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Shame on you Mr. Obama April 3, 2010

According to White House spokesperson Mr. Obama has declared himself as African American / black / negro on the 2010 census. Shame on you Mr. Obama for disrespecting your mother (who raised you!) and her people. If I have “mixed” children one day I hope that they never choose the more politically expedient identity.

EDIT
An interesting online discussion ensued with friends and acquaintances who disagreed with my view that the president’s census declaration was disrespectful or erroneous. They proposed that living in a country where skin color determines how (some) people treat you – Obama may feel more black than white because people treat him like a black man when they see him. Also, in a few discussions about this, some people did not even know that he is biracial! One friend clearly said to me “no one has the right to judge the way another person identifies himself, whether it be sexually, politically, racially or otherwise.” I’ll have to consider this point further before I consent agreement…