Obama answers census question on race: African-American

[Blue_Tires]

For those who are wondering, President Obama checked the "African-American" box on the census question about race.


Obama is the son of a black father and a white mother, and the census form gives people the right to declare themselves of mixed race, but press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama had no hesitation on the question.

(We should also point out that Obama's father was from Kenya and his mother was from Kansas, so he is African-American in the truest sense of the term).

Rising levels of immigration and inter-marriage have made racial definitions easier asked than answered. This year, the Census Bureau is allowing people to claim multiple racial classifications.

As USA TODAY demographics writer Haya El Nasser put it in this story, "the government will give the nation's more than 308 million people the opportunity to define their racial makeup as one race or more."




Obama has described himself as black man before. In a September appearance with David Letterman, the late-night talk show host wondered if some of the president's opposition is fueled by racism.

"First of all, I think it's important to realize that I was actually black before the election," Obama said to laughter.

To which Letterman responded: "How long have you been a black man?"

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/04/obamas-census-question-on-race/1

[Number23]

1. Love it or hate it, he's consistent

He has ALWAYS stated that he's a black man, and his desire to identify himself as such is very consistent with many mixed race people who also identify themselves as black.

[Fire1]

2. Girl, don't start. You know all AA are mixed. n/t

[Karenina]

3. And so be a lot of pale Amis who will proudly cop to anything but

(censoring an antiquated, rude reference; the bane of whites in LA where 1/16 traceable "other" blood would bar you from owning or buying property.) BBC Radio is doing a series on race this week. I'll post a link when I pass by it.

[noiretextatique]

4. a black man used to own all the prime real estate

in what is now san francisco...until white folks passed a law and took it.
:hi: been on hiatus, but the teabag nuts brought me back.

[Number23]

5. "the teabag nuts brought me back."

Good to know those fools have been good for something. :loveya:

[noiretextatique]

9. they are good for mobilizing decent people against them

a few people i know seem to think these fools are some new "movement," but they are familiar to me. they are the same people who've opposed every form of progress in this country. if this were the 60's, they be yelling at schoolchildren and killing people with impunity, with the full support of the state. same nuts, different times :hi:

[Brewman_Jax]

6. Welcome back!

:hi:

[noiretextatique]

8. thanks

just posted in a "two wrongs don't make a right" thread about the death of that bastard terreblanche in south africa. i won't shed a single tear for him, or the lives he damaged. and while i don't condone his murder, i sure as hell understand why it happened. black and brown people are always expected to forgive the crimes of white folks. same old shit, no matter how long one stays away :hi:

[Karenina]

10. Naaa, Duuuu!!!!

:hi::loveya::hi:

Stark raving madness abounds! Quite the spectacle, eh? Did you see my other post where the "Boer" who warned white people against participating in the World Cup goes after the sister who has been calling him out?

[Brewman_Jax]

7. Regardless of Mr. Obama's social status

and although white folks like to "remind" everyone that he's "part-white". Though accurate, it is not consistant with US racist caste society. For the rest of us, or those out of favor, one doesn't get to be "part-black"--you're black/African-American. If there's any question, society will let you know, in no uncertain terms, where you place on the social scale.

[Fire1]

11. UNTIL he validated it on the census form. Then, he screwed

the pooch!! LOVE IT!! LOL!!