I would first like to point out that anybody parading around in blackface should be censured because it is utterly demeaning and should not be "performed" by anybody at anytime. But, one must ask the question, "How does a foreign country such as Turkey come to portray President Barack as solely black?" It is no secret that our president has a white mother. So why? In a country with a relatively small black population, it is impossible for Turkey to have a similar black/white racial history as America does. In particular, the history I speak of is the convolution of mulattoes and African Americans. Since countries such as Turkey do not have the same kind of history that America has had, why would this man even consider regarding mulattoes and blacks as the same "race?" Now, I do not know what this particular video means to the masses of Turks or how it was perceived there, but here in America such behavior would result in quick ostracization. But this recent occurrence has not been the only public demonstration of blackface aimed at a prominent multiracial. Remember this:

Now, even though Spain does have a larger black population than Turkey, it still does not have the type of history America has with the one drop rule. So, again, it is unfathomable for the Spanish to consider mulattoes and blacks as the same thing.

So, the question is, "Why are these outside countries considering President Obama as solely black?" It's because that's how he has been constantly portrayed by the various news sources around America. Right after Barack Obama was elected as "the first black president," there was a survey conducted in Britain regarding the prospects of the citizens voting for a black president. 93% of Britons said they would endorse a black candidate. Britons, known for their multiracial categories on their census, even consider the president black. The American media is to blame for this discrepancy of "racial classifications." Again, I must say that blackface is wrong in every aspect; however, if you are going to insult a multiracial at least do it right.