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In response to
"here's something i don't get... Obama is as much white as he is black. Why is he slotted only into the 'black' pigeonhole? -- nm"
by
Andie
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Historically in this country if you had one drop of what used to be termed 'Negro blood' you were considered Black.
Posted by
Diva (aka Diva)
Nov 5 '08, 07:54
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There's a lot of ingrained old-school racism behind this idea. What's cool is that he seems to embrace all of who he is despite how others may see him. Not just the Black part, but the White part too.
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