> If I were Obama, I'd say "I'm a half-breed (or mulatto) and proud of > it." But he never would say anything like that. He's too hung up and > wedded to elite Anglo culture.
Not a true assertion about Obama, actually: [...] "With respect to the dog," said Obama, "this is a major issue." He said it has generated the most interest on his Web site, but before a new addition is made to the family, "two criteria that have to be reconciled." One is that elder daughter Malia, 10, "is allergic, so it has to be hypoallergenic." The other is that "our preference would be to get a shelter dog," which would point to the possiblity of a mixed breed, or, as Obama said, "a mutt, like me." - President-Elect Obama May Get a Mutt 'Like Me' http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20239003,00.html On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > ken hanly wrote: >> The question came to mind because of an article I read which used the term >> "mulatto" along with other equivalent terms. It is not used in my area. The >> only specific terms I know of are Metis mixed french and aboriginal and >> "half-breed" for anglo- aboriginal. > > If I were Obama, I'd say "I'm a half-breed (or mulatto) and proud of > it." But he never would say anything like that. He's too hung up and > wedded to elite Anglo culture. > > > -- > Jim Devine / "In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to > be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But > in poetry, it's the exact opposite." -- Paul Dirac > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l -- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
