Why is he referred to as African American when he is of mixed origins?
Why is he referred to as African American when he is of mixed origins?
Because anything less than pure white is colored.
he looks dark enough to be considered black.. and if he isn't, then something is wrong with your television set.
raverboy
...this is just my perspective on the situation...
people here still ascribe to the whole "one drop rule" thing. that means even if you have the smallest amount of black in you, you're black.
it's residual concept and mindset.
baby ya hustle. but me i hustle harder.
didn't you read my last post?? just adjust your tv monitor.
raverboy
...this is just my perspective on the situation...
He looks black, so that's what he is labelled.
If he looked white, they'd be calling him white.
Anyway, who cares?
i care a lot.
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baby ya hustle. but me i hustle harder.
i'm yellow but no one ever tells me that.
raverboy
...this is just my perspective on the situation...
Black, white, brown or yellow, it's all the same.
If you want to classify Barack Obama, he's an American. That's it. I'm sick of this stupid division. Multiculturalism is great in small doses, but the reality is we're supposed to be a united people. Not a whole bunch of groups and subgroups divided by the shallowest of differences.
I'm an American. Not latin American, not hispanic, not white, not any of that shit. American.
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His speech was great last night. Go Obama go!
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Michelle Obama is the hottest black Mama i've seen
People just really want to think they're being progressive and voting in a black president.
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