Why can't we talk about race?
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| Wed, 10-15-2008 - 4:35pm |
I've seen this come up here and elsewhere. In the *very strange* thread about Obama's birthplace (or something like that; I couldn't follow the propaganda, quite frankly), two posters said that they wish Michelle Obama had not referenced race. (I don't mean to point those individuals out but merely point out their posts.)
In a country where race is a huge elephant in the room, I don't understand why we shouldn't talk about it. Of course this election is about race. For the first time in our country's history, a black man is running for president on a major political party ticket.
It doesn't have to be a bad thing or a good thing. But race is a factor in this election. It's not necessarily a factor because of McCain or Palin or Obama or Biden -- but because one of the candidates is black. Likewise, gender is an issue, simply because we have a woman on the Republican ticket. Why avoid the topic? Why suggest that the candidates or their spouses not talk about it?
Laura

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>>I'm still unclear though on how you took my comments to indicate I felt race shouldn't be discussed ... in general.
You're right, I didn't respond to that. And I didn't mean to suggest that you felt race shouldn't be discussed in general. What I was reacting to was your comment that Michelle Obama does make "everything" about race. From what I've read and heard, the Obamas seem to have a very healthy outlook on what it means to be black in America -- I mean that they don't seem overly angry but they also acknowledge that their lives are different because of their race. In the times that I've heard either of them mention race, the comments have seemed relevant, responsible and reasonable.
Does that clear things up?
Laura
That particular honour should have gone to Barbara Jordan, sigh. She was lost long before her time, precluded from running due to illness. IMO, this was a huge, huge loss to this country.
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Seems Geraldine Farrero did talk about it and say quite correctly that Obama would not be where he is if he were not black and wow did the Dems come down on her.
Obama will get 95% of the black votes simply because he is black.
basically ...
I hope mine has cleared things up as well.
Obama will get 95% of the black votes simply because he is black.
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