Richard Rodriguez explains why Obama's presidency and the awareness of the "hapa" population might be leading us toward a multi-racial society, as opposed to a post-racial society. From PBS's News with Jim Lehrer, December 11, 2008.
Thanks for posting this. It angers me that for decades someone was "black" with just one drop of African blood but now that a man has ascended to the presidency people suggest he's not. To my racist white colleagues (yes, I am white): you can't have it both ways. Wake up and smell the coffee, coffee with cream, coffee without. When I voted for him Barack Obama was black. And though he is still black, he is representing me as a fellow American.
Thanks for posting this. It angers me that for decades someone was "black" with just one drop of African blood but now that a man has ascended to the presidency people suggest he's not. To my racist white colleagues (yes, I am white): you can't have it both ways. Wake up and smell the coffee, coffee with cream, coffee without. When I voted for him Barack Obama was black. And though he is still black, he is representing me as a fellow American.
bkhanger 3 years ago