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[–]negrogreBeing black is anti-white 0 insightful - 1 fun0 insightful - 0 fun1 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Blacks see themselves that way because they have to, since everyone else sees them that way. Obama clearly looks black and would look ridiculous if he claimed he was half-white. Blacks would riot if he did.

[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Mixed race is a much more accurate term. Especially as there are genetic consequences of being half and half (i.e IQ differences, skin color, organ transplants).

We just call Obama black though because he doesn't actually disagree with it. But if he was living in Brazil, he would be known as "pardo" or brown, because race mixing played a bigger role in their society.

[–]negrogreBeing black is anti-white 0 insightful - 1 fun0 insightful - 0 fun1 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Accuracy doesn't matter much when he's trying to get blacks and niggerlovers to support him.

[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sure, but it doesn't change the scientific meaning behind using it.

Remember how I brought up IQ scores & organ transplants? Those things aren't subjective and yet U.S society would rather pretend racial background doesn't have an influence.