"I am not black, I am OJ", the slogan OJ used to define himself was both bold and respected through a white race, but in the eyes of the blacks it appeared as if he was a trader. Growing up in the slums of San Francisco there was no question whether he was black, but as he rose to fame he left the group he had been apart of and now distinguished himself as just "OJ". It made sense what he was doing, trying to just be himself and avoid the racial slurs. I felt an interesting part of the documentary was when OJ transitioned from his black wife in college to his blonde haired, blue eyed wife later on in his career. Blacks and whites held so many controversial opinions on OJ, but when he divorced his first wife and married Nicole Brown, it appeared as a form of success and gain of superiority. Some would think that the black race would be pleased with this because Nicole and OJ promoted interracial marriage, but it was just the opposite. Some thought Nicole and OJ's marriage stood for equality and that blacks should be proud of this couple. But it was just the opposite, the black race felt that as OJ gained fame and popularity he was now better than them and didn't qualify for a black wife, but instead he deserved a white wife.
There are still many different views and opinions based on OJ and the way he went about racism and fame and how he handled it. Many people agree with OJ and many people are disgusted in how he identified himself.
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