[drewh]

So far, Obama’s kiss is been met with relatively little backlash. This decorum, however, is likely to fade if Obama continues to date—and ultimately marry—outside her race. One need only look to the vitriol heaped upon tennis star Serena Williams last winter when she revealed her engagement to Alex Ohanian, the white co-founder of Reddit who’s now her husband (and daughter’s father). Williams’ announcement was met with messages of anger, betrayal and dismay across #blacktwitter. Williams may be rich, famous, and stratospherically accomplished, but for many black Americans her romantic decisions are not fully her own.

[shelterguy]

Since her daddy Barak is white I don’t see what the big deal is. That fact that he pretends to be black doesn’t make it so.

[Not A Snowbird]

I can see this discussion taking place in 1960. But this is 2017. Malia can kiss whoever she pleases. That the black community is up in arms tells us who the real racists are.