Is He Really the First African American President?

[Ziggy Stardust]

He's both black and white, but he's not grey.

He's the first hybrid President of the USA.

 

[Agent327]

http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2008/11/05/will-obama-victory-end-racial-identity-politics/

(I can post many, many more if need be.)

 

[scherbchen]

American? check
Raisd by a single white mom and grandparents? check

difficult to get more white trash than that if you wanna analize it at that level.

See what I did there. Phrase a question right and you can get whatever answer you set out to look for.
Discussion doesn't have to be reduced to a lame soundbite or definitive answer. Merely exploring the question can be an interesting way of exploring the issue of race and peoples attitudes to it. Race is a far bigger issue in American society, language and politics than it should be. ....

I certainly see what you tried to do there, yet that example is just so horribly wrong. Your point, however, is taken. (More or less) clever little soundbite or no I stand by it: it is difficult to become more African American than actually being half black African and half American. If there is a list of racial prejudices to be checked off in order to qualify for the label I am not aware of it.

 

[Mercenary82]

He's not really an African-American, we need some kind of term that distinguishes recent African immigrants from decesdants of African slaves who ended up becoming a distinct group. He's the first black president since most people consider being half-black "black".

 

[nonconformist]

Well, I like to see myself as a "Man's half white" kinda guy rather than "guy's half black", so I consider myself an optimist

 

[Mercenary82]

Thats racist since you consider the white half optimal.

 

[RedRalph]

Thats racist since you consider the white half optimal.

 

[nonconformist]

You're racist cos you lynch negros

 

[Mercenary82]

You're racist cos you lynch negros

Now why would you just blatantly accuse someone of lynching negroes, are you completley insane?

 

[nonconformist]

Hey, man, I'm not the one out lynching negroes

 

[RedRalph]

Now why would you just blatantly accuse someone of lynching negroes, are you completley insane?

Yeah, lay off the blacks, please. We dont want no strange fruit around here.

 

[Agent327]

The basic premise of this thread is wrong; there is no black/Afro-American that doubts Obama will be the first black president.

But if anyone missed the news:

http://www.star-telegram.com/855/story/1021248.html

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/05/BAIV13USV3.DTL

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODRiNjk2MmViMjFhZTcyYzU1MTk1MjczZDViNTVlNjk=

 

[Dachs]

Now why would you just blatantly accuse someone of lynching negroes, are you completley insane?

The comment in question is referential humor.

 

[Luckymoose]

Warren G. Harding was a negro.

 

[Lay_Lay]

Harding it is then. The first Black President.
But Obama will be the darkest skinned of all the White Presidents, which is something.