Discussion for article #231273
And, once again, cue the right on Obama playing the ārace card,ā 'cause we donāt have any racism in America, do we.
17 Likes
Foxtard Whitsplainer Brigade all day meltdown marathon begins in 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . .
19 Likes
Nah. No racism. Well, OK, maybe a little. But itās mostly really reverse racism thatās the problem now. And that Divider-in-Chief Obama is exploiting it! If he werenāt setting the races against each other weād all be getting along ju-ust fi-ine.
But seriously folks, it was always there, always expressed in dog whistles, until Limbaugh et al. dusted it off and, as NCSteve and others have pointed out, made it OK again. Itās overt, in words, in images, in actions. All these county GOP heads sending each other hi-larious images of Obama as a witch doctor and watermelons on the White House lawn. Itās like in some ways weāve lost 50 or 60 years of progress. I remember when Obama was elected, marveling that evidently we were ready for a black president after all. Six years later, clearly some of us werenāt as ready as others. Racismās a tough one, as is fear and hatred of those different from us generally. Iām not aware of any society thatās got it just right. A committed effort and a lot more time, I guess, is what itās going to take.
18 Likes
The Obamas are thoughtful people. In fact, they have been probably analyzing every aspect of Mr. Obamaās Presidency in terms of āraceā.
Maybe they are making a calculation that the deciding 5% of the electorate we discussed yesterday will be favourably impressed by these admissions of their having experienced racism.
1 Like
What do you mean by āyou folksā?
1 Like
Should I take offense if someone asks me to pick something off a shelf for them. Itās happened to me on several occasions: Target, Giant, and once in a head shop in Adams Morgan, an African American little person asked me to pick HIM up so he could see the porn magazines on the top shelf of the newstand.
3 Likes
WHICH of the two words ESCAPE your meager intellect?
1 Like
I (aging white woman) get asked to do so frequently, mostly by women, because Iām tall enough to reach the top shelf. Thatās okay. The racism part comes in when customers assume the black guy just works there and can do little tasks for customers.
4 Likes
had his share of troubles catching cabs
The Obama could give the Wallendas a pointer or two on tightrope walking but the disrespect dumped on this couple and the intentional attempts to hobble this Presidency from racists, media elements and apologists for the Bush Interregnum continues unimpeded.
21 Likes
Did he rub your head for luck?
Your comments need more caps lock.
1 Like
"Itās one thing for me to be mistaken for a waiter at a gala. Itās another thing for my son to be mistaken for a robber and to be handcuffed, or worse, if he happens to be walking down the street and is dressed the way teenagers dress," he told the magazine.
Bigots/Racists are folks who target an easily identifiable and different individual/group to āfeel better thanā:.
3 Likes
Meanwhile, Iāthe whitest whitey ever to radiate whitenessāhad the opposite experience.
Back in the 70s, I was dressed in some bright polyester fugly work garb when I worked for a fancy hotel in High School. One of my jobs was to clean the cigarette-butts out of the sand-filled urns in the lobby. So, Iām dressed like a clown and pawing through sand for used cigarettes in a hotel lobby, when a very nice lady asks āExcuse me, sir, do you work here?ā
I was mortified. āAAHHHHHHHH!!! This woman thinks I might NOT work here!! I might just be dressed in these ridiculous clothes, sifting for Marlboro Light filters becauseā¦ BECAUSE I WANT TO!! Dear God, let someone shoot me right now.ā
13 Likes
Mrs. Obama knows what she experienced. Itās interesting that your explanation for what constitutes racism must naturally trump Mrs. Obamaās actual experience. As though the feelings and experiences of blacks donāt exist unless sanctioned by a white person. Oh, yeah, thatās called white privilege.
6 Likes
As a musician, I have played at some clubs so bad that to āwork thereā (even on the bandstand) was defintely a step up from actually CHOOSING to go into the place.
1 Like
I think itās awesome that a) Obama is talking about this and b) he knows he is basically providing Fox News with its distraction for the day. Those Fox a$$es are so predictably reactive.
5 Likes
āchicken wire???ā - Blues Brothers
1 Like
If I had a choice between asking a 4ā11" 64-year-old Target employee and a friendly 6ā9" buffed-out African American woman for help getting something off a shelf, I might ask Mrs. Obama for a hand, too.
Other than that, carry on.
Donāt feed the troll.
2 Likes