one drop...

i promise this is the last sociopolitical rant i will post...tonight. i was just thinking about the way we label people in this country. i understand very well all the historical reasons why we identify obama as black, even though his blackness only comes from one parent. if we reversed things, it would be just as correct to call him white. but my, doesn't that sound ridiculous? so, we refer to him as black. fine, but isn't he the least racially charged candidate one could imagine? shit, if my black ass was running, i would be talking about all the problems minorites face: inner-city life: quality housing, education, employment, you could go on for days. the disproportionate number of black males in prison. etc, etc, ETC. but do you ever hear this man talk about black folks. not really. do you hear him say "when i am the first black president of the united states of america"? HELL no. of couse, we shouldn't expect him to wave his half-race like a banner, but then why should we analyze his candidacy through a racial lens? i am so sick of hearing about his fricken darkenoughskinned self! he was raised by his white mother and white grandparents...his father left him at the age of 2 and he only saw him once more after that. why can't we just listen to his message, review his voting history, analyze the other candidates, and make our vote accordingly. no, if you support or vote for him, you're voting for a black man. period.