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RockRaven

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5. So? *Most* people who call Obama black aren't doing so because they took pains to learn his

Reply to Sogo (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 11, 2023, 04:40 PM

Feb 2023

self-identification and are scrupulously respecting that. Rather they call him black because of their own habits or wants -- and would be doing so regardless of whether or not it coincided with his self-identification.

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What was Prince when he played the Super Bowl XLI halftime show? nt Shermann Feb 2023 #1

Alive. cloudbase Feb 2023 #7

Bi... MiHale Feb 2023 #2

It appears to be. RockRaven Feb 2023 #3

Obama identified himself as black, if I recall correctly. Sogo Feb 2023 #4

So? *Most* people who call Obama black aren't doing so because they took pains to learn his RockRaven Feb 2023 #5

Is "biracial" just too complicated? republianmushroom Feb 2023 #6

He considers himself and describes himself as Black, so it seems best to follow his lead. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2023 #8

So, he's not Black enough to be considered Black? nini Feb 2023 #9

Apparently the OP doesn't think so? WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2023 #11

You refer to Patrick Mahomes as He/His. Abolishinist Feb 2023 #10