<human>: Disclaimer: I'm British, not an American.

Barack Obama is not black. He's described as black because the (mostly American) media is passively racist. America wants to be seen as progressive, which is why Obama was and is always referred to as black. "First non-white president" doesn't sound as glamorous and impressive as "first black president". He wouldn't have become president if he were not half white.

They don't even refer to him as that stupid phrase - 'African American' - despite the fact that he fits that description better than the other people that are described in that way on American news (rapists, thieves etc who are pure black), since his father is African and his mother is white American.

I believe that if Barack Obama were actually black, he wouldn't have won the 2008 elections; America is nowhere near as progressive as it thinks it is, and this is clearly demonstrated by its media.

Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?
<bot>: Do you think that Barack Obama would have won the election if he still talked the same, walked the same but looked like this:  i.e. not half white.