This Exists: Justin Bieber’s Dorky Impersonation Of President Obama On Conan

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by Colby Hall | 8:59 am, February 16th, 2011

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Following a disappointing evening at the Grammy Awards Sunday night, teen pop sensation Justin Bieber stopped by the studies of Conan O’Brien for the standard talk show fare. A rather unremarkable segment turned suddenly interesting as Bieber retold his visit to Oval Office, where in he did his best President Obama impersonation. Social anthropologists could have a field day trying to break down the multiple influences of race, music, pop culture and language in the following clip, courtesy of TBS.

In the event you are just waking from a coma, Justin Bieber is the 16 year-old Canadian kid who has moved lots of music units and caused shopping mall riots with his adoring fans of mostly pre-teen girls. He is a protege of pop-star Usher, and his musical style is in the style of pop R&B. As many 16 year-old kids, his communication style is often littered with hip-hop patois, which makes his impersonation of Obama seem so strange. Put another way, here is a skinny white kid who has made millions of dollars co-opting a traditionally African-American art form impersonating the first African-American president in what might be described as a dorky white guy voice.

Perhaps this is the best evidence to date that we are living in a post-racial world? Watch the clip below and see for yourself.

(H/T Breitbart.tv)

barack obama, Conan O'Brien, Justin Bieber, team coco

Pablo

Justin Bieber’s Dorky Impersonation Of President Obama

He nailed it, didn’t he?
Puter Boi

“Put another way, here is a skinny white kid who has made millions of dollars co-opting a traditionally African-American art form impersonating the first African-American president in what might be described as a dorky white guy voice.
Perhaps this is the best evidence to date that we are living in a post-racial world?”

Colby?
If you really believed that to be true…..there would have been no need to write this piece. You would have just laughed at the impression as the audience did….and gone to bed.
More Liberty4

Colby whined:
“Put another way, here is a skinny white kid who has made millions of dollars co-opting a traditionally African-American art form impersonating the first African-American president in what might be described as a dorky white guy voice.”

AAwwww…is Colby Hall upset that some rich white kid was impersonating President “57 states” Obama? LOL…I love white liberals, everything is always about race with them.
paulmdoro

Does anyone here have a child who’s a Bieber fan? If so, my condolences.
notsofast

Justin, keep your day job. On 2nd thought, lose that too!
writer

Justin’s still a kid. He hasn’t yet learned all the rules of political correctness.
paulmdoro

writer said:
Justin’s still a kid. He hasn’t yet learned all the rules of political correctness.

Neither has his mother.
writer

His mother does Obama impressions?
paulmdoro

writer said:
His mother does Obama impressions?

She doesn’t like Jews.
writer

You mean she’s a Muslim?
paulmdoro

writer said:
You mean she’s a Muslim?

She’s Christian.
writer

What a relief!
paulmdoro

Really? If you say so. I find all anti-Semitism repulsive.
writer

So do I. But it’s politically incorrect to mention that Muslims are anti-Semitic. I checked the rule book.
paulmdoro

writer said:
So do I. But it’s politically incorrect to mention that Muslims are anti-Semitic. I checked the rule book.

Gotcha.
OxyCon

Is this video really something to wet your panties over? Really?
The kid did a surprisingly good impersonation. He didn’t mock Obama or make fun of him. Get over it. Obama lovers sure have thin skin.
paulmdoro

Bieber fever has ill effects.
Quite the Pundint

OxyCon said:
Is this video really something to wet your panties over?

Hold on, let me check.

Yes, apparently.
Alric_IV

OxyCon said:
Is this video really something to wet your panties over? Really?
The kid did a surprisingly good impersonation. He didn’t mock Obama or make fun of him. Get over it. Obama lovers sure have thin skin.

You and a couple of other right-wing nitwits seem to think that Colby Hall was relating the story as a complaint. He wasn’t. He was sharing it because it’s sort of amusing. And cute.
OxyCon

Alric_IV said:
You and a couple of other right-wing nitwits seem to think that Colby Hall was relating the story as a complaint. He wasn’t. He was sharing it because it’s sort of amusing. And cute.

Yeah, you’re right. I must have been thrown off by this:

A rather unremarkable segment turned suddenly interesting
…
Social anthropologists could have a field day trying to break down the multiple influences of race, music, pop culture and language in the following clip
…
a skinny white kid who has made millions of dollars co-opting a traditionally African-American art form impersonating the first African-American president in what might be described as a dorky white guy voice
stoogedudes

paulmdoro said:
Does anyone here have a child who’s a Bieber fan? If so, my condolences.

My condolences to Esperanza Spaulding as well. Getting threats because she beat Bieber at the Best New Artist Grammy. Wow.

My little sister is of the age where she loves Twilight stuff and is on Facebook all the time. She’s at the age that she should be a Bieber fan, but she can’t stand him. I’m so proud! :D

OxyCon said:
Obama lovers sure have thin skin.

I should point out that while I’m an Obama supporter, I didn’t mind the impression at all. I can laugh about impressions or jokes made at our President’s expense, just not when it’s mean spirited. Bieber did not seem mean spirited.