EPTHas this issue ever been addressed by persons in the media or in fact by Barack himself?
I don't understand- why is barack obama black?
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HamerD
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Has this issue ever been addressed by persons in the media or in fact by Barack himself? | ||
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Hypnosis
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kidd
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HamerD
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Jibba
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![[image loading]](http://usversusthem.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/barack-obama-bling-bling-25322.jpg) That's why. | ||
thedeadhaji
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Same deal. Also derek jeter is half white but he's black. The list goes on. | ||
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GeneralStan
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blabber
United States4448 Posts
On June 05 2008 03:12 HamerD wrote: If his mother is white, then surely barack obama is 'mixed race' or 'half-caste'? Why are people obsessed with that word in his context. My two problems with this are a) Obama is an excellent candidate and leader regardless of colour, b) Obama isn't actually entirely african descendancy or entirely white descendancy (hmm apparently that's not a word but whatever) Has this issue ever been addressed by persons in the media or in fact by Barack himself? Isn't it like, at least in some states, if you are partly a minority race, you are considered that race. So if you're half white and half black, you're considered black. I'm not sure if that's a national thing, but I'm pretty sure it's like that in some states. Some extreme cases involve being like 1/16th black and rest white but still being officially black. | ||
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ahole-surprise
United States813 Posts
Also, racial politics in this country has traditionally been cast as black vs white, this would explain why Tiger woods is considered Black even though he's half Asian. | ||
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gg_hertzz
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On June 05 2008 03:22 GeneralStan wrote: Dreams from my father has quite about about Obama's struggle with race. The thing is that Obama isn't Black. He is indeed half-White and half-Kenyan, which is very different than the centuries of blending that American Blacks have. So a lot of his life has been centered around convincing blacks that he is indeed "black", spending his time in South Chicago and attending a Black church. your dad dreams about barack obama? | ||
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ahole-surprise
United States813 Posts
"Dreams from my Father" is a book by Obama I believe. If that was a joke, it was horrible. | ||
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Chef
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It's worth noting however, that if you're half-white, you probably aren't from the slums, so it's not like you've gone through all the strifes of your people. | ||
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d.arkive
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nofAcedAgent
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gg_hertzz
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On June 05 2008 03:38 ahole-surprise wrote: "Dreams from my Father" is a book by Obama I believe. If that was a joke, it was horrible. no, i really thought his dad dreamed of barack obama overcoming obstacles or something. t | ||
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jimminy_kriket
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Basic!
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HamerD
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gwho
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Carnac
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On June 05 2008 03:32 blabber wrote: sounds like the laws about jews in the 3rd reich with 1/16th jews and what notIsn't it like, at least in some states, if you are partly a minority race, you are considered that race. So if you're half white and half black, you're considered black. I'm not sure if that's a national thing, but I'm pretty sure it's like that in some states. Some extreme cases involve being like 1/16th black and rest white but still being officially black. | ||
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gwho
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Straylight
Canada706 Posts
On June 05 2008 03:21 thedeadhaji wrote: Tiger woods is half vietnamese but he's black. Same deal. Also derek jeter is half white but he's black. The list goes on. There was that time Oprah brought Woods onto her show and she like "Isn't it great to see black people succeed." Woods was like "I'm not black." | ||
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Mortality
United States4790 Posts
On June 05 2008 05:12 Carnac wrote: sounds like the laws about jews in the 3rd reich with 1/16th jews and what not That's exactly what it's like. Isn't affirmative action wonderful? | ||
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Mindcrime
United States6899 Posts
On June 05 2008 05:22 Mortality wrote: That's exactly what it's like. Isn't affirmative action wonderful? what the fuck | ||
alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
On June 05 2008 05:20 Straylight wrote: There was that time Oprah brought Woods onto her show and she like "Isn't it great to see black people succeed." Woods was like "I'm not black." LOL PWNED | ||
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OverTheUnder
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people are called black when they look black..omg it's crazy. | ||
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gwho
United States632 Posts
barack = hilary = mccain = bush. *ehem. | ||
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UmmTheHobo
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Krohm
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On June 05 2008 05:12 Carnac wrote: sounds like the laws about jews in the 3rd reich with 1/16th jews and what not Sometimes just generalizing what race a person is isn't a bad thing. I mean in my case, if people didn't it would be something like this... "Hey there goes that 1/8th black, 3/8ths Native American, 2/8ths Irish, 2/8ths British guy!" I'm such a mutt. But people ether think I'm white, or an Indian. (The very odd time people think I'm Asian... No idea why.) However, The 3rd Reich was pretty bad. They'd kill anyone who was a quarter Jewish, even if they were full out German speaking citizens. But if you were less then that, they would leave you be, as long as you were a German speaking citizen. No doubt they got it rough regardless. Probably with forced labour. Obama looks black. So thats all there really is to it. Not every news agency is going to refer to him as that Half White/Half Black guy. | ||
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BaDayOri
Korea (South)469 Posts
On June 05 2008 03:20 Jibba wrote: That's why. I thought that was real..for a second | ||
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kpcrew
Korea (South)1071 Posts
On June 05 2008 03:21 thedeadhaji wrote: Tiger woods is half vietnamese but he's black. Same deal. This makes Woods himself one-quarter Chinese, one quarter Thai, one quarter African American, one-eighth Native American, and one-eighth Dutch from wikipedia hes not vietnamese at all | ||
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.MistiK
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