I had the great pleasure of speaking with an Obama supporter this week. She also happened to be black. She's an acquaintance of mine and she decided to bring up Obama.
It all started when she made the comment about how great it is to have a "black man" in office. To which I responded, "Well, he's actually half black and half white." This was completely unacceptable to her. She immediately responded, "Oh, no, he's black, if you half black and half white, you black."
I just shook my head and then she spoke of a friend of hers, who I also know. Of her other friend, she said, "Now, she's half Mexican, half black but, she black too."
So, this got me wondering, "So, what am I? I'm half Mexican, half white." (I'm actually 1/4 Mexican, 1/4 Indian, and 1/2 Polish but, I was just trying to make things simple for her.) Her response, "You white."
So, I really don't know if she realized that she basically just told me, Black trumps White, and White trumps Mexican.
If anything Obama should call himself white. It was his mother who raised him. His black father wasn't around.
If someone is mixed, they are MIXED. It isn't one over the other and the reason why is because, both parents matter.
Oh well, ignorance is bliss I guess and of course, it's totally cool for a black person to be racist and say this crap but, if a white person dare say anything that could even be remotely construed as racist, the whole world must pause!
