The thing is. A lot of mixed people who look more white, are not necessarily trying to pass. Rashida Jones, Jennifer Beals and Wentworth Miller never denied they were mixed. They got cast as white roles because Hollywood didn't care enough to understand many people identify as mixed and that not all mixed people come out looking non-white. More @Wikipedia
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