a serious question about Barack Obama's getting elected

[azurnoir]

this is a question I have wondered about for awhile

Would Obama's getting have been impacted if Michelle Obama had been White rather than Black?

It may seem a flame bait question however I was married to a Black for 18 years we're divorced but still friends and we have discussed this question and came to the conclusion that it may well have negatively impacted Obama's election but I am curious and would like some other imput

[cliffordu]

1. Actually, at the risk of being attacked, I think so.

[Raine]

2. agree nt

[SwampG8r]

3. i think it would have played a larger part

than his marriage did play
people are funny and like thoroughgood said "now you funny too..."

[azurnoir]

6. Uhm that was really John Lee Hooker

they don't call him 'thieving Thorogood' for nothing you know

[blondeatlast]

11. Yup! ;) nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Yes miscegination is still a big thing

as you are well aware off.

[azurnoir]

9. oh yes indeed I am but there is also a question of how race is perceived

because Obama could call himself a White man with equal accuracy or inaccuracy the perception of race is really an almost purely visual thing

[Tunkamerica]

5. an almost serious question about capitalization:

should white and black be capitalized.


And saying "married to a Black" sounds weird to me. Maybe it's generational.

[azurnoir]

7. no it's me I think faster than I type

so what I was thinking was 'married to a Black man' and proof reading doesn't seem to help my brain just fills it in
but I capitalize Black White the same way I would capitalize Muslim or Jew or Christan (I post on I/P a lot)

[dawg]

8. We are so messed up about race in this country.

If you are one-half black - you're black.
If you're one-quarter black - you're black.
If you're one-eighth black, and anyone knows it - you're black.

Even the terms "black" and "white" are ridiculous distinctions to make about people who are all varying shades of brown.

[blondeatlast]

10. I'm quite certain it would have. nt