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He can just as easily be America's next white president, as he is half white and half black. He will actually be America's first bi-racial President, or first colored president, but he is not America's first black president!!!
Vote Obama: America's First Colored/Bi-Racial President.
This is History in the making!Im excited i get to see this sight and i will be able to tell my kids if i ever have any...If he does become president i hope he is not all talk and no action like most of our previous presidents were. It is true that he is bi-racial its surprising to see how many people see him as just a black man and completely ignore his other half....
Actually there has been some discussion by historians that we've possibly had a few presidents already that had mixed heritage. Some with Black and Native American heritage. I can't recall the names, but if you google the topic a few will come up. If your to follow the hackneyed logic of the one-drop rule we've probably had several "Black" presidents already.
I agree that in reality we have probably had partly colored presidents, at least mixed in some capacity. Clearly nobody is pure anything. However, the reality is they were "white", lived white, and were accepted as such..which is very different with Obama.
Vote Obama: America's first Bi-racial/Colored President! NOT Black President!
He can just as easily be America's next white president, as he is half white and half black. He will actually be America's first bi-racial President, or first colored president, but he is not America's first black president!!!
Vote Obama: America's First Colored/Bi-Racial President.
Yes I agree I do not understand why they say the next black president because he is only half black. I am glad that someone else saw that. Not that I care. I think people say that because he has black in him. The word colored is not a good word but the next biracial sounds good.
People that are half Black or partially Black are usually considered just Black in this society. I think it's antiquated and too commonly accepted. But maybe eventually this will change. People should be able to acknowledge their complete background and not feel like they are insulting anybody by doing so. On the same hand if you are part Black and have always "felt Black," and feel comfortable identifying yourself as such, hey do you. I have no problem with that as well.
People that are half Black or partially Black are usually considered just Black in this society. I think it's antiquated and too commonly accepted. But maybe eventually this will change. People should be able to acknowledge their complete background and not feel like they are insulting anybody by doing so. On the same hand if you are part Black and have always "felt Black," and feel comfortable identifying yourself as such, hey do you. I have no problem with that as well.
I know that. My children are half black and people say they are black. I always say my children are biracial because that is what they are. Well their dad is mostly Irish but the point is I agree with your post.
People that are half Black or partially Black are usually considered just Black in this society. I think it's antiquated and too commonly accepted. But maybe eventually this will change. People should be able to acknowledge their complete background and not feel like they are insulting anybody by doing so. On the same hand if you are part Black and have always "felt Black," and feel comfortable identifying yourself as such, hey do you. I have no problem with that as well.
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