Words

This is not a negative post, but a post of defining words. When I stated Barack Obama was not black, but a mulatto this did not go over well with some people. I will now use the definitions of words to state my case.

mu·lat·to /Pronunciation noun, plural -toes, adjective
–noun 1. the offspring of one white parent and one black parent:

2. a person whose ancestry is a mixture of Negro and Caucasian.

–adjective 3. of a light-brown color.

For those who think I should have said bi-racial here is why I did not.

bi·ra·cial/ –adjective consisting of, representing, or combining members of two separate races: a biracial committee on neighborhood problems.

Two separate races which is a much broader term which could mean any number of races - Chinese, Japanese, Indian, American Indian, Asian, Malaysian, Laotian, Pakastani, etc, etc, etc. Any combination of these or other races would be considered bi-racial. The only term that describes a black/negro and white/caucasion mix is mulatto.

So, this is why I use the terms offered, in the English language, to clarify the difference. If anyone is offended by the word then that is an issue they will have to deal with on their own. Mulatto is a perfectly wonderful word and the correct term for Barack Obama.

To clarify again...this is not a negative post about Barack Obama, just a clarification of my use of the term mulatto in reference to him. In my personal opinion, I think mulatto is a beautiful word that describes a beautiful race of people. I don't see it as derogatory in any sense. I hope others can see the beauty of the word as well and embrace it for what it is.