Why is Obama Black?

[TheMercenary]

Fair enough. If he would make an attempt to say that he is half white I think it would go a long way in bringing much of our country together on the issue of race. The thing is he rarely says it.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Fair enough. If he would make an attempt to say that he is half white I think it would go a long way in bringing much of our country together on the issue of race. The thing is he rarely says it.

How do you think this will work? Obama has a press conference, and says "I am half WHITE." Half the people won't care and will find it gauche, the whities who do care will probably only care that he dare associate himself with the whities (uppity); the black folks who care will think he is dissassociating himself from his black heritage: but most people don't care.

So how will this bring us together on the issue of race? We'll have a sudden epiphany "OMG blacks and whites not only living together as one, but sometimes in the same body? Where have we gone wrong? I finally see it doesn't matter what "color" someone is."

I'd really like to hear your viewpoint on this: how it should be done and what changes it will effect.

Because, it is my belief, that only those who care about race to begin with want this to be an issue. As Dana said before: it doesn't matter. If it matters to an individual, I have to wonder why. The racist people I know will not change their feelings: they can't even get the fact that he is not muslim through their skulls.

But if your idea brings hand-holding and kumbaya, I'd love to hear how it should happen.

[Lamplighter]

While we are not on the subject.

Monday is Martin L King Day. It is a US federal holiday

His birthday has also become something more...

What is the MLK Day of Service?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said,
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"

Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together
on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities.

The MLK Day of Service is a part of United We Serve, the President's national call to service initiative.
It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems.