I don't know. I remember hearing about the one drop rule when I was a kid. It seemed to be an American thing. I'm not American. Seemed an odd rule to me and still makes no sense. I don't think I've heard of the one eight blood rule. Seriously, it seems equally silly. I mean are we all going around with DNA results and family trees at the ready to deal with these so-called rules. Man, I could go on and on with the absurdity of it all. All I know is me, and what I am and am not