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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
 Being biracial doesn't make Obama not black or less black. Race is a social construct. I would've never guessed that he was biracial until it was disclosed to me.
Dubya and Bill Clinton are products of their country arse environments. Being wealthy and elite doesn't preclude enjoying many things that others from their areas enjoy. It doesn't mean they are faking it or trying to be something they're not.
Growing up in middle class and wealthy black circles has never meant that blacks could not relate to and enjoy things that blacks in other socioeconomic strata relate to and enjoy. Class differences across race don't have the magnitude that people assume they do.
I agree with you that it seems that some of the stereotypes are being played up by Obama and that may be an attempt to appeal to the average non-elitist American and his constituency. However, The ISSUE is that the naysayers are playing on the negative stereotypes of blackness and acting like black is something that SHOULD be ignored or downplayed. If Obama was the blackest of the blackenest black, but had the same class standing and credentials, why is that a problem whereas whiteness is never a problem? |
I just see the watermelon and chicken jokes coming......
That reminds me...Curious George analogy is rising up in a different form....
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_9587847?source=rss
http://www.thesockobama.com/
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