when is someone black or white

[Sgt.Rock]

Heated office discussion re Lewis Hamilton. His mother is white, his father is black. So isn't he just as much white as black?

[zig.zag]

ps

what office do you work in rock?

mind boggles

[saxy_jag]

Isn't he whatever he defines himself as? And that's nothing to do with any of us.

[zig.zag]

i like the way the cheeky girls wiggle their azz and get paid

[jno]

you might also ask: what colour would a lynch mob say he was?

The last lynching (so far) took place a mere 20 years ago, to someone who was black and in the wrong place

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Byrd_Jr

If someone is now elected president for being black and in the right place, that would be a step forward.

[Sgt.Rock]

ummm - During Biko's trial the judge asked him why black people referred to themselves as black when they were really brown. Biko asked the judge why he referred to himself as white when he really was pink.

[ummmm]

Cheers. I didn't know that. Everyday's a school day :-)

[funnygirl]

Good one Sgt Rock!!

There is much emphasis on the colour of black skin these days.

I am in the same position as Lewis and I regard myself as black!!

[gina32]

here you go ethel, bottom of the page

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/motorspo rt/article52174.ece

[Sgt.Rock]

I'm really pleased he won it. I'm not a big fan a motor racing but he seems like a nice bloke. He acted with great dignity when he failed to win the sports personality in 2007. Deserves to win it this year, hope he does.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/arti cle-1082751/Its-black-white-Obama-McCain-skin- colour-swapped-poster-campaign-voters-ignore-r ace-issue.html

I think they both look better like this.