Comments on: We Have A Black President!

By: mikehigh

mikehigh — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:51:44 +0000

Scott,

That is an interesting point. Let me give you some of my experience as a person of mixed race. My father is black and mother is white. Most everyone I am around has no idea that I am black, although most black people correctly identify me as mixed. I get everything from Indian, Mexican, Native American, Greek, just about anything. You are correct, part of the reason for the misconception is that I grew up in a white home and predominately white culture.

As far as the “one drop rule”, I haven’t heard of that. I married a white woman, so our kids are 1/4 black. Both of my boys have blond hair and blue eyes, though my daughter looks more like me. This makes for some funny stories. Of course, I let them know what their heritage is, and they talk about being black, though it is done somewhat tongue in cheek. Without any instruction to do so by me, one of my boys actually filled out the “black” box for their race on the SAT which I am sure freaked the teacher out!

Anyway, love reading the blog and enjoy the discussion!

By: Scott Williams

Scott Williams — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:12:17 +0000

Mssc45 & Tony- It can come down to a number of things; including culture of the particular individual; however the “quote un quote” wrtitten/established rules in the U.S. are/were as follows:
“one drop rule” if an individual has one drop of black blood, that individual is black. Also known as “traceable descent” “discernable rule” “traceable amount rule” “hypo-descent rule.” The Supreme Court Case “Plessy v. Ferguson” speaks to this as well.

Judy- thanks for sharing, I will try to find it and check it out.

By: JUDY

JUDY — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:03:23 +0000

Scot,watched Will Smith today tell about how he and all his family carried video cameras all day to document what they did on the day the first black man became president….Smith’s wife woke him up videoing his very first reaction to the day…he sat with his family around him as history was made election night…it was a great interview and very moving…Smith said one of the greatest things about the day is that the excuse is gone because now a black man can hold the highest office in the nation and talked of how he loved his country and had always been raised to believe he could do anything….amazing…seems this was much more than an election

By: tony

tony — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:50:33 +0000

how come if a guy/girl is half black and half white he/she is consdiered black by blacks and whites alike?

i thought we just elected another white prez – but you all say differently

By: Scott Williams

Scott Williams — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:36:40 +0000

Thanks for all the heartfelt comments and thanks to all the new folks for stopping by.
@mssc4- check out my original post “The First Black President” and read through the comments, I shared my thoughts to your questions there… for someonelese obviously.

By: I Rant Because I Can « Joni Ruhs - Observations and Testimony

I Rant Because I Can « Joni Ruhs - Observations and Testimony — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:13:19 +0000

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By: Joni Ruhs

Joni Ruhs — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:27:18 +0000

I can echo many of the comments here. I would have preferred seeing what McCain could do. I’ve liked him for years. I didn’t vote for Obama but it’s still pretty cool that he won on a variety of levels. And I’m finding people in my sphere of influence feel similarly. I like the shake up factor.

He was pretty smart to publish two memoirs prior to running. He put it out there early for people to rummage through. I also read some Christian comments of fear and near hatred and what an awful mess we’ve gotten ourselves into. Seriously, did God step out for awhile and come back to the election returns thinking, “What the? I couldn’t leave you guys alone for 5 minutes…” Come on. I didn’t realize how much ranting is in my brain. Excuse me while I compose a post on my own. Or maybe I’ll just make some popcorn, watch the Law & Order season premiere(on DVR) and get on with my life.

By: chingram

chingram — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:37:10 +0000

the religious right has destroyed this country. the extreme conservatives look for every excuse to call this man everything but what they mumble underneath their breath.

for what it matters, which i personally think it doesn’t, barack obama is a christian, an honest man of god. he is a breath of fresh air, what this country needs. true christians don’t abuse this man the way they have. so hypocritical.

for the first time in a long time i can be proud to be an american.

By: mssc54

mssc54 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:08:36 +0000

Just wondering if there’s a line… a degree of “blackness” present in any person to still be considered “black”.

President Elect Obama’s mother is white and father black. So I guess he is “half white, half black”.

What if a person “half-n-half” married another white or even a Native American; would their child(ren) be considered black or what?

I just pray that the President Elect was truthful when he spoke about “uniting” America.

I also think it will be telling to see what he places his hand on (if anything) when he is sworn in in January. I wonder who will hold the item he puts his hand on.

By: jimmy paravane

jimmy paravane — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:26:21 +0000

I can’t help myself. After all, I am the paravane(grin).
I can just see your God saying “hate the sin, not the sinner? Oh really? Let’s just see how you handle this one.” (grin)
And of course: Barack Obama is black! (yes, I know this is obvious. Ask Scott for the personal history.(grin))

Seriously though, I hope this makes all you aliens extremely uncomfortable. You have to pray for a president who is pro-choice to the point where he has actually stated he would rather have his daughters not be forced to live with a “mistake”. He’s too young, too liberal, too black culture christian, too inexperienced, too everything that pushes every judgmental bone in your christian culture club bodies. Yes, this should make you all extremely uncomfortable. And I bet that’s exactly where your God wants you. Deal. (grin)