hey, liberal media! you might want to quit delegitimizing the president…
By American Girl in Italy on September 14, 2009 at 9:01 AM in Current Affairs, Media, Obamedia, President Barack Obama, Race Card, Racism, Sara in Italy
Let me set aside my media designated “white cloak” for a moment, and offer some advice for Obama supporters.
Every time one of you (liberal media) label criticism of Obama as racist, you are the ones hurting Obama.
Barack Obama is not the Black President of America. He is the President of the United States of America.
To continually label him the Black President, and any criticism of him as racist, it implies he is only representing black America.
It’s like the difference between the Oscars and the BET Awards…
or Miss America and Miss Black America.
Obama, whether some of us like it or not, was elected The President of the United States of all America.
Quit throwing the race card! Every time you do, you are in fact revealing your self to be racist. You are the ones who demote his position, and his person. And YOU are the ones who keep seeing Obama’s skin color.
To reduce criticism of Obama as nothing but racism you are reducing his role in the most powerful position in the world.
Is he above criticism because he is black? Is he not equal to past presidents, therefore capable of dealing with criticism? Should he be treated differently or special, because of his skin color?
Treating him differently, not as an equal, to past Presidents, is in itself racist. Isn’t it?
As President of the United States, Obama is now in the position to execute the duties and responsibilities as awarded to any other POTUS in the history of America. And with that responsibility comes power, luxury, and criticism.
Yes, Obama was the first African American man elected as President. Yes, the country celebrated. (I even got a little misty, as mad as I was, seeing all the tears the night he won, seeing the sheer pride on African American faces.) But, enough! MOVE ON! You need to stop relegating Obama as the black President.
He is either President of the United States of America, or not…what’s it going to be? If all he is to you is Black Student Body President, then we need to elect a President of all America…
Obama is like the Denzel Washington of politics. He won the Oscar for Best Actor*.
Why do you keep giving Obama the Daytime After School Special Award for Best Black Actor?
Are you going to stop revealing your own racism, and stop seeing Obama’s skin color? Will you call him President, with no more caveats? You are, after all, his supporters…
*Denzel won the second Best Leading Actor award ever won by an African American. Sidney Poitier won the first in 1963 for Lilies of the Field. My point is Denzel won Best Leading Actor – not Best Black Actor.
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