McCain finally speaks up against his supporters...

[BobbyFresco]

^I think Obama is actually more arab than black. I know that black definitely isn't a majority of his heritage. Not that it matters, and I could be wrong about the arab part. But I'm pretty sure.

Since when is Arab a race?
And wouldn't most Arab's be racially recognized as being Negroid?

Racially, he is Black and White. Biracial.

[Spektrewing386]

Since when is Arab a race?
And wouldn't most Arab's be racially recognized as being Negroid?

Racially, he is Black and White. Biracial.

actually Arab is classified as Caucasain. Or if you want to get technical, Semetic.

[BobbyFresco]

actually Arab is classified as Caucasain. Or if you want to get technical, Semetic.

My point is that Arab is not a race, it's an ethnicity.
And darker skinned Arabs would not racially be Caucasian or Semitic and even Jews aren't classified as a race, per se.


A small example of what I mean .

I'm Black, racially. Ethnically, Im Hispanic. My nationality is Panamanian.

[Total_Blender]

actually Arab is classified as Caucasain. Or if you want to get technical, Semetic.

Yep, Arabic is the language that they use. So an "Arab" would be someone who speaks Arabic as their primary language, and can trace their genealogy back to native speakers of Arabic. And its also important to point out that Arabic predates Islam. Most of the world's Muslims are non-Arabs. And there are Arab Christians who practice Eastern Christian religions like Greek Catholicism/Greek Orthodox.

[alpine_aw11]

Since when is Arab a race?
And wouldn't most Arab's be racially recognized as being Negroid?

Racially, he is Black and White. Biracial.

I mean, I dont know what having Arabian descent falls under. Just stating something, not trying to discriminate against him. I actually couldn't find anything supporting it so I retract the statement.