I think white people especially think that racism is just calling someone a nigger, or when you refuse to sit next to somebody because they’re black. But racism is also when you remove their individual accomplishments, and you look at everything they do through the prism of race. And what bothers me about Obama is that saying that about him—that the white Democrat would be more ahead in the polls—is robbing him of any individual credit. Full Story »
Posted by Beth Wellington
Nothing very deep here, but some interesting points are raised. Eggans is the media critic for the St. Petersburg Times and is African American. My favorite quote: So in a weird way, I found it very odd that white people kept asking me what’s going to happen. Because I don’t know. My culture does not determine what’s going to happen. I mean, ninety-five percent of us are going to vote for Barack Obama—we’ve known that for two months. What we don’t know is what white people are going to do. So why are you asking me?" He points out that while some have said that it is racism that Blacks are voting for Obama, over 90% went for Kerry--thus Obama has gained maybe a 5% edge among Black voters.
