*chuckles* So the gag is, Beethoven WOULD actually be what we'd consider Black. I've explained this to incredulous non-Black folks before. And...even with receipts, they've literally naysayed me, until I mention that his mother was a drug addict and prostitute.
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So, Obama is a direct descendant of the first recorded Black chattel slave in America through his mother. "White" is a funny, funny thing.
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Fair enough. I have a Black ancestor way back who was considered Black, mixed, and white in various census records. His kids were the same and I think his grandkids were “white”. Definitely complex, I understand.
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