Oh yes, *that* was it...

[royalmarriage]

On one of the forums I frequent, I came across the most wonderful thing over the weekend. Just found it again. Someone refers to Barack Obama as "the first openly black President."

My mind is boggling...

Comments

[kattahj.livejournal.com]

So, even according to his enemies, he would have been, what, one-sixteenth? By that standard, Sweden would have a black prime minister.

[thene]

Yeah, it's a completely bullshit dogwhistle used by the US right to downplay their own racism.

[kattahj.livejournal.com]

Trying to downplay racism by invoking the one-drop rule is kind of hilarious in a tragic way.