Nov 04 2008
Woot!! We have elected a ‘Black/White’ President!
I have to admit it is more a feeling of relief than anything else. Even though all the polls were predicting an Obama win, I still had that little nagging worry in my mind…
Bonnie summed up my feelings quite well: “You mean, you’re glad that Americans aren’t as racist as you thought?”
Me: “Um, yes.”
Ryan and I got into this discussion tonight about race - re: Why are folks still identified by their minority ’side’? ie. why is Obama ‘Black’ as opposed to ‘White’, when arguably he is ‘equally’ both? What is the role of racial identity in our lives? A few of my friends are ‘mixed’. Are you supposed to ‘pick’ one? How much does the perception of your race affect the way others treat you? What if you look ‘white’ when you are not ‘white’? What if Obama looked ‘white’ and not ‘black’?
Anyhoo, I digress. Congrats to Obama!!!!!!
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Bonnie summed up mine too!