That point did make sense. Obama technically was "African American" but what the hell is African American about him if he was raised by a white family in Hawaii?
Obama knew he had no connections to US (ADOS) culturally, genetically etc. He made a conscious decision to try to be like us and be a part of our community in ways that Kamala did not (besides going to an HBCU).
I don't understand this argument or better yet how people are choosing to have cognitive dissonance when comparing Obama and Harris's cultural connections.
Obama had no ties to black culture.
Neither did Harris.
Obama got his cultural cred from his black wife.
Kamala got her cultural cred from her black university and sorority.
What you dismiss as being insignificant (Kamala's HBCU experience and sorority), others may not.
And what you see as being significant (Obama's marriage), others may not.
The positioning here is selective and arbitrary.
People are "citing" that the reason Kamala went to Howard was because she received a scholarship. What people are missing is that she had to "consider" Howard first.
People simultaneously have not considered the fact that, if Obama received scholarships to attend Occidental and then Columbia, there is a high chance he would've received scholarships to attend Howard.
We would never know though because Howard, or any other black college, was not a consideration for him to even apply.
Although
you dismiss it, that is significant when assessing ADOS cultural connection because it means that Kamala had an earlier and stronger foundation in ADOS culture than Obama. She was taught under black professors, saw black administrators, received her most critical education from a black/ados perspective, had black boyfriends, went to black parties, did community service in Ledroit Park and greater DC, joined a black sorority (a lifelong commitment), participated in step shows, etc.
Obama had none of that experience. He was at Columbia fukking white bishes until he moved to Chicago. He was damn near 30 years old before he met Michelle.
Kamala was at Howard at 18 years old. And although having no cultural ties to ADOS, she made a lifelong commitment through her sorority, and later reaffirmed that commitment by joining other black womens organizations who would not have accepted her if they thought she was an incognegro and would not be of service to the black community.
Obama finally made a commitment to ADOS culture through his marriage to Michelle but I don't find that any more significant than Kamala considering that was probably the first black woman he dated with no prior ties to the black community before coming to Chicago.
Both of their connections to black culture are a wash to be honest so it's silly to arbitrarily place more significance on one over the other.
Better to be critical over Kamala's record as a prosecutor than trying to compare perceived cultural cred to Obama.