Obama’s dad experienced the breadth and depth of discrimination.
As long as you are a black person who was born in America that is what you are considered.I’m sick of people playing the "not a descendant of a slave" therefore not black enough card. While I can see how some people’s love for Obama can border on the annoying to fanatical, I think you’re overreaching with the Hitler talk.
He needs to go back to college.”McGruder is an African American Studies major, politically astute and … well, complicated. But my fake boyfriend disagrees. People like him who say Black History Month should be obsolete and who refuse to not pride or happiness over the first (fill in the blank with whatever tinted label you want) President even when directly asked how he feels about it "as a black man." In the beginning I felt admittedly pessimistic myself, wondering if a (Black) man such as Obama, would ever make it into office.
I do believe Pres BO calls himself an American who identifies mostly with the African American or Black population. He allows this going police state of loyalists who can’t balance that disent is one of the luxuries of American Democracy (until now).Now I know what the intellectuals (The White Rose Society) felt like. The fact of the matter is that Black or African American seems to mainly apply to those in the US because they have no known specific heritage. He is clearly hurting from the story you tell. While Obama was raised by his white mother and grandparents, grew up in Hawaii and had an atypical experience from most black Americans, he still grew up in America treated by others as a black American, being judged as one, and turning to the black community for support, friendship and married within the community. Yellow Journalism and fanatics who are reminding me of 1941. However, I do not believe that he is a black man…in the traditional sense.
My father has European ancestry. Culturally speaking he is every bit of an African American as all the slave decendants who grew up in the suburbs with me. As many have pointed out, their definitions of black would eliminate a whole lot of folks upon whose shoulders many of us stand.I used to read Boondocks as a comic and liked it, and only saw the TV show once.
Shortly after his birth in 1974, his family moved and settled down in the suburbs of Columbia, Maryland. I almost wholeheartedly agree with Mr. McGruder’s initial remarks about the President and his ancestry. I hope Mr. G is as committed to making a change in this world as our president is and has been since he was in his twenties. Magazine article We first generation Americans may not always see things exactly the way AA see things, but I know we definately benefit from MLK, Jesse Jackson ( I appreciate him so much more now.) I believe that more doors will open so that we can show the US and the world what black America is really about. And since when did we begin to designate black or African Americans as only the decendents of slaves?
I used this exciting news of The Uncle Ruckus Movie as an excuse to badger Aaron McGruder's press people until they let me talk to him for a half hour.
And no, you are not snobby or even highfalutin, but really witty…your Sarah Palin "get of the pole woman" made my day!Anywhoo, Mr. McGruder is in the unenviable position of being right and wrong.
LOL and I don’t care…we can talk like that about our pres!!
I agree that his skin color puts him in the "black" category. "Boondocks" creator/cartoonist Aaron McGruder (my imaginary boyfriend since 1999) gave some very frank statements about Obama's presidency. Without clarification, it gave the impression that McGruder kicked anyone who’s ancestors didn’t pick cotton out of the Diaspora. The world tends to view people who are of a certain make-up as black and so I have no argument with this, nor would it be feasible to argue from this standpoint.
"White people" or "Eurasian" people have the freedom to be multicultural or biracial or multi-ethnic or whatever you want to call it.
It makes a significant difference IMHO (in my humble opinion).
Why do I feel like he should be in the studio with Hannity and Rush since he has decided to join in on the hate fest? Does any of it REALLY matter? So Obama is not our savior, but like it or not, Mulatto or Black or "’black" or African American he is our President and if we are not for him we are against him. As far as the rest of it. But that doesn’t mean he shies away from criticizing the African American community, its leaders, or the Democratic party. The one-drop rule was rejected by the Supreme Court in the 1960’s with Loving vs. Loving. Most probably think it is all hip hop. Hitler did have more power than the German constitution and allegiance had to be to him. Based on the 1996 comic strip by Aaron McGruder, Boondocks’ gorgeous faux-anime visuals and hilarious writing brought still-relevant social commentary.. Obama to me does not just stand for Black or black he stands for the minority. My mother has African ancestry. "If ya’ don’t know. Skepticism is a healthy thing. I am loving the affection Barack and Michelle are showing, I am loving seeing such a wonderful, Huxtablean family in the news. The point I was making is that this is not an accurate comparison. "Barack is the son of an immigrant, not the descendant of slaves. (As a lot of people tend to be overreacting when they whip out Nazis Germany comparisons). People self-censor.