Thread: 'Tis A Good Week To Be Black

Originally Posted by icedog

It has been a long battle for alot of people who, by no fault of their own have been mistreated in too many ways to enumerate. My girlfriend is a black woman. Last night she was so emotional it had me crying too. It is impossible to understand what someone of color feels when a situation is clearly unfair due to racist behavior. But I know now there is a true light, a new hope for those who may have always believed the better things in life have been intentionally placed out of reach of the black man.

Hey, now that this wall has been broken down and an African-American has been elected President, perhaps there is hope for us Italian-Americans.

I agree that many black people have been mistreated for a long time. However it seems by what you are saying is that it okay for black people to vote for a black president based upon his color. If so could that act be considered a form of racism, by voting simply for the non white guy? This is a serious question. I would really like to know what you think. And yes I know that many white people voted for the white guy for the same reason.

I hope Mr. Obama does well and wish him all the best.

Oh and congratulations to Mr. Hamilton as well. He almost had it last year but didn't get much help from his teammate. If i remember right he had a pretty bad reception in Spain. It really is sad that some people can't see beyond color.