Good for him. Is he proud of it? Hybrid vigor? J. Devine On Mar 14, 2012 12:32 PM, "Robert Naiman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 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 >
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