Why are people so wrapped up in this idea of mixed kids and mixed babies?

IDK if anyone else feels the same way, but I see a lot of people in certain groups (and social media in general) that go crazy over mixed kids... Maybe it’s because I’m mixed myself, however, it doesn’t sit right with me when I see people posting or asking the following:

1. When will my (mixed) kid’s colour start showing?

2. Look at my 1/4 ____, 1/4 ____, and 1/2 ____ baby!

3. Please send me pictures of half white and half Asian babies, I’m having baby fever.

4. I can’t wait to have mixed babies with my partner.

5. Mixed kids are honestly the cutest (this is with regards comparing them to children of one cultural background).

All of this honestly saddens me as it treats us mixed people as some sort of prized pedigree dog. Like for starters it’s honestly rather harmful to be using these fractions and percentages to describe one’s background. People use it to make us feel like we aren’t enough of one culture (because we’re not 100%?...). And in many cases can cause identity issues as one might not feel close enough to one or more of their cultural backgrounds because both parents aren’t of that background (especially if certain cultures are passed down paternally).

More so, like I said, this is a human, not some sort of mixed dog that needs to be identified using percentages and fractions. You are fully all of your background, thats why its best (IMO) to say you’re ____ and ____ without the percentages or fractions. (Sorry if this doesn’t make sense, I tried my best explaining it without going on and on).

Another thing I’d like to add is that babies and mixed kids are not aesthetic or some sort of handbag people can parade. These types of posts are harmful and only promote this idea that mixed kids are some sort of god-tier of the human race.

There are countless posts like this and quite frankly on many platforms across the internet, and it honestly hurts to see this immense fetishisation of mixed kids.

Please do share your thoughts on this topic. It’s something I’ve been wanting to post about for a while but never had the guts to as I feared facing backlash. This post is not targeting anyone specifically, I just want to bring light to this issue that’s a major problem within society. It keeps on getting swept under the rug because people don’t understand the harm it can have on future generations of mixed people.

Sorry that this was a long read. I hope what I’m saying makes sense. :)

Note: Please no arguing or hateful comments in the comments section. Let’s keep it civil.