In an interview with BBC recently, Oprah Winfrey stated, “There is a level of disrespect for the office that occurs. And that occurs in some cases and maybe even in many cases because he's African American.” Winfrey of course was talking about President Barack Obama. She claimed the President is discriminated against because he's African American.
Ms. Winfrey is wrong. Barack Obama is not African American. He's of mixed race. By stating that our President is African American, Winfrey dismisses Obama's mother, and as a mother of two sons who are of mixed race, I'm offended by her statement.
I would never refer to my boys as African American or White. My sons are both. They are African American and Caucasian, just like our President. You can't dismiss half of who a person is, because it fits your argument.
If people insist on using labels, shouldn't they use the right ones?
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