kengis:

Obama can identity himself with martians if he wants
Does it make him a martian ,I don't think so !
Being married to a black american does not make him a black american
You said he was cukturally"AA" and we said hell no !

anonymous6:

Look no matter what and how we feel Barack Obama is culturally African American/white American; despite him not being a traditional african american since his father is kenyan and his mother is white americans

kengis:

Obama succeed where those black american such as jesse jackson failed
There is one reason :obama is not your typical black american and will never be !
Obama was elected not "nominated"by whites , latinos and jews because he got this immigrant mindset that africans do share
Just like America was a magical place for his father in the 60 's ,for black americans ,it was though !whhy ?

anonymous6:

First of all I never said Obama is the "traditional African American", however I am starting to see where you are thinking but when it comes to Obama he is a unique case because he is a rarity because he has also had other influences as well(international) so it would make sense why Jesse Jackson failed while Obama won because Obama had a new age view and had more knowledge of politics outside America as a African American compared to traditional African Americans, he was basically a breath of fresh air.

kengis:
The truth is white people feel very comfortable around Obama ,he's not a threat :never been to jail LOL, a descendant of immigrants just like white ,not violent
well educated and hard working like most african immigrants
Obama was filmed with his family in kenya and his story fit with white americans history since they came here as pioneers
Obama senior did the same and believed in the american dream
Obama was the ideal candidate : black but not too much with a white mother
black yeah but not from the slaves stock
Obama is a cousin of Dick cheney : he got strong ties with white america and his maternal family owned slaves ,he's not a victim like jesse

anonymous6:

Well you bring up some good points but many whites also were apprehensive and pure racist to obama calling him a arab, muslim, monkey you name it. Obama was just lucky for the fact that many Americans were sick of the war hungry Bush and din't want another bush(McCain) to be in the white house and the economy back in 08 was a mess and still is but recovering slowly. If it wasn't he wouldn't have been elected. Also for the fact that his mother was white helped because many white people for two staright years after he was elected and a little bit before didn't like the fact that he called himself black american(instead of mixed) and gave homeage to his father and Kenya. Many nutt cases(the birthers), particularily white americans up till this day still believe he wasn't born in America(hawaii).

Obama got heat from both white and black americans

kengis:

The fact that some racist guys call him names means nothing :racism still exist but the majority of white people trust obama enough
Obama got elected because people (white ,latinos,jews) needed change and because of his image ,it has nothing to do with being lucky
If it was jesse or another black american he would not be elected
This years ,that black american from the republican party did not make it even as a potential candidate

anonymous6:

It wasn't just some racist guys many white americans fromsouthern America didn't like him at one point; check out thee crazy tea part movement on youtube and etc and you will know what I mean

True but many of the non-blacks who voted for obama were of the young generation, a demographic that usually doesn't go out to vote or pay attention to politics. I feel luck, the bad economy helped Obama get elected not just his image. Months before Obama was elected McCain lead obama in the polls, it was when the stock market crashed. A month or two before the election that obama's poll numbers change to favor him, I remember 2008 very well and it was many factors that helped Obama, I feel now looking at it, it was his destiny

~Royal~:
I believe Martin Luther King was Raised By His White Grand Parents as well....as Well as Michael Jordan, And Malcom X

I also believe George washington carver gave credit to his work on behalf of his white grand parents as well

kengis:

True ,the bad economy helped him but he was the ideal candidate too and like you said he was his destiny to be the 44 th president of the united states knowing that years before a kenyan student with the exact same name came to the US ....

Ileke-IdI:
LOL @ Royal slyly insulting my cheeks

~Royal~:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/772585_BARACK_FRO_jpg680d6cf2dc0d34ec1a7438588dc806b8

anonymous6:

True but when a black boy is adopted by a white family, their female influence is a white female and since the western world demonizes black women when it comes to being below the ladder especially in America it is inevitable they will fall for the trap easily, but I am not saying it is the excuse majority of the time

Well you are right black American culture is europeanized, when it comes to the difference between Boris and Obama you are right; at least Obama visited Kenya three times while Boris never did however in the end of the day both Obama and Boris are african american culturally and have assimilated into the african american community, both have african american wives, both have black African fathers, and both were raised outside Africa. I am not against it actually, to me majority of the time where you are raised and who your mother is really makes a big difference. I actually think both men are good men but are not culturally african.

Ileke-IdI:
Usually children are closer to their mothers and tend to associate with their mother's origin, even when they were raised by both parents.

Ileke-IdI:



LOL I love how you always jump into conclusion.

Anonymous never specified which American race demonizes black women. She didn't even specify which continent/country.

"since the western world demonizes black women ".

Based on her quote she's right. both black movie producers/ whites demonizes black women. Your posts only supported her claim.

I get what you're both saying and you're both right. . . .

kengis:

Obama succeed where those black american such as jesse jackson failed
There is one reason :obama is not your typical black american and will never be !
Obama was elected not "nominated"by whites , latinos and jews because he got this immigrant mindset that africans do share
Just like America was a magical place for his father in the 60 's ,for black americans ,it was though !whhy ?

anonymous6:

well I get what you are saying he is not the traditional African American where he is the descendants of slaves but has a direct parents from Africa but culturally Obama is African American and white Americans as you pointed out but I won't deny that some African American leaders gave him a hard time because they did

PhysicsQED: https://www.nairaland.com/1004431/obamas-mother-african-forebearer-ties

suyu:

Even his white mother has a black African ancestor.........wow

PhysicsQED:

Well, African American. John Punch was from Virginia.

I posted the link because going off of the research, he would be part Kenyan (Luo), part European/white, and part AA in terms of ancestry.

I just thought it would be relevant in light of some of the things discussed on this thread.

MsDarkSkin: lol @ chima and royal's sarcasm!

....off to work.

you two behave!

Mrs.Chima:


I being good....just paying tribute to the White Grandparents!!


I hope all them starving Black kids in the East get adopted by those lovely white grandparents.