Really? President Barack Obama Was “Raised White”, Says Ben Carson

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Ben Carson,President,Barack Obama,Raised White,Black

Ben Carson,President,Barack Obama,Raised White,Black

Ben Carson, Republican presidential candidate made comments on President Barack Obama which encouraged reactions on the social media on Tuesday. Many users criticized the neurosurgeon, as by calling Obama ‘raised white’ he was stereotyping the experience of the African-Americans.

 

 

 

Ben Carson says Barack Obama was “Raised White”

Ben Carson,President,Barack Obama,Raised White,Black

1. “He was, you know, raised white.”

Carson, himself is black and grew up poor in Detroit in the 1960s. in a podcast posted on Politico’s website he was found saying this statement for Barak Obama-
“He was, you know, raised white.”

2. “He didn’t grow up like I grew up”

Further to the ‘raised white’ statement, he added, “I mean, like most Americans, I was proud that we broke the colour barrier when he was elected, but … he didn’t grow up like I grew up … Many of his formative years were spent in Indonesia. So, for him to, you know, claim that, you know, he identifies with the experience of black Americans, I think, is a bit of a stretch.”

3. Twitter Explodes with angry reactions

Many Twitter users expressed their anger over the remarks made by Ben Carson.

Ben Carson,President,Barack Obama,Raised White,Black

Keith Simmons (@Foreignstorian) said “You cannot distil the black experience into something so narrow. Being ‘poor’ or ‘rich’ does not grant authenticity.”

Warren Holstein ‏(@WarrenHolstein) said, “Ben Carson says Obama was “raised white” and doesn’t understand black Americans. That fails to explain why no one understands Ben Carson.”

Shaun King (@ShaunKing), civil rights activist and New York Daily News writer, said, “Please @RealBenCarson. Step away from ALL microphones…forever. Saying Obama “grew up white” is foolishness.

Ben Carson,President,Barack Obama,Raised White,Black

Few comments also provoked some to consider Obama’s upbringing.

Brahma Chellaney ‏(@Chellaney) said, “I’ve often wondered why Obama is regarded as black, not mixed race, despite a white mother and a white upbringing.”

Ben Carson,President,Barack Obama,Raised White,Black

4. Ben Carson stands by what he said

In an interview with CNN on Tuesday afternoon, Carson did not back away from his comments. He says-
“Anybody who is sensible knows that the way that he was brought up is very different from the way most black people in this country are brought up,” he said, adding, “I don’t think anyone would deny that someone who was raised in Hawaii by his white grandparents and then spent formative years in Indonesia with his white mother does not have the typical black experience.”

We can see Ben Carson essentially questioning the First Black President’s Black experience, this has already had many people waging in saying these kind of loose comments might just make Ben Carson disqualify being the republican nominee. But the fact still is that he is still in the race and is not backing off.

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