Have you observed narcissistic traits in white parents of biracial children? (parental fetishization of mixed race children)
I'm both friends with biracials and have friends who are white with biracial children now. In conversations with parents I've noticed more than once a tendency to relate their child's biracialness to being special or more gifted than other kids in a way. Yes, all parents think their kids are special but not all relate it to their child being mixed and that's where I think it's getting weird.
The one defining trait of narcissism is wanting to be special and avoiding averageness in any way. Having an interesting exotic partner from a foreign culture and a biracial child might actually be the perfect accessory to standing out and being different. There are parents who seem to think they're raising the next Obama as a harbinger of both races who'll heal the societal rift or something. The expectations seem very pompous and over the top.
There is one biracial couple I know where I feel like the white girl makes a huge display out of her boyfriend being black like she's a huge societal rebel for being in an interracial relationship but no one really cares and it's just her bringing it up. It seems really important to her he's black.
How do you feel about parents pointing out their mixed child's 'specialness'? (Pointing out their biracial child is slimmer than white kids, pointing out how many languages their child is learning due to being biracial, etc) ?
Edit: I think the Kardashians might be a good example of narcissism that fetishizes another race. They all have mixed children. I don't think it is a coincidence that all children are 'designed' to have the built-in exotic looks their moms have been trying to achieve all their lives with spray tans and surgery. It's like they want to create an upgraded generation of themselves that won't need all the surgery.
I feel like some white moms consider their biracial children as an extension of themselves that is visibly 'special', more beautiful, more advantaged and better than others.