Video: John McLaughlin Calls Barack Obama an Oreo
by John Little on 15/07/2008Context is important:
Roland Martin, a CNN contributor and host of a syndicated radio show, says some people may be overreacting to McLaughlin’s remark.
“Obama’s candidacy is bringing to light to the internal conversation that is taking place in black America and white America. I think a lot of people are uncomfortable with the dialogue,” he said. “If John McLaughlin was an African American and who had made the comment, people would have said, well, he probably understands what he’s talking about.”
“The reality is we also have a white, his mother is white and his dad is from Kenya,” Martin also said. “I think that is the qualifier there and this is a debate that you have heard take place inside of the black community that you also have people who question someone like Obama, where does he stand? Is he black enough?”
It was probably not the wisest choice of words but McLaughlin was referencing an ongoing debate in the black community not hurling insults.
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