2007-03-16 22:16:38 · 10 answers · asked by sapper21B 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
his father was from africa and his mother was a white american. he seems to identify as african american. he is married to an af. am. woman.
2007-03-16 22:21:58 · answer #1 · answered by njyogibear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know I am going to sound naive, but should anybody really care, pro or con?
Question is: does he (or anybody else who is a candidate for office) have the ablity and will to do the job? Is his experience something that will help or hinder him in office? Is he a fast and stable learner who can remedy areas where he lacks experience? Is he a listener, and who does he listen to? Do you trust him?
Politics should grow up and get beyond race and gender issues. There are serious questions to be asked, and serious issues to be addressed. Debates about whether Obama is truly black, or whether he is black enough (or whether he is white, and is white enough) are diversions.
2007-03-16 22:36:12 · answer #2 · answered by silvcslt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know I dated a mestizo in Colombia, she identified as white. A lot of people think that "whiteness" is a static and universal phenomenon. It is not. Many of these same people preceeded me and called you an idiot. It is too bad, because the question of what makes one white or black (in one place as opposed to another) is entirely legitimate, certainly more so than most of what I see on the news.
Obama is what he identiies as, all the rest is unimportant. Luckily, inter-marriages are illustrating how frivolous these designations really are.
2007-03-16 23:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by Mark P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is not. He is an American competing for the highest office in your country.
His skin is brown. His background is multicultural. He is not black.
"Black" is a pejorative term or a term of affection used in the US. Either way it is bigoted.
So "if so?" is irrelevant.
2007-03-16 22:42:09 · answer #4 · answered by salubrious 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
YOU'RE NOT AN IDIOT. You have every right to ask this question it is very important. Someone on Q&A offered this reference: B Obama Kenya MauMau.
2007-03-17 00:21:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If he says he is an African-American one more time, he will not get my consideration. Alot of people feel the same way. When will he just say he is an American? Arrogant fool.
2007-03-17 03:39:41 · answer #6 · answered by count_bongula666 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
why is he black, i would think that his parents are black. or at least one has to be.
2007-03-18 00:05:58 · answer #7 · answered by allen w 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because all the other options were taken.
2007-03-17 12:25:29 · answer #8 · answered by Venita Peyton 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares? All I care about is his views.
2007-03-17 03:10:39 · answer #9 · answered by mnwomen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
I just wanted the two points for answering this question and stating for the official record, "You are an idiot!"
2007-03-16 22:31:48 · answer #10 · answered by Blue Hyena 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋