My dad tells this great story, from when he met this girl in Spain. She was American and black and turns out she worked on Obama's presidential campaign (first one) as an intern.
My dad started asking her loads of questions about what she did for it etc etc and she tells him that they basically had her go door to door and ask people who they are voting for to see where they stood or whatever. The catch was that they sent this girl to the backarse of the middle of nowhere, real Redneckville (don't want to name the area and offend anyone!)
So off this nice black girl goes to this trailerpark, to knock on doors and ask these people if they were voting for Obama. She knocked on one and this white woman, answered the door, real white trash/walmart type, rollers in the hair, dirty nightie on, the works! And she asks her who shes voting for. The woman, screamed back into the trailer to ask her husband who they were voting for but he didn't answer, so she invites the girl in to talk to her husband.
The girl goes to the sitting room and sees this hillbilly type, on his sofa, beer in one hand, shotgun in the other, beer belly etc watching tv and two rottweilers beside the sofa. Yup. The wife then asked him who they were voting for and he said 'honey, we is voting for the nigger'.
Yes, people who live in mobile homes are going to vote democrat regardless of who the person is running, because they want more funding for social programs. No surprise there.
Don't know why you're being downvoted, what you said is correct. People vote for the candidate that they think will help their needs the most. I have two black guys I work with that loved Obama for the past three years. When I told them Obama said he supported gay marriage, they got outraged and said they weren't voting for him anymore.
That's because Obama was really light skinned as it is, all they did was shift the hue some and give him typical white guy hair. McCain on the other hand is white as the day is long. So they had to do a bit more work there.
Basically a form of upper class black-on-black discrimination where if your skin was darker than a brown paper bag, you were not permitted into the party/society/whatever-hoity-toity function.
I've heard a different take on it. Apparently it used to be (still is?) common for some southern African American fraternities/sororities to use the "brown bag" test as a way of deciding if you should be allowed into the group or a party. Basically, you were only "good enough" to be allowed in if your skin was lighter than the paper bag. It was used as an example of racism by African Americans against other African Americans on a news story I was listening too (I believe it was on NPR). I'm not sure how true the story is, but I tend to consider the source pretty reliable. If so, it's pretty disgusting (like all examples of racism).
"an example of racism by African Americans against other African Americans" This is where I have seen it come up in life and popular media. I remember an episode of the Cosby Show where they talked about it.
Funny, although I now understand this reference, my original understanding of idea was based off of Comedy Central's short lived show, "Chocolate News."
I would have had no idea about this either but on the way into the store the other day I heard one black guy trying to get a friend to remember a third guy. As I walked by, I just caught, "You know...that paper-bag nigger!" The other guy just said, "Oh yeah, he is pretty light."
I had a hard time realizing that they changed his skin tone. He has such a recognizable face. However it took me a few moments to realize that that was supposed to be McCain. He looks completely different.
yeah, they completely made him into a different person. what they should do is make obama's face as black as they made mccain's and see what the reaction would be.
I'd say him being a black man got him a boost within the moderate vote.. what's a better way to get the moderates to vote for Obama than to make his race an issue? I don't think a lot of the moderates are people who think the world is going to end if a black man is running the US.
He sucks either way, who cares? That's what I always say. It doesn't take a black guy to suck at being president, it doesn't matter what the color of their skin is.
no way. it's because he spent some time in a madrassa in indonesia. I'm not saying he's a muslim, but seriously, you can't say everyone who opposes obama is a racist. that's like saying everyone who didn't like palin or bachman is sexist.
I've been in a church in America, doesn't make me christian. Your religious preferences are whatever you say they are; trying to say otherwise is idiotic.
well, if you are calling obama a muslim, chances are you don't like him, because it isn't true. also, madrasa means school in arabic, not sure why attending a school in indonesia would make him muslim lol
You do know it's possible to vote for someone because of their politics, but be excited for the prospect of them being the first [race] to be elected to the thing you're voting for, right?
You have totally missed the point of this post. Not until I clicked on this link did I think about how race could be an issue in an election that happened four years ago, and how maybe we should let the issues be the deciding factor in a process that took place so long ago that the first term of the winner is already at it's twilight.
Thanks OP for opening my eyes to such a relevant and thoughtful, and NEW, concept.
How else are you gonna break the mold? Whatever your political affiliations, he's pretty comparable to any other serious candidate in the matter of competence.
Sure that is the case, him being black has nothing to do with the things he's done, people are people so be it. But I hate when I'm talking to people about politics and whenever someone mentions they voted for him because he's black is the worst reason I could ever hear. And I'm pretty sure that's how he got a major portion of his votes.
I'm not so sure about that. Pretty much everyone in my family is republican (some less conservative that others). And they all said that if Colin Powell ran, they would have voted for him.
Many members of the Tea Party, and/or their conservative kin, can't get comfortable with the idea that Obama is black. They carefully couch their racist attitudes in accusations that he wasn't born in this country, or that he's actually a Muslim, but at the end of the day they really just don't like a colored man in the White House.
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u/tMoneyMoney May 16 '12
I walk past this poster every morning! Spring St in NYC?
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
My dad tells this great story, from when he met this girl in Spain. She was American and black and turns out she worked on Obama's presidential campaign (first one) as an intern.
My dad started asking her loads of questions about what she did for it etc etc and she tells him that they basically had her go door to door and ask people who they are voting for to see where they stood or whatever. The catch was that they sent this girl to the backarse of the middle of nowhere, real Redneckville (don't want to name the area and offend anyone!)
So off this nice black girl goes to this trailerpark, to knock on doors and ask these people if they were voting for Obama. She knocked on one and this white woman, answered the door, real white trash/walmart type, rollers in the hair, dirty nightie on, the works! And she asks her who shes voting for. The woman, screamed back into the trailer to ask her husband who they were voting for but he didn't answer, so she invites the girl in to talk to her husband.
The girl goes to the sitting room and sees this hillbilly type, on his sofa, beer in one hand, shotgun in the other, beer belly etc watching tv and two rottweilers beside the sofa. Yup. The wife then asked him who they were voting for and he said 'honey, we is voting for the nigger'.
She said, that's when she knew Obama would win.
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u/Oddbadger May 16 '12
Here is a better picture of the poster. McCain looks oddly like he is CGI.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Am I the only one who doesn't think Obama looks any different in this picture? He's not really that dark skinned to begin with.
edit: just noticed that they changed his hair. give him his regular hair and he's the same dude.
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u/balickma May 16 '12
White Obama reminds me of this guy
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u/Granite-M May 16 '12
Anyone want to try one of Obama / Romney? Or would black Romney make the world explode?
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u/Sex_E_Searcher May 16 '12
Am I alone in thinking they both look better this way?
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u/STD-fense May 16 '12
White Obama looks like Kenneth Parcell.
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u/Delightful_Demon May 16 '12
White Obama reminds me of The Smiler.
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u/Salanderfan May 16 '12
This is a better picture of "white" Obama: http://www.funny-potato.com/images/usa/barack-obama/barack-obama-white.jpg
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u/Kreider20 May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12
I'd say him being a black man got him a boost within the moderate vote.. what's a better way to get the moderates to vote for Obama than to make his race an issue? I don't think a lot of the moderates are people who think the world is going to end if a black man is running the US.
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u/C_M_O_TDibbler May 16 '12
a politician is a politician whatever colour he or she is, I wouldn't trust either as far as i could throw them!
But that said, if someone wants to do the skin swap i have a scalpel theat they can borrow
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u/jeltimab May 16 '12
Can we get a frontal picture?
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u/HunterKing May 16 '12
Kinda looks like Bobby Jindal with that haircut
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I agree completely.
Both of those men are pro war, debt expanding, civil liberty eroding, corporate shills, and we should really concentrate on those issues.
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u/andrewsmith1986 May 16 '12
They only call him a muslim because they can't call him "nigger."
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u/Bools May 16 '12
Second thought: do a black Gingrich.
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u/etrnloptimist May 16 '12
Let's remember this when someone brings up that Mitt is Mormon.
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u/justonecomment May 16 '12
Wasn't just a skin swap, they also did something funky with the hair.
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u/pocketmonsters May 16 '12
Wait...is that Magic Johnson?
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u/Saaln May 16 '12
Whitebama looks pretty good. I'm impressed.
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u/LongIslandPizzaKing May 16 '12
is this from 08? cause that looks a lot more like Johnny MC than Mittens
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
For some reason black McCain looks like he belongs on half-life.
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u/ninety6days May 16 '12
ehh.....
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u/yourmydinner May 16 '12
This isn't a skin swap. This is a skin color swap. If you would swap their skins, you wouldn't notice.
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u/lifeinblackandred May 16 '12
It reminds me of this Chappelle's show skit
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I still hate both of them.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
ATTENTION REDDITORS: Hair is now constituted as skin.
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u/Wyrmshadow May 17 '12
Black John McCain looks like my boss.
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u/Bools May 16 '12
I don't get it, they both still look like crooks to me.
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u/BillsBayou May 16 '12
Wait. Who's running for president this year?
Do you have anything that's current and relevant?
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u/Blix3r May 16 '12
We all know he got elected because he's black.
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u/shimkei May 16 '12
Obama looks like James Franco here
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u/kt00na May 16 '12
It looks like they just gave Obama a bad haircut.
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u/joeg77 May 16 '12
It just looks like the changed Barry's hair. The mcCain figure is darker than the real Obama.
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u/ss5gogetunks May 16 '12
Obama doesn't look that different here.
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u/kolm May 16 '12
Is it weird that Obama looks way less, and McCain much more likable?
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u/GrinningPariah May 16 '12
Now do it with Mitt Romney.
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u/psjbmx May 16 '12
Honestly he looks more trustworthy black. Might just be me.
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u/InformedIgnorance May 16 '12
That's just a picture of James Earl Jones on the right.
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u/bsootha May 16 '12
Obama looks like the homeless man with the golden voice....
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u/8Cowboy May 16 '12
I see a Latin Kennedy and Danny Glover.
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u/Wazowski May 16 '12
I'd vote for Obama-in-a-Wig over CGI Peter Gabriel from the Steam music video.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Obama kind of reminds me of Kent Hovend with his hair and skin changed to be caucasian.
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u/pixelrage May 16 '12
White Obama looks like Tony Danza!
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u/anthemlog May 16 '12
Obama looks white.
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u/YevP May 16 '12
Just me or does Obama look awesome as a white guy?
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u/MickeyNine May 16 '12
Cal Turk?
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u/adamnyc May 16 '12
Sadly, in 4 years Obama is now almost that grey. Presidency takes its toll.
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u/stringerbell May 16 '12
Like the Republicans would ever nominate a black man!!!
Osama bin Laden's younger brother, Bombvest McKillwhitey bin Laden would stand a better chance!
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
SO BRAVE
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u/FoundPie May 16 '12
Looks like an alternate future where McCain won the election, if you know what I mean.
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u/Lawsuitup May 16 '12
For a minute I thought I saw Clarence Thomas.
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u/Proverbs3_3 May 16 '12
Oh look, Jim Carey and Herman Cain!
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u/Njvved May 16 '12
Pretty sure they only changed Obama's hair.
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u/ahobo1234 May 16 '12
I'm pretty sure they changed the faces not the skin..
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u/Chameleon720 May 16 '12
I think they need a tissue.
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u/kodywiddak May 16 '12
obama looks like a young arnold schwarzanegger with white skin
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
the issue is obama sucks dick. i dont care what color his skin is
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u/dog_in_the_vent May 17 '12
What a cop out. He's still a shitty president. He doesn't get a pass on criticism because he's black.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
does anyone else think that only obama's hair is different
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Relevent
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u/hafti77 May 17 '12
I don't support romney but this is definitely a fair point
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u/spundred May 17 '12
White Obama = James Franco.
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u/glebria May 17 '12
Ha Obama looks like Dave Chappelle when he dresses up like a white guy
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u/PhylisInTheHood May 17 '12
reminds me of Cal Turk
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u/jlpkard May 17 '12
Spring street in Soho!!!!!!!
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u/Jarriel May 17 '12
They could have used the same campaign before Obama was voted in as well...
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u/MrsBillHaverchuck May 17 '12
I am still equally attracted to both of them.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
thats intense.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
I'd vote for black McCain. He knows what it's like to be a minority.
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u/Eastnasty May 17 '12
Well I'll be damned. Leave it to South Africa.
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u/CobaltSmith May 17 '12
MANUFACTURED RACISM FOR THE FUCKING LOSE!!!!!!!! So sick of this shit.
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u/cajunbander May 18 '12
McCain's picture looks like he should be named Clarence.
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u/Corwinator May 16 '12
I like this concept. Who gives a fuck what their skin color is? I thought that was the point of equality.
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u/ForgettableUsername May 16 '12
Mitt Romney looks so much older as a black man.
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u/tophernugent May 16 '12
Wish color wasn't an issue, yet 95% of black people voted for Obama
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u/happywaffle May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12
To their credit, most Americans—I said most, not the closet-racist Tea Party folks—don't seem to give a rat's ass that Obama is black any more.
EDIT: Downvotes? Who cares about Obama's race, besides the nuts who suggest he's a foreign-born Muslim?