Rep. Harold Ford, Jr: Family (Race) Issues?

[MsFoxyLoxy77]

I stumbled upon this article. Maybe his grandmother is just like the gentleman mentioned in this article. Perhaps there is a small possibility she wasn't Black and just didn't know it. If Ford feels the need to claim his grandmother was passing (though I have no idea why it really matters or why he feels the need to state this publicly) perhaps he should take a test to prove what percentage of his heritage is of African descent.

http://www.alternet.org/story/16917/

As far as him looking for one of OUR sorors as marriage material...who can blame himlol...Though that whole I'm going to play the field while you have the kiddies is played out...I don't know how he's going to pull that off. Clinton couldn't do it and from what y'all are saying on this Forum he doesn't have a tenth of Clinton's game.

[hellocutie]

Wow @ the article. There are probably a lot of people this same situation and do not know. Very interesting.

[ChanelLover]

Originally Posted by MsFoxyLoxy77

As far as him looking for one of OUR sorors as marriage material...who can I don't know how he's going to pull that off.

He could possibly pull it off. There are always women who will put up with that kind of mess, because of the "benefits" of being married to someone with a name.

Originally Posted by MsFoxyLoxy77

Clinton couldn't do it and from what y'all are saying on this Forum he doesn't have a tenth of Clinton's game.

HAHA! That's not very nice. Maybe he just needs someone to "teach" him, so that the "game issues" will improve. But then again maybe not, if he's 36. If the "issues" haven't improved by now, chances are its not going to happen.

[southernelle25]

Originally Posted by MsFoxyLoxy77

I stumbled upon this article. Maybe his grandmother is just like the gentleman mentioned in this article. Perhaps there is a small possibility she wasn't Black and just didn't know it. If Ford feels the need to claim his grandmother was passing (though I have no idea why it really matters or why he feels the need to state this publicly) perhaps he should take a test to prove what percentage of his heritage is of African descent.

http://www.alternet.org/story/16917/

The article is very misleading. Because this man only inherited one half of each parent's DNA (and they inherited only one half from each of their parents, and so on), he could be (and likely is) of African descent. This type of DNA test does not show it, because the African was simply "washed out", so to speak. In Ford's case, he should not get a DNA test, he should get a grip.