Wheres the white side of obama ? or is he all black now all i hear is afro this afro that?
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sloppywet
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It's his skin color. Who cares?
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Flagged for wrong category.
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He is white and black mixed. A white person and a black person had a baby and he was the result of it lol. As far as "Afro- American" That is a term only meaning an american who has african "roots" or is of african culture. It has nothing to do with the hair style.
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His mother was white and his father was black.
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Obama is the reencarnation of Santa Claus. My 2 cents.
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The "white isn't discussed any" because in this country we continue to adhere to the "one drop rule". Way back when (19th century, primarily), anyone with as little as 'one drop' of African or African-American blood, was considered African-American and their rights could be restricted. We don't restrict rights the way we used to but Obama has some African-American in him and so he has been labelled African-American, and that sounds OK. But it would be just as accurate if people said we had just elected another Caucasian President.
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I don't think it's common practice to divide people like that (black side/white side). People are usually accepted or seen however they prefer to be accepted or seen. For all intents and purposes, President-Elect Obama accepts himself as an African-American. His "White" or "multicultural" side is reflected in his world view. He ACCEPTS that; everyone else seems to be obsessed with..."something else". It's THEIR "problem/issue", not his. Finally, the reason you hear "Afro this and afro that" is because African-Americans are proud to have someone that looks like them be elected President. A perfectly normal reaction, though it demonstrates we (Americans) still have a long way to go. We still see "opposites" (Black/White, Democrat/Republican, liberal/conservative, etc.); as such, we still approach solutions to problems as adversaries. Until we reach the point in our evolution where color is no longer an issue, you'll continue to hear "afro this and afro that". May as well get used to it, or... ...work to abolish it.
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