I’m amazed at how little interest
there has been about Obama’s mixed heritage. Black being his dominating gene… he looks the part. But was raised by his (white) mother and her (white) parents, instilling their (non-black) values and customs.
His (black, Kenyan) father played no part in his upbringing – in fact, the most dominant father-figure in his life would have been his mother’s second (Indonesian) husband.The problem I have isn’t with (Barry) Obama, but with the Democratic Party successfully pulling the cotton (not a Black reference) over everybody’s eyes. Everyone was falling over themselves trying to gloat about how change has taken place. What has actually taken place is a compromise. Our government has gone to great lengths to pacify the minorities and appease the masses – it’s very patronizing. I have been told all my life by my black friends, “You wouldn’t understand – it’s a black thing“. Does Obama understand? I don’t think Obama could relate to the average black man. You truly are a product of your environment, with a smidgeon of history mixed in. Barack Hussein Obama has no American black history – just the skin color, and that’s not enough! He can’t talk with any credibility about the
struggles in Alabama and the rest of the South, about ancestors subjected to the slave trade – anything!
struggles in Alabama and the rest of the South, about ancestors subjected to the slave trade – anything!
I couldn’t help but think that if I was to select a person to represent my races struggles and oppressions, I would want someone who has been surrounded and influenced by the same things I was. I’m curious to know how many black people have the intellectual honesty to agree?
I understand what you mean when you point to the very fact that government tries to pacify the masses. However, as an African American woman I must say that overall every black person’s experience is not the same; but the prominent experience that we all share is that we have been and in many cases still are judged based on the color of our skin. Barack’s experience shouldn’t be undermined because he comes from mixed ancestry. Instead this points to the unique dynamic of people of color. I’m sure his experience as a black man has had it’s own struggles and advantages with a white woman as his mother. However, it does not take away the fact that his shell is that of color — THAT and only that is the experience FIRST.
Yeah, you’re right. He’s probably never been judged on the basis of color, especially by people who think he’s not black enough thanks to being raised by a white mother. He wouldn’t understand veiled racism, since no one’s ever done it to him. Oh, and as for your claim that he’s got no connection to the slave trade at all, which you seem to think is relevant (he’s only American-black enough if his family was subject to slavery?), guess again. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/genealogists-shock-claim-obama-is-likely-a-decedent-of-the-first-american-slave-through-his-mother/
he was raised as a white male so dont be fooled by the hype. had he been a shade or 3 darker he would not be where he is no. Has he even tried to help in the black communities hell to the No. what has he done to help his brutha that is slumming back in Afrika.not a damn thing. And michelle has never known poverty or to truly struggle as most Afrikanz have