclusivity by being perceived as something you are not, and that in this case because racial understanding seems to be more rooted in that perception than of heritage, therefore the concept of 'passing' doesn't make sense. Opydoopy (talk) 08:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done I've updated the sentence as requested, but I also added a cleanup tag to a weasel word that remains in that passage. – Anne drew 21:13, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]