Why does everyone keep calling Obama black? leave him ALONEEEEEEEEE :'( >.>

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    Why does everyone keep calling him black.
    He's biracial
    mixed
    black
    and white
    That means he's just as much white as he is black. Gah.
     
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  2. smatts9

    smatts9 Active Member

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    He looks predominately black, so he is called black. Like Tiger Woods looks more black than he does Asian, so we call him black.
     
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    Colbyt Notable Member

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    So why does race have anything to do with it?

    It sure is not a standard that I would apply.
     
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  4. touchAshley

    touchAshley Active Member

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    I don't think it's right to call him black/african american when he is mixed.

    What race are you guys? I'm gonna start calling everyone by their skin color.
     
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    tbarr60 Notable Member

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    #5
    Thai-ger Woods is Cablinasian.

    BTW, Hilary is half man.
     
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    Bohol Peon

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    Doris Lessing said something awful on Obama's fate.
     
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    You can call me white, I don't mind. The next century belongs to the Chinese though.:rolleyes:
     
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    Rebecca Prominent Member

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    #8
    Oprah is calling him a black man, you should write to Oprah as well...:)
    source
     
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    britishguy Prominent Member

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    soniqhost.com Notable Member

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    How dare Oprah call Obama a black man? We should protest her show.
     
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    #11
    While I agree that the issue of his race shouldn't be as big as it seems to be with some folks, it is quite normal for folks who are of a mixed racial background white & black) to think of themselves and be referred to as black. Why? Well that's a deeper issue than I feel like getting into right now ;)
     
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    Rebecca Prominent Member

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    I know, it's an outrage. We should boycott Obama to protest Oprah.
     
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    touchAshley Active Member

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    oh elaborate please
     
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    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    There is nothing wrong with calling a man black or white or yellow as long as you don't mean it in a derogatory manner. Nothing wrong as in calling a table a table.
     
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    Rebecca Prominent Member

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    I don't think tables want us to call them that anymore. The new politically correct term for dinner tables in America is American Food Stand. If it is a lightstand table, they want to be called American Slab O' Board. :p
     
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    Blogmaster Blood Type Dating Affiliate Manager

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    #16
    I'm already used to that living in Costa Rica.
     
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    He is a charismatic man. I don't know much about American politics but it looks like a big acheivement what he has done so far already. It should be quite hard to mess with a dynasty in such brutal competition.
     
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  19. touchAshley

    touchAshley Active Member

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    I was mocking that video(chris crocker) in this threads title, obviously

    Anyway, y'all can call me that peach guy from now on












    :)
     
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    #20
    Let's look at the bigger issue

    Humans are no longer called humans

    But rednecks, liberals, democrats, punks, emo, goth, christians, muslims, buddhists, americans, africans, asians ...... and so on

    We are divided by colour, race, region, religion, habits and such

    United we stand, Divided we fall

    We have fallen ........ far
     
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