Black or white? (Individuum go home)
Barack Obama tut gut daran, in seinem Wahlkampf Fragen von „race“ nicht in den Vordergrund zu stellen. In den deutschen Medien hat man sich, wissend, dass Obamas Mutter „weiß“ ist, darauf geeinigt, ihn als „schwarz“ bzw. Afroamerikaner zu bezeichnen. In US-Blogs ist man sich nicht so sicher – einige Auszüge aus einer absurden Diskussion.
„It seems obvious to me that Obama is neither black nor white, but a mixed-race person.“
„Why is Obama considered „black“ and not „white“? Since his mother is white, isn’t he just as white as he is black? If his mother had been black and his father white, would he still be „black“?“
„He is Black. Why are people always trying to negate anything Black. He has been Black , and will always be Black whether he is elected or not.“
„In my opinion, Barack Obama is neither black or white. Just because he looks black, doesn’t mean he necessarily is.“
„If Obama is 50% white and 50% black, why does he call himself black? He is just as white as he is black! He is completely disregarding his white heritage. I wonder what his mother and her side of the family think about that…“
„Senator Obama is biracial, he just uses one side of his genetic makeup because it is better for him polically.“
„Senator Obama is a black male. As much it is attempted to be palyed down the race of his mother and father, he is and has been visually percieved as a black man, then in his daily walk, he had dealt with the negative trappings of a black man. Prejudgement of his intellect, financial standings and such.“
„I don’t understand why Obama insists on being „black“,when he is certainly bi-racial. Is he ashamed of his white side of the family. Maybe he thinks he will get further saying he is black. Get real Obama, you are bi-racial.“
„Obama is white. What the mother is the child is also.“
„I am of a mixed race. But my mother is white so they put white on my birth certificate. So if I am white, Obama is white.“
I wonder the same thing, just because he is a darker complexed biracial american, many people label him as just black. i think people are going back to the old one drop rule. he is just as much white as he is black. you cant label someone based on the pigment of their skin.
mulattoxbeauty
Freitag, Dezember 4, 2009 um 6:40
I agree with what you said concerning the one drop rule. This is majority thinking in Germany anyway, and has never been different. Of course there should be no labelling of people based on the color of their skin (while I wonder if this is not what you’re doing on your blog).
On the other hand, do you think it would have been a better idea to promote Obama as the first „biracial“ president?
Volker Radke
Freitag, Dezember 11, 2009 um 8:37