Entertainment Crap / First black pres, first black pres .... / Adiene 17 years ago

First black pres, first black pres ....

Anyone else tired of hearing this bullshit?!!!

For fucks sake hes fucking mixed ! As a white mother of a mixed child nothing pisses me off more then to have my son called "black" .. No, its not because his father was a complete duche or hate of the afro americans out there ... I dislike it because people calling him black ignors his white heritage (me, his mother.. what like i don't fucking exsist?..Thanks for the slap in the face, carry on ... ) and only reconizes his black heritage.

When he takes tests like SATs or w/e that calls for race he chooses to tick white & black if two choices are not an option he will tick other. So do other of his Mixed friends so maybe its just not me ?... lol

I know in the really real world outside my little bubble anybody with 1/4th of afro american blood in them are refered to as black. But for serious ... its complete BS.

... wonder how his mom feels about it ... or the rest of the mixed races out there /rants :bang

Sorry little shit bugs the hell out of me.

ROzbeans 17 years ago

Question. When you say this, do you mean "he's more like us" because of heredity or environment?

Both, of course. Think about it - how did he manage to appeal to so many people, from so many different walks of life, and actually got them to vote?

The internet.

You. Me. White boy down the street. Brother in the hood. A record amount of people registered AND voted. Not just black people. He managed to bridge the gap between age and race. Look at how many of us spend ridiculous amount of time on the internet?

/cough

Ok, you know what I mean. He's exactly like us. Internet savvy, a younger generation (far younger than McCain's), and yes...he's brown. And he didn't just use the internet for his campaign; he continues to use it to keep in touch with the American people.

So both - the fact that he's brown and he appealed to our day to day lives. But I didn't vote for him because he happens to be the same shade as my father, or grew up in Hawaii like I did, or even because he's mixed like me - I voted for him because I liked what he stood for (and quite frankly Sarah Palin scares the living shit out me, nice tits or not).

People keep saying, 'Let him do his job.' Listen, he's not going to fix the world. I didn't vote for him because I thought he could. And on that thought - it wasn't just Bush who destroyed the US economy. We, as Americans, have just as much blame in that because, guess what - WE ELECTED HIM TWICE. We listened to the bullshit about buying a home and living beyond our means. Who's going to fix America?

We should.

I'm hopeful. Obama inspired me to want to help my nation. Don't put fixing shit on him. He'll do his job, but its up to us to recognize that WE LET THIS HAPPEN. We are just as responsible in fixing our lives as he is as President. If he fails, we all do.

Kelefane 17 years ago

Mylec;103503

Question. When you say this, do you mean "he's more like us" because of heredity or environment?

Just curious. I was talking to an ex before the election and she made a similiar comment. I had to ask her because I figured she meant it in a "he's black like me" kinda thing, which I really don't get. The guy is mixed, his black father wasn't around, he spent most of his time being raised by his white mother or white grandparents. He grew up in places like Indonesia, and went to Harvard. In terms of upbringing and life experience, I don't see where he's like the majority of people, black or otherwise. Like most presidents, he doesn't really have that much in common with the average person.

I agree with Mylec here. Obama isnt like your typical black man of America. He isnt like any of us really.

My brother has a black friend who stated Obama isnt anything like him - And how he could care less about the situation.

The only thing Obama has going for him that is different from his predecessors is that he isnt a White man. I think the uniqueness of the situation in that regard is what all the ruckus is about.

And really - I dont see anything special about the situation at all. I see him as our President, nothing more and nothing less and the only thing i'll judge is how well he does for our country and thinking anything more or less wouldnt be fair.