The answer is that Obama, himself, self-identifies as Black/African-American as opposed to multi-racial, and in The Great Gatsby fashion, Americans get to self-identify. It was a conscious choice he made in his 20s (to the regret of his mother, who felt minimized) as compared to say, Tiger Woods, who does not characterize himself as Black/African-American. Obama has never really made the reasons for his decision explicitly clear, although it is reasonable to speculate that since he was politically ambitious at a young age, he must have felt the decision had political advantages.
David Shemano From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ken hanly Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:52 AM To: pen-l Cc: lbo talk Subject: [Pen-l] Why is Obama never identified as a mulatto? Obama is in fact a mulatto. I have never seen him identified as such. If race comes up at all Obama gets classified as African-American. Is there a stigma to being mulatto or what. He is never called a Caucasian American even though that seems as appropriate as African American. Cheers, ken Blog: http://kenthink7.blogspot.com/index.html Blog: http://kencan7.blogspot.com/index.html
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