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    arodriguez.romero: great post Dodai (and Anna) so sorry I didn't get to read it until now more »
    JBae (née JSouth): President Obama is black, and no one should try to take away from what that means for the black community. But, people shouldn't bash others who are ... more »
    BoozeInMyBlood[had lost her password]: i wish it didnt matter so much, but really, im "white" as some would say, and hate it. I have German, Irish, Danish, Cherokee and who the fuck knows w... more »
    ObtuseIntolerant: I love being multi-culti!! Like anything, being mixed is personal. I have always thought it was your own choose to be black, or to be mixed, or what... more »
    PilgrimSoul: This thread is, frankly, chock full of needless hostility - from all sides of a multifaceted issue that can be and should be discussed without terms l... more »
    snatchatron: Yes, it does seem the media is trying to "legitimate" Obama's already profound win by discussing his bi-racialness. However, on this board, it is givi... more »
    Flowers For Algernon: Its really sad that people are trying to take away obamas blackness now that he won! more »
    noasalira: h, nd y prtclr mxs f b-rcl ppl wh brthlssly rshd t sy "ys, h Gd ys!! Thnk y fr tllng th trth, m nt blck, nt frcn-mrcn! My grndp ws Ntv mrcn! Lk t my... more »
    Dogtanian: The social constructs surrounding racial categories and what people of 'x' race should and act like are fascinating. I am white British/Irish (and you... more »
    kityglitr: One day, I'm going to have a biracial baby... and yes, I WILL tell my child how special he/she is. But I guess I'd do that no matter what color they a... more »
    samethingwedoeverynightpinky: Barack Obama is of course black, because that's how he identifies and will be identified by others. I think there's something interesting about his su... more »
    noasalira: Hey folks, don't give up, maybe the next black President won't think he is black. Maybe he'll call African-Americans, "Them" and "Those people" Until ... more »
    ChinaTudela: I spent much of my childhood in the States, where people had a hard time believing I was Peruvian (green eyes, light complection, no accent from learn... more »
    noasalira: Notice when Barack Obama recently said "Brothers need to pull up their pants" (google the quote folks, find the video. BROTHERS Hmm, who was he talkin... more »
    noasalira: Sadly, a lot of people are fully unconscious of their own racist belief that someone who could escape being called Black and/or African-American, even... more »
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