Baudrillard 'suggests that we do not hate the Other- the radically other, we merely hate the other- as transcribed and signified through the code.' Does Obama fit into this category as he is hated by many because he is seen as the other? Its not just Obama's race but also his religion that has created or the hatred. If Obama does fit this otherness then Baudrillards solution to this is 'never question others about their identity...there is no such thing as oneself, nor is there any call for such a thing: everything comes from the other (Baudrillard, The Transparency of Evil, 1993:142-148).