Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic What do you consider Barack Obama? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Uniq0ne Posted at 4:57 am on Nov. 6, 2008 I'm just curious. What do you all consider Barack Obama? I've been hearing nothing but he's a black guy, when he really is not... Black = African American and nothing else. His mother was white and his father was black. Oh and just for shits and giggles, here is a pic of me. Would you call me mixed, white or black just based on my skin tone? lol

Replies runthespread Posted at 3:57 am on Nov. 8, 2008 Multi. He looks Black but is also White. He lived some years in an Asian country and grew up in Hawaii, a state known for it's multi-cultural blend (which doesn't have a high population of Blacks or Muslims, by the way). kidd rune Posted at 2:35 pm on Nov. 6, 2008 Mixed. He has an Alpinoid-Med-Bruenn mother (with some Amerind ancestry) and a Negro father. latric3 Posted at 10:42 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Having dark pigment in ur skin makes u BLACK, regardless of ur genetics, it's what people will see u as and treat u as, even though he really is mixed. Bud2400 Posted at 10:24 am on Nov. 6, 2008 If we're looking at Obama's race strictly from a biological point of view, or however you'd like to call that, he's clearly mixed.  White heritage on one side and black heritage on the other. If we're looking at it from a more social perspective, then I'd say Obama is more black than white.  While I'm sure he doesn't treat his white half of his family any differently, he appears to identify more with blacks than whites, considering a few things such as his church, as well as statements about it made by himself. It'd be nice if Obama nor anyone else even paid attention to his race.  I personally find it of such little relevance that it bugs me how it's constantly brought up, especially lately through how he "made history."  I simply perceive Obama as any other individual, now our future president, and honestly nothing more. snowfish Posted at 10:17 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Uniq0ne at 7:57 am on Nov. 6, 2008 I'm just curious. What do you all consider Barack Obama? I've been hearing nothing but he's a black guy, when he really is not... Black = African American and nothing else. His mother was white and his father was black.   Oh and just for shits and giggles, here is a pic of me. Would you call me mixed, white or black just based on my skin tone? lol black =/= african american and nothing else that is SO simplistic I'm surprised you could even type it  up. That ignores the entire history of mixing between african slaves and native americans, ignores long histories of slaves being raped by white people, ignores black latinos (when the term latino has more to do with your language or location than skin color).  To be black is often not to know. The one drop rule has been in place for generations and it is only now starting to be questioned. Now that said, people of mixed race are often ignored and it is nice to see his mixed ancestry recognized. So he's black, and mixed, and african. Things don't have to be so black and white you know. Uniq0ne Posted at 6:08 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Check out this website guys, post how many you got right. http://www.pbs.org/race/002_SortingPeople/002_00-home.htm I only got like 5 right... lol atomictastic Posted at 6:03 am on Nov. 6, 2008 He's black... Some people says I look black, Spanish, and even heard I'm black & white lol. I'm mixed soooo.... Tyrant Posted at 5:32 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Uniq0ne at 7:28 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Tyrant at 5:15 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Uniq0ne at 7:09 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Tyrant at 5:08 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Uniq0ne at 7:03 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Tyrant at 5:00 am on Nov. 6, 2008           you see thats where your wrong, black means anyone mixed with a thoroughbred black person,     example black+white can equal black or mixed    No you are wrong.    Black has always been African American. It's until recently people with low intelligences have been calling multi racial people black.       NO YOUR WRONG WHAT DO YOU CALL BLACK FOLKS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES BLACK, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM AFRICAN AMERICAN   I call those guys Indian, Egyptian etc.   Whatever, I guess it's just all personal opinion.    HOW DO YOU CALL A BLACK PERSON FROM A PLACE SUCH AS AFRICA INDIAN??? I said I call indian dudes indian even though they look black. whatever at the end of the day your previous statement about all blacks being african american is incorrect PROgoth121 Posted at 5:30 am on Nov. 6, 2008 He's obviously mixed.  I think people who say he is black needs to go and see an eye doctor.  Either that or they need to use common sense.  Mixed isn't just black.   Uniq0ne Posted at 5:28 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Tyrant at 5:15 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Uniq0ne at 7:09 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Tyrant at 5:08 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Uniq0ne at 7:03 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Tyrant at 5:00 am on Nov. 6, 2008     you see thats where your wrong, black means anyone mixed with a thoroughbred black person,          example black+white can equal black or mixed       No you are wrong.       Black has always been African American. It's until recently people with low intelligences have been calling multi racial people black.   NO YOUR WRONG WHAT DO YOU CALL BLACK FOLKS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES BLACK, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM AFRICAN AMERICAN    I call those guys Indian, Egyptian etc.    Whatever, I guess it's just all personal opinion. HOW DO YOU CALL A BLACK PERSON FROM A PLACE SUCH AS AFRICA INDIAN??? I said I call indian dudes indian even though they look black. MattJ Posted at 5:15 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from r o c 2 at 8:13 am on Nov. 6, 2008 that nigga black you only see one color dog. Tyrant Posted at 5:15 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Uniq0ne at 7:09 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Tyrant at 5:08 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Uniq0ne at 7:03 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Tyrant at 5:00 am on Nov. 6, 2008        you see thats where your wrong, black means anyone mixed with a thoroughbred black person,   example black+white can equal black or mixed   No you are wrong.   Black has always been African American. It's until recently people with low intelligences have been calling multi racial people black.    NO YOUR WRONG WHAT DO YOU CALL BLACK FOLKS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES BLACK, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM AFRICAN AMERICAN I call those guys Indian, Egyptian etc. Whatever, I guess it's just all personal opinion. HOW DO YOU CALL A BLACK PERSON FROM A PLACE SUCH AS AFRICA INDIAN??? Uniq0ne Posted at 5:14 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Micus at 5:11 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Uniq0ne at 8:03 am on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from Tyrant at 5:00 am on Nov. 6, 2008   you see thats where your wrong, black means anyone mixed with a thoroughbred black person,       example black+white can equal black or mixed    No you are wrong.    Black has always been African American. It's until recently people with low intelligences have been calling multi racial people black. The old textbook definition described a black person as having even as little as 1/16'th black blood in the genes to qualify as black. People who didn't even look black were black because someone in their family tree married a black person. I'm going to start calling white people black now, just for the hell of it. r o c 2 Posted at 5:13 am on Nov. 6, 2008 that nigga black SexxxayParty Posted at 5:12 am on Nov. 6, 2008 he looks black so he is black Most recent 15 of 27 previous replies displayed.