Why is Obama Black? - Page 7

monster · 11-05-2008, 08:35 PM

so back to the original question....

Because he says he is and feels he is. He has a black wife and black children. Who are we to classify him on how he looks?

maybe i look like a Christian. Must I be classed as one for political purposes?

Merc, all the black Brits I know here in US totally reject the African American label and get thoroughly annoyed by it. but not as much as they do by people who meet them saying "oh, i though't you were white". there is no Black accent and lifestyle in the UK. at least there wasn't until the teenagers decided it would be cool to emulate American teens....

as to "all one nice brown color"..... starts at 1;50 in (sorry, couldn't find it isolated)

US is described as a "melting pot". It needs more heat.

TheMercenary · 11-05-2008, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Merc, all the black Brits I know here in US totally reject the African American label and get thoroughly annoyed by it. but not as much as they do by people who meet them saying "oh, i though't you were white". there is no Black accent and lifestyle in the UK. at least there wasn't until the teenagers decided it would be cool to emulate American teens.

I will have to think on that one. I think I will send your quote to some friends in the UK and see what their take is. Thanks.

btw, I loved the vid. Would love to see more, what is the name of the show?

monster · 11-05-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

I'm responding to the thread topic. Nobody would say "The tall white guy over there."

they would in detroit. except they might not be so polite as to say white.

monster · 11-05-2008, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I will have to think on that one. I think I will send your quote to some friends in the UK and see what their take is. Thanks.

btw, I loved the vid. Would love to see more, what is the name of the show?

harry Enfield and Chums

those characters are wayne and waynetta slob.

beest thinks you might enjoy 'kevin the teenager"

DanaC · 11-05-2008, 08:48 PM

I loved the one when Kevin got laid, and grew up :P

monster · 11-05-2008, 08:55 PM

we keep seeing kevin in our kids ....so funny

monster · 11-05-2008, 09:06 PM

monster · 11-05-2008, 09:13 PM

totally o/t, but may i introduce you to our 7yo, Thor....

we really, really dread his teenage years.....

dar512 · 11-05-2008, 09:46 PM

This is actually a two part question.

"Why?" is a question that man has been asking for centuries. The earliest man looked up at the night sky and saw the array of stars in the sky and the moon up above and wondered "Why?"

The greatest philosophers of their age pondered their deep thoughts and asked "Why?". Even our modern scientists who understand much of the cosmos still look at the complexity of the universe and say, "Why?"

This is such a deep question that we can't possibly answer the question in this venue.

As to the rest of the question, "Is Obama Black?" The answer is yes.

monster · 11-05-2008, 09:52 PM

No human is black. Until they're dead and cremated. Obama is a sort of mid brown -but the born-like-that type of shade, not the sun/booth/spray type.

wait, what was the question?

elSicomoro · 11-05-2008, 09:53 PM

My skin may not be black...but my heart is.

TheMercenary · 11-05-2008, 10:01 PM

I was black once, serious.

Aliantha · 11-05-2008, 10:01 PM

You know, this whole black thing gives me the shits sometimes.

Some people call my kids black and they're hardly more than mocha before they get their 'summer skin'. My kids call themselves black sometimes...and other times they call themselves white. Most of the time they don't care until someone says something nasty about them with regard to their skin colour.

Then there's my step mother who comes from the phillipines. Every time she goes outside she covers herself from head to toe because the 'whiter' your skin is, the more noble you are. She also thinks she should get fat and then she'd look rich. My Dad doesn't like that idea, so she doesn't get fat.

It's a difficult enough world out there without having to worry about stupid shit like that...and it's obviously confusing for kids.

Sundae · 11-06-2008, 09:39 AM

So... if I go to the Phillipines I'd be mistaken for a millionaire princess?
I'll check with Slang before packing though

Cicero · 11-06-2008, 10:13 AM

When I went to the barrio, I was at celebrity status. They'd love you Sundae.

11-05-2008, 08:35 PM	#91
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	so back to the original question.... Because he says he is and feels he is. He has a black wife and black children. Who are we to classify him on how he looks? maybe i look like a Christian. Must I be classed as one for political purposes? Merc, all the black Brits I know here in US totally reject the African American label and get thoroughly annoyed by it. but not as much as they do by people who meet them saying "oh, i though't you were white". there is no Black accent and lifestyle in the UK. at least there wasn't until the teenagers decided it would be cool to emulate American teens.... as to "all one nice brown color"..... starts at 1;50 in (sorry, couldn't find it isolated) US is described as a "melting pot". It needs more heat. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-05-2008, 08:55 PM	#96
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	we keep seeing kevin in our kids ....so funny __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-05-2008, 09:06 PM	#97
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	__________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-05-2008, 09:13 PM	#98
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	totally o/t, but may i introduce you to our 7yo, Thor.... we really, really dread his teenage years..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-05-2008, 09:46 PM	#99
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	With apologies to Professor Irwin Corey This is actually a two part question. "Why?" is a question that man has been asking for centuries. The earliest man looked up at the night sky and saw the array of stars in the sky and the moon up above and wondered "Why?" The greatest philosophers of their age pondered their deep thoughts and asked "Why?". Even our modern scientists who understand much of the cosmos still look at the complexity of the universe and say, "Why?" This is such a deep question that we can't possibly answer the question in this venue. As to the rest of the question, "Is Obama Black?" The answer is yes. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-05-2008, 08:48 PM	#95
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I loved the one when Kevin got laid, and grew up :P

11-05-2008, 09:52 PM	#100
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	No human is black. Until they're dead and cremated. Obama is a sort of mid brown -but the born-like-that type of shade, not the sun/booth/spray type. wait, what was the question? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-05-2008, 09:53 PM	#101
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	My skin may not be black...but my heart is.

11-05-2008, 10:01 PM	#102
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I was black once, serious. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-05-2008, 10:01 PM	#103
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	You know, this whole black thing gives me the shits sometimes. Some people call my kids black and they're hardly more than mocha before they get their 'summer skin'. My kids call themselves black sometimes...and other times they call themselves white. Most of the time they don't care until someone says something nasty about them with regard to their skin colour. Then there's my step mother who comes from the phillipines. Every time she goes outside she covers herself from head to toe because the 'whiter' your skin is, the more noble you are. She also thinks she should get fat and then she'd look rich. My Dad doesn't like that idea, so she doesn't get fat. It's a difficult enough world out there without having to worry about stupid shit like that...and it's obviously confusing for kids. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-06-2008, 09:39 AM	#104
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	So... if I go to the Phillipines I'd be mistaken for a millionaire princess? I'll check with Slang before packing though

11-06-2008, 10:13 AM	#105
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	When I went to the barrio, I was at celebrity status. They'd love you Sundae. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

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