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Originally Posted by PurrrsianPussyKat
So he evens out a redneck somewhere that won't vote for a guy because he's black. So what?
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He is the redneck who wouldn't vote for a black guy, its the same thing just reversed. Unfortunately a lot of people don't find the reverse (black guy voting for a black guy because hes black) racist due to the poor treatment of blacks throughout America's history but it is the same kind of thinking that keeps racism alive in America.
Though, of course black people are going to vote for someone who they feel they can relate to the most and will hold their interests moreso than other candidates, and Obama, being black is that candidate. Myself being white, I would still vote Obama if I could as I feel he is the better candidate for reasons which him being black, have nothing to do with.
As for Obama's white heritage.. there is no denying his is mixed. His mother is white, his father is black. However people who are of mixed race will often identify with the race they resemble the most, in Obama's case, thats black. I don't see any problem with that.