Why is the black race putting Barack Obama down as not actually being black?

Question

Instead of embracing the chance that the United States may soon have a black president, members of his own race are making it known that he's not "african american" by their terms. Because his forefathers weren't slaves in the United States, they are downplaying his "blackness" because he was born in Hawaii and his dad is from Kenya...not the son of a former slave.

Answer 1

Honestly i think its a Hillary thing, I think she is setting it up to cause Obama problems so she can try to make points before the primaries....its typical pre primary warfare IMO

Answer 2

I hate to open this would of worms, esspecially considering i'm an Obama Supporter, yet my pal and that i have theorized that the actual reason Obama married a black female quite than a white female is because he needed to substantiate that he were given the black vote---he has been in politics for a at the same time as and probably knew on the time he were given married that he would run for president faster or later. Oh properly perhaps it is basically my conspiracy concept, yet I wasn't the single which requested the question...

Answer 3

Mmmm...black race? I tend to think of only one race...the human race. Now, Mainstream media has posed the question, "is he black enough?". The term "black enough" is a simply term really aimed at accessing whether he has experienced any discrimination (and the trials and tribulations that go along with that) similiar to what current African-Americans have whose ancestors were apart of Slavery in America. My answer would be that he probably hasn't. But he is still a good candidate regardless of color. The entire talk surrounding is he "black enough" stems from white mainstream media, or specifically the comments of Democratic Presidential hopeful, Joe Biden made about Obama being the "first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy". Combine this with some jealousy from other past black candidates like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, and you can see why all the" hoopla". What all of us should be asking, especially the many small-minded racists, both black and white, is he American enough? Does he provide any truth is what America represents and what America can aspire to?

Answer 4

I am not only looking at his views because he looks Black. Or he has a Dark Skin tone. I do not like some of his opinions. I really dont care if the next president is Black or White. Since he is mixed with Hawaiian and African , as I am, it does not make us only one race. What about my moms race, Hawaiian, am I suppose to exclude her because my dad is African. No way, I will forget my mom. I'm sure he thinks the same way and so many other mixed races. Lets face it. America is the land of the rainbow!

Answer 5

I recently read an article that blacks said they didn't like someone who white people liked so much. They figured he must not be working for the interests of blacks if he was so popular with whites.

Blacks are very much a separatist group. They tend to think in terms of their race as a community and don't often see themselves as part of the larger American society, for whatever reason. Their victim mentality only promotes that. Since they can't identify with Obama, why should they trust him?

And of course, he isn't black. But he's not white either. I don't blame blacks for not accepting him as black, and I don't blame whites for not accepting him as white. Even his black heritage is not the same as most American blacks. He has North African features, as opposed to more congoid features. He can say he is black until he's blue in the face, but all the talk in the world won't make him look like most blacks in the US do.

Answer 6

To say that the "black race" is saying this simply isn't true, and not all black people in the United States had slaves as ancestors, so this is what might be referred to as "sour grapes". The better question should be "would he make a good president?" - which remains to be seen.

Answer 7

I read an article by this person who had done some research about what the African American people think of Obama. Basically many of them feel not only like they can't relate to him, but also that since a lot of "white" people like him, he must be bad for them. Honestly I have no idea whether or not that person had any idea what they were talking about, but hopefully people will just listen to what he has to say and what his views are, and vote based on that. Lets hope that the people in America can look past skin color and sex, and look at the views that each person represents.

Answer 8

The entire Black race?

How do you know what the entire Black race thinks about Barack Obama?

Did you speak with each and every Black person in the US?

Oh, and 'Venin_Noi' seems to be another one making generalizing about African-Americans....

Why would he be the son of a former slave? (Slavery ended 400+ years ago, stupid!)

Blacks aren't a monolithic people....

Like Whites, African-Americans may and may not agree with someone who in politics...(even if the person is of the same racial background).

I personally think the man is doing a great job...

So, you're going to think my opinion is what the entire black race in the U.S. thinks?

Use your head please....

Answer 9

It's really interesting to see how what I thought was race politics in America is actually class politics underneath. Obama is just not angry and downtrodden enough to pick up the so called black vote.

Answer 10

dont buy into the divisive words. Vote based on the issues not race etc.