Re: Obama v. The Birthers
SG - I think if you go back & read his post over again, you will see that he did not intend it to be racist. My interptation of it was that he was stating that some (many?) people on the mainland, who may be unfamiliar with the multi cultural lifestyle here, have difficulties getting past the black male stereotypes that we have all been deluged with for so many years. You know the ones - either black men are ghetto drug dealer pimps. Or they are angry fist waving Black Panther types. These stereotypes don't allow for a man who was raised in Hawaii, bi-racial, Harvard Educated & successful. A man like that doesn't fit into any of the convenient little niches that people like to place others in, in order to feel more comfortable.
This thread has drifted which may be a good thing because its obviously run it's course and should be avoided by thinking people (many of whom are already avoiding it) or closed for all time. I would vote for closing it but the originator would probably just go start another similar one.
Originally posted by surlygirly
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This thread has drifted which may be a good thing because its obviously run it's course and should be avoided by thinking people (many of whom are already avoiding it) or closed for all time. I would vote for closing it but the originator would probably just go start another similar one.
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