Current Events > why do people even view obama as a black american?

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BreezyExcursion
04/30/17 7:10:49 PM
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his father was born and raised in kenya. he came to the usa for education, had a child and went back to kenya. barack was raised by his white mother, mostly not even in the continental US.

people act like obama was from the streets of chicago because he likes basketball. both of his parents have phds and his dad is foreign.
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CableZL
04/30/17 7:11:38 PM
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BreezyExcursion
04/30/17 7:12:11 PM
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CableZL posted...
Obama identifies himself as a black American

so does rachel dolezal
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bevan306
04/30/17 7:13:30 PM
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people view him as a black american because he is black, and an american
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Edgemaster97
04/30/17 7:13:49 PM
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BreezyExcursion posted...
people act like obama was from the streets of chicago because he likes basketball. both of his parents have phds and his dad is foreign.

Who does that?
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ThyCorndog
04/30/17 7:14:33 PM
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he's half black. I'm not sure what % black you need to be before you're considered black or not. I'm not an expert
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CableZL
04/30/17 7:15:23 PM
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BreezyExcursion posted...
CableZL posted...
Obama identifies himself as a black American

so does rachel dolezal


Yeah, but as you mentioned, his father is black.

And none of the things you mentioned in your OP counter to him being black or identifying as black. You don't have to be "from the streets of Chicago" to be considered black. Your parents having Ph.D.s doesn't mean you aren't black.

So what's your point?
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Antifar
04/30/17 7:16:03 PM
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History and context, mainly.
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G_G
04/30/17 7:16:15 PM
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bevan306 posted...
people view him as a black american because he is black, and an american

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Nomadic View
04/30/17 7:18:36 PM
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He considers himself black.

His father is black.

He has black characteristics and features.
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smoliske
04/30/17 7:20:02 PM
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CableZL posted...
Obama identifies himself as a black American


Elizabeth Warren identifies herself as a Native American but that doesn't make it true
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Axiom
04/30/17 7:20:36 PM
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G_G posted...
bevan306 posted...
people view him as a black american because he is black, and an american
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CableZL
04/30/17 7:20:47 PM
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smoliske posted...
CableZL posted...
Obama identifies himself as a black American


Elizabeth Warren identifies herself as a Native American but that doesn't make it true


And how is that comparable to Obama's heritage?

Oh yes, it's not.
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I4NRulez
04/30/17 7:21:17 PM
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BreezyExcursion posted...
his father was born and raised in kenya. he came to the usa for education, had a child and went back to kenya. barack was raised by his white mother, mostly not even in the continental US.

people act like obama was from the streets of chicago because he likes basketball. both of his parents have phds and his dad is foreign.


He's black and american

You can be educated and black. You dont have to be from the streets to be black.

There's no level of blackness that you have to achieve to be considered black
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BreezyExcursion
04/30/17 7:21:27 PM
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What exactly is it that people are so proud of him being the first black president? Is it really just half of his skin color?
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CableZL
04/30/17 7:21:54 PM
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BreezyExcursion posted...
What exactly is it that people are so proud of him being the first black president? Is it really just half of his skin color?


Do you understand US history?
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bevan306
04/30/17 7:22:25 PM
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BreezyExcursion posted...
What exactly is it that people are so proud of him being the first black president?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States
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Antifar
04/30/17 7:23:18 PM
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BreezyExcursion posted...
What exactly is it that people are so proud of him being the first black president? Is it really just half of his skin color?

History and context, mainly.
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BreezyExcursion
04/30/17 7:23:33 PM
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bevan306 posted...
BreezyExcursion posted...
What exactly is it that people are so proud of him being the first black president?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States

where does obama's heritage fit in this
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AmonAmarth
04/30/17 7:24:12 PM
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I consider him "mulatto".


the US census is just so weird.

it has White, Black, then instead of using Yellow/Brown, it starts going into ethnicity (Hispanic), or area groups like Pacific Islander, Asian, etc.

most African Americans "blacks" have some European ancestry.
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