So Obama's mother was pure white and his grandparents are white but yet he's a RACIST

[bigdarryl]

Thats what I'm hearing from some fools on hear and in other forums

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. hear hear.

[Kutjara]

2. While I don't believe for a second Obama's a racist,...

...the argument that, due to members of his immediate family being one race or another, he is immunized against racism, is absurd. For all we know, he may despise his relatives, or he may blame his "white blood" for the failures in his life. He may equally feel the same way about his "black blood" or his black ancestry. More likely, he values both heritages greatly, and feels they have both contributed to making him the man he is.

There is no mileage to be had in pointing to the bare biological facts of one's racial heritage as a determinant of outlook. Racism is, by definition, irrational, so no rational argument can be applied to it.

[MonkeyFunk]

3. "pure white"?

[golddigger]

4. Did a double take there, "Pure white?"

[MaryCeleste]

5. The doubters may also use the term "self loathing"