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rikibeth, because I think it's quite painfully true.--cluegirl.
Agreed.
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How racism works
What if John McCain were a former president of the Harvard Law Review? What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class? What if McCain were still married to the first woman he said “I do” to? What if Obama were the candidate who left his first wife after she no longer measured up to his standards?
What if Michelle Obama were a wife who not only became addicted to pain killers, but acquired them illegally through her charitable organization? What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard? What if Obama were a member of the “Keating 5”? What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?
If these questions reflected reality, do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?
This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when there is a color difference.
— Kelvin LaFond, Fort Worth
rikibeth, because I think it's quite painfully true.--cluegirl. Agreed.
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whiskey_poptart How racism works
What if John McCain were a former president of the Harvard Law Review? What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class? What if McCain were still married to the first woman he said “I do” to? What if Obama were the candidate who left his first wife after she no longer measured up to his standards?
What if Michelle Obama were a wife who not only became addicted to pain killers, but acquired them illegally through her charitable organization? What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard? What if Obama were a member of the “Keating 5”? What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?
If these questions reflected reality, do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?
This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when there is a color difference.
— Kelvin LaFond, Fort Worth
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Date: 2008-09-16 05:41 pm (UTC)This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when there is a color difference.
What's trying to stifle me in a nutshell.
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Date: 2008-09-16 05:45 pm (UTC)The whole thing makes me just this side of insane angry and tired to the bones of my soul at the same time, so I can't even imagine how much worse it is on your side of the problem.
*hugs*
By the way, from what I can tell, this is 'in the wild', and free to be reposted. Just leave the original credit to the first poster in the thing.
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Date: 2008-09-16 06:08 pm (UTC)Can't tell you how much I admire and respect the Williams sisters. How they're treated, discussed and addressed by individuals and communities is classic.