# Is a black POTUS really an issue?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 4, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-black-potus-really-an-issue/432312 "2008-01-04T20:53:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-black-potus-really-an-issue/432312/61 "2008-01-09T03:57:42Z")

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[QUOTE=Quartz]  
[Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9331566&postcount=21) I asked if the appearance of Morgan Freeman (a black actor for those who haven’t seen him) as POTUS in films may have pre-neutralised the issue of Obama’s blackness. **Acsenray** suggested that the topic was worthy of a seperate thread, so here it is. What do Dopers think?  
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The issue is not that Obama is black. The issue is that he is unqualified for the office. His skin color has nothing to do with it.

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