Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:20 PM

Towlie (5,086 posts)

Kamala Harris, African American???

Kamala Harris is cool. I like her, but...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris#Early_life_and_education

Kamala Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California, to a Tamil Indian mother and a Jamaican father.

Her mother is from Tamil Nadu in Southern India, and her father is from Jamaica, so it seems quite a stretch for MSNBC and other news agencies to call her an "African American."

She has ancestors who came from Africa, you say? The entire homo sapiens species has ancestors that came from Africa!

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58 replies	Author	Time	Post
Kamala Harris, African American??? (Original post)	Towlie	Jan 2019	OP
Personally I don't think it is an important factor.	redstatebluegirl	Jan 2019	#1
More talking points.	grumpyduck	Jan 2019	#34
Well it was the same with Obama. nt	UniteFightBack	Jan 2019	#2
a Jamaican could be described as such	treestar	Jan 2019	#3
Oakland is as African American as you can get. Plus her father is...	brush	Jan 2019	#39
African/Asian/Caribbean/ American	pangaia	Jan 2019	#53
"African American" is a complex concept	Recursion	Jan 2019	#4
According to the Oxford Dictionary:	Shell_Seas	Jan 2019	#5
"I like her, but... "	WeekiWater	Jan 2019	#6
Whatever that means...	Towlie	Jan 2019	#10
It means you're quibbling.	maxsolomon	Jan 2019	#25
She was born in California, which last time I checked was in America. You sure you wanna do this?	emulatorloo	Jan 2019	#7
If she's not African-American...	ADX	Jan 2019	#8
She describes herself as a "proud American." She just said so 10 seconds ago.	Towlie	Jan 2019	#13
Nice I was going to say how about just an american. Isn't that enough?	Joe941	Jan 2019	#32
Um...	ADX	Jan 2019	#42
Yeah, that's what she said TODAY...	ADX	Jan 2019	#40
Jamaican-Indian?	at140	Sep 2019	#58
If she considers herself African American,	marybourg	Jan 2019	#9
Many people of Jamaican heritage are African American.	yardwork	Jan 2019	#11
She has described herself AA and Asian African American.	rogue emissary	Jan 2019	#12
Cool Story, Bro , !	stonecutter357	Jan 2019	#14
What A Thoughtful Way To Celebrate MLK Day!	JimGinPA	Jan 2019	#15
Right?	SunSeeker	Jan 2019	#23
You could, at least, spell her name right.	blue neen	Jan 2019	#16
Fixed, thanks.	Towlie	Jan 2019	#19
why is that a problem?	bigtree	Jan 2019	#17
Her dad is black, like Obama's was.	SunSeeker	Jan 2019	#18
Not that her ethnic hereitage is of extreme importance...	MontanaMama	Jan 2019	#20
Most blacks from Jamaica can be traced back slaves brought from Africa.	George II	Jan 2019	#21
I like her a lot.	TruckFump	Jan 2019	#22
Wow. Are you sure you want to leave this OP up?	MrsCoffee	Jan 2019	#24
Oh, cool!?	mr_lebowski	Jan 2019	#26
"We are All Africans"	Eliot Rosewater	Jan 2019	#27
Wow, this is a terrible idea.	yewberry	Jan 2019	#28
hmm , thread trashed.	TeamPooka	Jan 2019	#29
Should she have to submit to a DNA test?	tenderfoot	Jan 2019	#30
So she gets "ancestry swift-boated" like Elizabeth Warren?	bullwinkle428	Jan 2019	#31
IKR!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Jan 2019	#56
Are we going to do the is s(he) black enough - as in 2008?	karynnj	Jan 2019	#33
it's irrelevant but I think she often referes to herself as black american	AlexSFCA	Jan 2019	#35
I was just asking the same question... SAID NO ONE EVER!!! So glad you like her, ...but	winstars	Jan 2019	#36
"I've sent investigators to Jamaica, and you wouldn't believe	oasis	Jan 2019	#37
She appears to be Caucasian with olive skin coloring	tavernier	Jan 2019	#38
P/S....	LovingA2andMI	Jan 2019	#45
So why don't you tell us who she really is since clearly	MaryMagdaline	Jan 2019	#41
WTH is with the ???	LovingA2andMI	Jan 2019	#43
The same bullshit some tried to play with President Obama	still_one	Jan 2019	#44
And Obama's mother was white, yet he is still considered black, not "half-white,"	tblue37	Jan 2019	#46
MSM can't deal with people who don't fit into neat boxes	Retrograde	Jan 2019	#47
this is a serious wtf ... are you suggesting she's a liar?	fishwax	Jan 2019	#48
Policing Sen. Harris' racial identification is Trumpian bullshit	Bryan	Jan 2019	#49
Since human origins have been traced to Africa, we are	at140	Jan 2019	#50
We are all from Africa.	guillaumeb	Jan 2019	#51
I Could Scream	Me.	Jan 2019	#52
+1	Jarqui	Jan 2019	#54
+1	fleabiscuit	Jan 2019	#55
Good question.	InAbLuEsTaTe	Jan 2019	#57

Response to Towlie (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:22 PM

redstatebluegirl (11,938 posts)

1. Personally I don't think it is an important factor.

Could she become the first woman to be elected President, yes, that is historic. I don't think race matters as much as it does to smoe of the racists in this country, including some in the media who feel the need to find divisive things to report.

Kamala Harris, African American???

1. Personally I don't think it is an important factor.

34. More talking points.

2. Well it was the same with Obama. nt

3. a Jamaican could be described as such

39. Oakland is as African American as you can get. Plus her father is...

53. African/Asian/Caribbean/ American

4. "African American" is a complex concept

5. According to the Oxford Dictionary:

6. "I like her, but... "

10. Whatever that means...

25. It means you're quibbling.

7. She was born in California, which last time I checked was in America. You sure you wanna do this?

8. If she's not African-American...

13. She describes herself as a "proud American." She just said so 10 seconds ago.

32. Nice I was going to say how about just an american. Isn't that enough?

42. Um...

40. Yeah, that's what she said TODAY...

58. Jamaican-Indian?

9. If she considers herself African American,

11. Many people of Jamaican heritage are African American.

12. She has described herself AA and Asian African American.

14. Cool Story, Bro , !

15. What A Thoughtful Way To Celebrate MLK Day!

23. Right?

16. You could, at least, spell her name right.

19. Fixed, thanks.

17. why is that a problem?

18. Her dad is black, like Obama's was.

20. Not that her ethnic hereitage is of extreme importance...

21. Most blacks from Jamaica can be traced back slaves brought from Africa.

22. I like her a lot.

24. Wow. Are you sure you want to leave this OP up?

26. Oh, cool!?

27. "We are All Africans"

28. Wow, this is a terrible idea.

29. hmm , thread trashed.

30. Should she have to submit to a DNA test?

31. So she gets "ancestry swift-boated" like Elizabeth Warren?

56. IKR!!

33. Are we going to do the is s(he) black enough - as in 2008?

35. it's irrelevant but I think she often referes to herself as black american

36. I was just asking the same question... SAID NO ONE EVER!!! So glad you like her, ...but

37. "I've sent investigators to Jamaica, and you wouldn't believe

38. She appears to be Caucasian with olive skin coloring

45. P/S....

41. So why don't you tell us who she really is since clearly

43. WTH is with the ???

44. The same bullshit some tried to play with President Obama

46. And Obama's mother was white, yet he is still considered black, not "half-white,"

47. MSM can't deal with people who don't fit into neat boxes

48. this is a serious wtf ... are you suggesting she's a liar?

49. Policing Sen. Harris' racial identification is Trumpian bullshit

50. Since human origins have been traced to Africa, we are

51. We are all from Africa.

52. I Could Scream

54. +1

55. +1

57. Good question.