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Originally Posted by ngdawg
Just a side note of how the media plays: I totally understand that this is truly history, that a man who is half black, half white, became the president. What I don't like is the media's constant use of "African-American" because I can guarandamntee that, while they continue to hyphenate, they will also keep espousing the "coming together" of American people.
It all reminds me of the "one drop rule" and it's covertly racist in my mind. If we are really supposed to "come together", let's stop with the drop and get down to business.
For the next four years, his color and background will overshadow everything and the media will feed it to us.
/end cynicism
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ngdawg....it really troubles me to see comments like this....but I'm glad you agree that this election was truly historic.
We would have to put ourselves in the skin of a Black American (even "one drop") to fully understand the impact in the Black community.
The country should celebrate this historic moment....but in short order, the press will move on beyond the issue of Obama's race....the vast majority of American will move on beyond the issue of Obama' race... the Black community will move on beyond the celebration of something many thought they would never see in their lifetime.
The focus will be on attempting to solve the enormous problems we face as a nation....hopefully in a way that attempts to bring people together.
Will race be an issue? Only in the sense that Obama is in a unique (and most powerful) position to provide the opportunity for a national dialogue to address the racial divide in this country that still exists in many respects.
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Obama's color and background "overshadow everything" for the next four years? Hardly.....unless some cynics chose to make it so in a less than honest manner.