Why do americans say Obama is black?

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Khuutra said:

dtewi said:

Because skin color is a superficial feature that we have labeled according to what it looks like.

Skin color does not have a heritage, it is purely what we see.

Therefore, Obama is black.

Obama is melanin-rich

Win.

However, we just called mixed people black. It's easier. Most people don't call them "african americans" because there are actually very few black people that are within 6 generations of being "african", so they're just black, even though they're really brown.

Yeah.