And my husband wonders why I feel as I do……..
So as I suspected it would, with the Obama victory there would be alot of racism coming out of the woodwork!! Has our country changed, hell yeah, do we still have a long way to go HELL YEAH!!!
I think alot of it is people look the other way, people think it is fine, but it isn’t. I don’t jsut feel this way as a black woman!!! All racism is wrong. I have alot of friends whom are black and are just as racist against white people. I have dealt with racism form other black people becuase I am not “black” enough for them. One of my co-workers actually told me that he was at his local hang out drinking with buddies, at a VFW of all places they should know better, and they were all just sitting around talking about fried chicken in the white house, and making alot of racist remarks. Now he tells me this and how he was shocked and appauled, but he did and said nothing. But he feels his he is okay becuase he didn’t say anything, he didn’t make the jokes, but the thing is, you didn’t say it was wrong and you laughed along as if it was okay!! Everyone has told a sterotype joke, hell I post blond jokes all the time!! but there is a point where a line is crossed in my opinion. Another co worker told me the joke about Obama going to heaven and being asked well what did you do, and he said I was the first black president and St. peter asked when did this happen, and he said 15 minutes ago??? Are you serious? I mean come on people!!!
I live in Texas and football is big here!!! These atheletes are treated like royalty. I live in Austin and up until their loss last week UT was ranked number 1!! Now they have kicked a player off the team for posting a blog on his face book bashing Obama, using racial slurs and, and I quote, “calling all hunters to get their guns!!!” That isn;’t the sad part. the sad part is that people are upset becuas ehe was kicked off the team???? They are more concerned with winning football games then their morality and humility!!
Even as the polls were coming, there were several stations when they announced that Obama had won would make comments like this was expected becuase this is a heavily African American populated area. I am black and yes I think it is historic but I contemplated voting for McCain becuase I vote on the issues, not party or race!!! But at the end of the day, I couldn’t afford to have my health care benifits taxed,a nd didn’t agree with to many of their policies. I disagree with alot of Obama also, but that is what you do. you weigh what is imortant to you and see where you stand, btu I had alot of friends upset with me that I would even consider not voting for him. that we need to stand together and this and that.
I don’t know I have completely lost my train of thought, I am just…… I don’t know…. I guess I am just frustrated!!!!!
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Well…All change takes a lot of time…
We have, overall, come a very long way in a very short time…
I feel as you do. I weighed ALL my odds…BOTH candidates. And I felt BOTH of them could do the job, but i had to go with my gut and what I thought the country needed. I am okay with how I voted, and truly, would have been okay with either candidate. For the first time in many years, both were qualified in different ways.
Now. Racism. It sucks. And no, I dont have personal experience with it per say, but I have been treated different based on my sex and my weight. So though not close to what others of different races must face, discrimination exists on sooo many levels…
It is not surprising to me that it rears its ugly head now. This is indeed a historic time, BUT, you have a huge generation of folks that cant fathom anyone in the whitehouse but an old white guy. Period.
Its not right. But to change their minds, ALL of us must lead by example…
In no way do I think its fine. BUT. I do think it exists in high numbers…Amongst all races…Someone isnt white enough. Black enough. Hispanic enough. Male. Female. Christian enough. Etc…
It will always be ehre in some form. It only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch, you know…
As Catrina posted just the other day, a very fitting quote “You can not argue with an ignorant man”…And it soooo true…
I admit I have been guilty of judging someone by the way they look instead of how they act. I am not proud of this and have learned that looks mean nothing and can be very deceptive. We are all humans no matter what color your skin may be we all have our good and bad traits. I don’t care if they elect a cat for president as long as they have good goals and common sense. People forget this is about the nation’s well being not electing this race or that one. Things happen for a reason and we can’t change that so people that have issues with the soon to be new president need to put on their big girl or big boy underwear and deal with it cause it isn’t going away no matter how ignorant they are.
hey there, i agree. i think its ridiculous that everyone is making such a big deal out of this. It aggravates me that the whole race thing is such a big concern, further more he is biracial having a caucasion mother and an african american father, best of both worlds right there! He’s gonna get the job done, he is the best man for the job period end of story. good blog hope things are goin well for ya!