I think a lot of people in America have been able to transcend beyond this bigoted statement...but obviously some haven't. I have been thinking about it quite a bit today, and frankly, I am hurt that people still think that way. But not only have I been hurt today, I have been angry! And outraged! I just want to stand on top of the tallest building and scream!
Because when you say, "don't vote for Barack Obama because he is black" you are also saying, "don't vote for him/her because he/she is brown," "don't vote for him/her because he/she is asian," "don't vote for him/her because he/she is a Jew," "don't vote for him/her because he/she is gay," "don't vote for him/her because he/she is buddhist," "don't vote for him/her because he/she is a Navajo/Apache," and on and on and on.
When I see Barack Obama and his beautiful family, I know that anyone can be anything they want, if they work hard, because that is the greatness and uniqueness of America. It doesn't matter your color, sex, religious preference, or sexual preference...we all have the same opportunity to dream whatever it is our dream may be!!
I have four beautiful grandchildren who are mixed race. They are smart, did I mention beautiful (handsome), and I know that they have unlimited potential and can been whatever it is they desire. And that is what I will teach them and tell them. So when you say not to vote for a man who offers our country hope and change, only because he is black, you are limiting what my grandchildren can be, or my son-in-law for that matter. Your racism touches everyone who is not "white."
Inequality for one is inequality for all, whether it is prejudice toward a person's skin, who they love, or whether it is equal pay for equal work done. It's time to evolve out of the old ways of thinking. It's time to let America's wounds heal, and to allow people to be one. It's time for all of us to be equal, the way the founding fathers intended.
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It angers me, too. I don't understand how anyone can be judged to be good or bad based on skin color.
I can only hope that these racists will sit this election out. My guess is they don't like the fact that McCain has a woman VP. Usually racists are sexists, too.
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