I'm not discussing political opinions in this thread. This thread isn't about discussing whether or not you like Obama, whether or not you feel he was the right choice.
I'm discussing this fuss over his ethnicity.
His father is black, yes. Kenyan.
His mother, however, is Cherokee, English and Irish (and the Cherokee is a very, very minute part of his heritage, and an unproven part at that). This effectively makes him half black. Half.
It also makes him half white. If he went to a predominately black country and won an election there, they might call him their first white President. If that's at all a possibility, that kind-of proves he's not black.
Thus said, he is not African-American. And he is not black. He's half that. He's mixed.
So, he will be the first non-white President, not the first black president.
*steps down from soapbox.*
Sorry, this has been getting on my nerves. I've no problem with him being elected, but I'm sick of people calling him black.
Edit: I can't find enough information about his father, but apparently I've been informed that his father is 1/2 white as well. If true, that makes President-elect Obama 3/4 white.
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