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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There's plenty of talk about race out there.
I've always thought every person is different, just as every ethnicity and culture is different.
Five Muslim brothers...
Four Muslim college roomates...
Three donating Muslim 527 pacs...
Two Muslim dads...
One Muslim middle name...
Equals One Muslim Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama.
Psst, if you mention his middle name you’re a racist!
Hussein
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