Friday, February 16, 2007

A "Rush" To Ill-Considered Judgement

Joe over at TMV points to the usual Limbaugh foolishness:

Barack Obama is a “Halfrican American”
(And people say “Ditto” to this guy??)


Typical.

However, is Rush's sentiment really any worse than those who claim that Obama isn't an authentic "African-American" because his father is an authentic African? As if cultural heritage is somehow transmitted via DNA. (Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck, would be proud.)

Since there is no objective way of measuring race, which is social construct not a scientific one, we should really let people's self-identification rule the day. (Within reason of course.)

So, yes, Rush should shut the hell up about Obama's racial identity, but he is not the only one who should do so.

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