Race roles in society means how we’re expected to act, speak, dress, groom, and conduct ourselves based upon our assigned race. For example, an educated black person who dresses in a blue collar outfit, listens to country, prioritizes their career is often considered "Acting white", outside the racial role they are supposed to play.
A person's expression of their racial role can be more important to sustaining their identity if they are of an ambiguous ethnicity. For example, President Barack-Obama, being born to both white and African parents, was often the target of 'acting white' before his presidential race.
J-Cole, having a similar proportion of ancestry to Obama, is nevertheless unquestioned in his expression as a black individual through his musical, hair and dress style.
In other words - for racially ambiguous people - they cement their identity by acting as the stereotypes that people come to expect from a particular race.
A person's expression of their racial role can be more important to sustaining their identity if they are of an ambiguous ethnicity. For example, President Barack-Obama, being born to both white and African parents, was often the target of 'acting white' before his presidential race.
J-Cole, having a similar proportion of ancestry to Obama, is nevertheless unquestioned in his expression as a black individual through his musical, hair and dress style.
In other words - for racially ambiguous people - they cement their identity by acting as the stereotypes that people come to expect from a particular race.
"The race roles people play in society are destructive to the core principle of treating people as individual people."
by Bluepup April 3, 2021
Get the Race Rolemug. a person who is trying too hard to seem like they're another race OR force themselves into cultural practices that don't belong to them.
by threethrees June 20, 2025
Get the race chasermug. Another driver driving all over you or having someone running all over your back bumper while racing stock cars. This act can cause you to get dumped like Kyle Busch in Homestead 2010.
Reporter: Why did you dump Kyle Busch?
Kevin: Oh he... He raced me like a clown all day. Driving all over me, running all over my back bumper, cut in front of me and I didn't lift.
Kevin: Oh he... He raced me like a clown all day. Driving all over me, running all over my back bumper, cut in front of me and I didn't lift.
by Butt Hurt Kurt June 10, 2019
Get the raced me like a clownmug. When people in the same shopping group all stand in different check-out lines and see who gets to the cashier first. The others then change lines so they can pay for their items with that person.
by Tykam993 September 12, 2009
Get the Line Racingmug. by Definitely not nate December 28, 2021
Get the Race traitormug. When you and your mates are at the races and your board shitless so you decided to see who can cum the quickest.
by The Gang Beast November 2, 2018
Get the Race Day Multimug. by Shawarma muncher June 26, 2025
Get the Rocket Racingmug.