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Why are Barack Obama, Tiger Woods, etc. "black"?

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Syringer

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Why is it that guys like Barack Obama, who is as much white as he is black, or Tiger who is only a quarter black and half-Asian, are always looked at as black figures and not anything else?

Barack's case is more understandable as his story is a nice one to publicize--first prominent black presidential candidate to have a real shot at winning--but Tiger's is a little odder since he is really twice as Asian as he is black, and prominent Asians in golf which is mainly a white person's game is just as rare--though Vijay Singh never gets any recognition either for what he's done.

Is it society's desire to elevate black people to higher positions in society, is it because they "look" mainly black, is it the struggles that they've gone through in our history that looks for each great story, or what is it?
 
Because it is the color of their skin. And the media has nothing else to make a big deal out of.
 
Well Tiger got drafted in the race draft by the Black team. Barack is a free agent as far as I know.
 
Same with Halle Berry and Alicia Keys. Both have one white parent. Yet are considered black. Hell, I get a darker tan than either of them do.
 
Because racial purity demands vigilance!

Ask yourself if you'd let your daughter marry a damn octaroon.

Our precious body fluids and our flaming crosses are what seperates us from the uppity negroidal masses.
 
Originally posted by: Syringer
Why is it that guys like Barack Obama, who is as much white as he is black, or Tiger who is only a quarter black and half-Asian, are always looked at as black figures and not anything else?

Barack's case is more understandable as his story is a nice one to publicize--first prominent black presidential candidate to have a real shot at winning--but Tiger's is a little odder since he is really twice as Asian as he is black, and prominent Asians in golf which is mainly a white person's game is just as rare--though Vijay Singh never gets any recognition either for what he's done.

Is it society's desire to elevate black people to higher positions in society, is it because they "look" mainly black, is it the struggles that they've gone through in our history that looks for each great story, or what is it?
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What about KJ Choi, Kevin Na, Shingo Katayama (sp?), Anthony Kim, etc. The LPGA is also filled with koreans. Michelle Wie, Se Ri Pak, Grace Park, Birdie Kim, etc.
 
Originally posted by: Yongsta

What about KJ Choi, Kevin Na, Shingo Katayama (sp?), Anthony Kim, etc. The LPGA is also filled with koreans. Michelle Wie, Se Ri Pak, Grace Park, Birdie Kim, etc.
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B/C it's LGPA who cares? Its not even a sport. . .
 
Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Same with Halle Berry and Alicia Keys. Both have one white parent. Yet are considered black. Hell, I get a darker tan than either of them do.
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damn Keys is fine..whatever color she is...
 
one drop rule pushed by whites was then adopted by the blacks because the more they identified themselves with skin color the more political power they got, and thats the mind set they've been pushing for a long time now. not seeing past race, but exploiting difference for power.
 
Originally posted by: Syringer
Why is it that guys like Barack Obama, who is as much white as he is black, or Tiger who is only a quarter black and half-Asian, are always looked at as black figures and not anything else?

Barack's case is more understandable as his story is a nice one to publicize--first prominent black presidential candidate to have a real shot at winning--but Tiger's is a little odder since he is really twice as Asian as he is black, and prominent Asians in golf which is mainly a white person's game is just as rare--though Vijay Singh never gets any recognition either for what he's done.

Is it society's desire to elevate black people to higher positions in society, is it because they "look" mainly black, is it the struggles that they've gone through in our history that looks for each great story, or what is it?
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Its true.
The Black community keep taking credit for Tiger.
The Asian community...well they don't care.(I guess because hes already taken)
 
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
one drop rule pushed by whites was then adopted by the blacks because the more they identified themselves with skin color the more political power they got, and thats the mind set they've been pushing for a long time now. not seeing past race, but exploiting difference for power.
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I feel sorry for you white people. It must be so hard for you always being oppressed by the powerful blacks.
 
Originally posted by: legoman666
at least you didn't say African American.
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good call.

Originally posted by: reeserock
We have to start small. Only accept partially black people first, then we'll see how to proceed.
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can't help but see the logic in this.
 
Originally posted by: Syringer
Why is it that guys like Barack Obama, who is as much white as he is black, or Tiger who is only a quarter black and half-Asian, are always looked at as black figures and not anything else?

Barack's case is more understandable as his story is a nice one to publicize--first prominent black presidential candidate to have a real shot at winning--but Tiger's is a little odder since he is really twice as Asian as he is black, and prominent Asians in golf which is mainly a white person's game is just as rare--though Vijay Singh never gets any recognition either for what he's done.

Is it society's desire to elevate black people to higher positions in society, is it because they "look" mainly black, is it the struggles that they've gone through in our history that looks for each great story, or what is it?
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if you look black, you're black. it has nothing to do with desire to elevate. Before they were famous, Tiger, Obama, Alicia Keys & Halle (and all others) were black. racist white people don't acknowledge them as being white at all.


My GF is Panamanian & Native American, she works at a court house and the people who come in to pay their tickets call her a n***er, she's not even black.

 
Originally posted by: QueBert

My GF is Panamanian & Native American, she works at a court house and the people who come in to pay their tickets call her a n***er, she's not even black.
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In ireland, my asian buddy got called a n1gg3r

sad
 
Originally posted by: reeserock
We have to start small. Only accept partially black people first, then we'll see how to proceed.
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I hope you're joking. If not, you are simply an idiot w/ horns.
 
Originally posted by: Jassi
Well Tiger got drafted in the race draft by the Black team. Barack is a free agent as far as I know.
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🙂 Bet that shit won't last long. They might kick Tiger's lily ass out to make room if Barack can swing some more delegates.
 
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