First off, his mom was white, and she basically raised him as a white person. His dad was from Kenya, so he's not even really of African-American decent. I'm from Hawaii, where he went to highschool, and let me assure you, the highschool he went to (Punahou High School) is the preppyest school ever. I'm not attacking the guy or anything, I like his message of working together, although I am at odds with many of his political stances. What do you think about this, and the fact that the media is basically branding him as "different" because he's of color.
I'm brown skinned myself and I'm not a bigot or anything so don't even try call me racist.
2007-02-20 19:30:08 · 8 answers · asked by Wocka wocka 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Well yes he's mixed. But he considers himself a Black man. Which he's stated more than once. He looks Black, so therefore he will be considered Black. He goes to a predominately Black church, married a Black woman, and has Black kids. So I guess you would have to take that up with him why he considers himself Black.
2007-02-20 23:31:01 · answer #1 · answered by Amber 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hope this puts me ahead of the curve....
I don't really care what he or anybody else says about the color of his skin, or the neighborhood he grew up in. The big questions have to do with his vision for America and our interaction with the rest of the world.
Generally speaking, I too find myself at odds with what I know of his politics. We know what he is against, but not exactly what he is for. But that wasn't your question.
The media is branding him as "different" because he is not only darker skinned than most who run for President, but also because he is intelligent, articulate and charming. Some of the previous non-white candidates fell short in at least one of these areas, and Obama has a decent chance if nobody pins him down on specifics.
It has been demonstrated in the past that just because a candidate is not white, or not male, does not necessarily mean that constituents with that same trait will vote for that person.
2007-02-21 03:44:07 · answer #2 · answered by OldFogey 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People need to quit worrying about what he is...Is he black enough or is he just white?I say if he's ready to do a better job than our so called president, than i think everyone should give him a chance.We should look at what he has to offer in the political sense not what race he is.It will be a great step for this country if having a person who is not white run in the election, maybe even win.So people need to worry about what he has to offer and what he can do instead of "is he black enough."Let me ask you this what is being black???Exactly there is nothing specific so people need to quit saying all that crap.
2007-02-21 11:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by boriqua_052005 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My thing is, why do people always attempt to quantify and reduce blackness? He's a black man in America, racially mixed as legions of us are. He's african american because he is black and lives in America; the black experience in regards to limitations based on race isn't based on geography because this sort of racism exists all over. Eighty percent of blacks in America have at least one white ancestor if not more. And not all blacks attend public school and are non preps, especially in his generation.
I don't think you are a racist and I definitely don't want it implied. I just disagree a bit with what you state.
2007-02-21 03:52:22 · answer #4 · answered by JAdorE 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think this is awesome. If you ask me, being black should just be a matter of skin color, not upbringing or ancestry. Halle Berry, for example, is still considered black even though she obviously has white blood in her and doesn't make a career for herself out of being a stereotypical ghetto hoe. I don't know anything really about Obama's policies on anything, but if I had to choose one black guy to be president over this other black guy based SOLELY on their being black, I'd rather choose the one who lets his blackness only be his skin color, not his lifestyle.
Who would you rather vote for? Morgan Freeman or Chris Rock?
2007-02-21 04:23:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would have prefered to see retired general Colin Powell runnung than him HeBarak is brilliant but where is his experience
2007-02-21 03:36:02 · answer #6 · answered by devora k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah he's black enough to be discriminated against.
2007-02-21 03:46:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Looks dark to me.
2007-02-21 10:17:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋