you voted for mccain, but from what i know of you, you support policies that obama and the democratic party supports. though he may not be the candidate we most wanted to see in the white house - i just had a conversation with a coworker, and we're still bitter about hillary not having a place this year - we're absolutely relieved and delighted that dems have swept the white house and congress. and we won't have to fear more hardcore right-wing judges sitting in the supreme court. deep down, aren't you a little bit happy that the repubs were voted out? just a smidge? :)
sure, but cheer up! if nothing else, since obama will be our first black president, i think he'd be wise to stick to his campaign promises since he'll be scrutinized in every way. it could be worse...we could be staring down four more years of bush. ugh.
But I agree that it unfair that all black people/African Americans/etc. will be judged more harshly for Obama's performance rather than by individual merit. I can't remember who said it, and I'm probably messing the quote up, but I recall a black man once said, "when I do a job, I'm not just judged as a person, but as a black man and by extension, all black men are judged through me." In essence, stereotyping is cheap and easy.
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Date: 2008-11-05 03:15 pm (UTC)But I agree that it unfair that all black people/African Americans/etc. will be judged more harshly for Obama's performance rather than by individual merit. I can't remember who said it, and I'm probably messing the quote up, but I recall a black man once said, "when I do a job, I'm not just judged as a person, but as a black man and by extension, all black men are judged through me." In essence, stereotyping is cheap and easy.