Why is Obama Black?

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Cicero

He's my cute little mulatto. Who cares...he's cute. Mulatto is not derrogotary. He's black and white. Call him oreo if it makes you feel better. Because he's my sweet little cookie.

Ummm.

Oreo cookie is a slang term used to describe a black person who "acts white" (black on the outside, white on the inside, like an Oreo cookie), often used in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (see List of ethnic slurs)

Of course, we now have a US official calling Obama "uppity", so maybe it's time to change the definition of "acting white".