What's in a Census Word?

What's in a Word?

. . . The election of the semi-black Barack Obama as president of the United States should have signalled an end to racial politics and racism but, instead, it has exacerbated the racial divide. Obama greatly widened that divide by indicating on the 2010 census form that he was totally African-American without a trace of caucasian blood even though he is half white.

Whites should now say we were dissed, using the African-American jargon. By ignoring his white roots, Obama has served to marginalize the vast majority of Americans, treating his white half as if it didn’t exist. That is an insult to his mother, to his maternal grandparents who largely reared him, and to the 74% of Americans who are caucasians.

Consider the repercussions had Obama checked the box next to “White” instead of “Black, African Am, or Negro.” Such a self-designation would have been met with demonstrations and protests by the black community righteously demanding he at least explain his choice of words. . .
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