You know what I think? I think we should go ahead and elect Obama, just to get that whole race thing out of our collective system. I mean, I suppose we do owe LaShawn and Shamiqua that much. Make Barack President and when after four (or eight) years LaShawn is still shuttling between the ghetto and the slammer and Shamiqua is still doing nothing but having babies, we can finally move on.
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Felicita e un bicchiere di vino con un panino.
So, you're okay with Strom Thurmond & Robert Byrd's sheet-wearing youth? I mean, that was long ago and not really indicative of the many wonderful things they did.
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I have a father in law who is as sweet a guy to his grandchildren, as they could ever wish for. He is also a hard headed verbal racist in the presence of his family, particularly in this time of a black Presidential candidate. I will still go (yesterday) to his home for Easter dinner. And when he says -(when "have you ever tried collard greens" becomes part of a conversation)- "If Obama gets elected you'll have to eat those all the time"... then I will disagree with him as politely as I can. Whether it's through a doubtful look and tilt of the head, or a "there are good and bad people of every sort" remark.
What I think about 'black' people and 'white' people being no different than star-bellied Sneeches vs. those that have none ~in all that matters most~ in the end, won't change 'his' thinking on the matter. But his grandkids get indoctrinated by me on that, and they know without a doubt how I feel about judging people based on their race.
As a grandfather to them he does the yeoman's work quite well as Byrd and Thurmond did perhaps for their constituencies, but I only get to have my say on Pennsylvanian politicians.
I do believe, that when confronted with offensive thoughts, "I disagree" is a better start than "go to hell". And even if I can't change him, I know there is someone in some circumstance that can. Though that day may never come, it can't kill us to prepare for it.
You know what I think? I think we should go ahead and elect Obama, just to get that whole race thing out of our collective system. I mean, I suppose we do owe LaShawn and Shamiqua that much. Make Barack President and when after four (or eight) years LaShawn is still shuttling between the ghetto and the slammer and Shamiqua is still doing nothing but having babies, we can finally move on.
Can we say stereotyping? Why am I not surprised that guys like you are dead set on not having a man like Obama have a chance at the presidency? When do you think we're ready for a black president? Will you be happier with a token black man running for the presidency with no chance of getting it just so you can feel good about how you live in a democracy? Is this man too real and possibly can get the nomination that it's making you so uncomfortable? Did it come too soon maybe? Are we not ready?
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