Question

Explain what Trevor means when he mentions, “I was mixed but not colored - colored by complexion but not by culture. Because of that I was seen as a colored person who didn’t want to be colored” (Noah 120).

This is from the book " Born a Crime " by Trevor Noah

Answer 1

Trevor means that he was a black boy (considered colored) and mixed by culture, probably he had affiliation to more than two cultures. And as a result of his mixed culture, he was seen by other black people as someone who was denying his black heritage.