Just heard Senator Obama being called the first Afro american Senator on cnn even though the mom is white!
2007-02-27 02:20:44 · 13 answers · asked by magicx 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I think they're going by appearance. If they look black, they call them black.
2007-02-27 02:24:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's because some bigots came up with the "one-drop" rule. Which is, if you have 1 drop of ***** blood, then you are a *****. This lie was prepeturated and I still hear people saying that.
Actually, it is not legal by any means. It's just that people believe it and when babies are born they are encouraged to certify them as black.
I have two grandchildren that are mixed white and black. One wants to be considered white, the other black. The birth certificate says they are black. There mother could have, if she wanted to, declared them white. But she, even though white, prefers the black race.
I think the children should decide when they are able and just check the box they want to when they are asked the question.
In actuallity, we are all black! We are all from black Adam and Eve. Out of the heart of Africa!
2007-02-27 02:41:10 · answer #2 · answered by etreebranch0502 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because in the US if a person has even one black feature, ie, skin color, hair etc, they are considered black based on the "one drop rule." This is not true in other countries where the opposite is often true; any "white" feature makes you white even if your skin is very dark.
According to NCHS registering a childs race according to the mothers race if one parent is black and the other white began in 1980. Before that if one parent was white the childs race was registered according to the other parent.
Byw, Sen Obama is not African American - he is part of the African diaspora, meaning, his paternal African ancesters were not slaves in the US.
Why would CNN allow inaccurate reporting? Superficiality is my bet. I prefer reading the Christian Science Monitor. They get it right more often.
2007-02-27 03:23:56 · answer #3 · answered by luv books 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The old adage in the USA is a drop of Black blood makes you Black.
Like Tiger Woods says....that eliminates his mother from who he is.
It's pretty stupid really and changing as we speak.
2007-02-27 02:25:23 · answer #4 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
because if you have black in you then you are considered part of that race. if that were the case, no person in america could be considered black or white because we are all mixed!
2007-02-27 02:29:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Generally because they usually look more black than white perhaps?
2007-02-27 02:27:00 · answer #6 · answered by v_mordecai_v 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
generally speaking , I am not sure what the legal, technical or ethical reasons are for this, but it is generally considered that any amount of black ancestry makes you black even if you look white.
2007-02-27 02:25:13 · answer #7 · answered by Angela C 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yeh.the same reason why MOST of them grow up thinking theyre 100% blk...they assume they are only blk..but whatever,im Hispanic of Multicultural descent(mixed hispanic),i love my featutes...sh yt! ...lmao
2007-02-28 11:54:43 · answer #8 · answered by liz c 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My child is mixed and he will grow up saying he is mixed. Simply because he is not one or the other.
2007-02-27 03:31:50 · answer #9 · answered by coutterhill 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because if you're black you get the bonuses of political correctness.
2007-02-27 02:24:35 · answer #10 · answered by Ory O Oreo 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋