On Mar 14, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Max Sawicky wrote:
> In the U.S., I'd say the archaism of the term underlines
> the old racist distinctions, as Carroll notes. Today one
> form of racist contempt for Obama is expressed in the
> charge that is a "half-breed," an effort to delegitimize him
> as a person, as in, he is neither one thing nor another,
> he is nothing.
He's not even human - he's a fabric:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Kl5ASl6Lo