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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Arabs, Blacks, and Whites

posted by on June 12 at 11:52 AM

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From the BBC:

Referring to him as “our Kenyan brother”, Col Gaddafi also said Mr Obama might suffer from an inferiority complex because of his African origins.

The issue of race could make Mr Obama’s behaviour “more white than white people”, Col Gaddafi suggested, rather than acting in solidarity with African and Arab nations.

Gaddafi made this comment in response to Obama’s recent show of support for Isreal’s position on Jerusalem. Imagine that: An Arab leader accusing the son of a black African of suffering from an “inferiority complex” with whites? The fucking gall! Which black Africans are so obsessed with white Americans that they go about bombing their buildings? I want all Arab leaders to think about this: When Kenya was bombed by Arab men who were so obsessed with killing even a few white people that did so at the high price of killing over 200 black Africans, not one single Arab nation was quick to offer help to Kenya. Who was first at the scene of the murders with aid? Israel. So, fuck you Gaddafi.

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I'm never sure what it means to "act white" or "act black" or "act str8" or "act gay". Can anyone explain this to me? Maybe then I will be better able to understand what Gaddafi means when he says Sntr. Obama will be acting white.

Posted by Sargon Bighorn | June 12, 2008 12:12 PM
2

tell it on the mountain!

Posted by LMSW | June 12, 2008 12:14 PM
3

Are we sure he isn't a mummy? Gross.

Posted by keshmeshi | June 12, 2008 12:21 PM
4

African origin?

He was born in Hawaii.

That's like asking GWB to reflect on his Saudi origin when he was born in Connecticut.

Posted by Will in Seattle | June 12, 2008 12:22 PM
5

Gaddafi, a nutter? You don't say.

Posted by Fnarf | June 12, 2008 12:28 PM
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@1 when you act gay you have sex with people of the same sex. If you have sex with someone of the opposite sex you're acting straight. I'm not sure how to act black or white though without some sort of paint.

Posted by Jesse | June 12, 2008 12:34 PM
7

Gaddafi has penis envy.

Posted by Vince | June 12, 2008 12:40 PM
8

Word, Charles.

Posted by Greg | June 12, 2008 1:17 PM
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It's true. The behavior of black people is more white than that of white people and the behavior of white people is more black than that of black people.

It's also no accident that tall people behave more short than short people and...

Posted by umvue | June 12, 2008 1:17 PM
10

Great post. No one owns Africa. Anymore.

Posted by Big Sven | June 12, 2008 1:51 PM
11

Finally something I can agree with Charles about!

Posted by elswinger | June 12, 2008 2:20 PM
12

What a pose--Gaddafi out-queens Elizabeth II. And I mean that in the nicest possible way.

Posted by rob | June 12, 2008 4:33 PM

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