I don't see how this is ever going to stop being a problem...
For some people, race and color is everything...
But its only thought of BY certain people and it only applies TO certain people...
Because Michelle Obama is black everything about her has to be black...
If you worked in the inner city you would know that whites are expected to respect, learn and celebrate everything black and Hispanic, while blacks and Hispanics are expected to respect, learn and celebrate everything black and Hispanic.
I doubt Laura Bush would have been yelled at if her dress was from a black designer, in fact that would have been applauded.
How about its okay for Michelle to wear a dress because she likes the dress.
How about its okay for a black person to vote Republican because they agree with the ideas.
See, certain people yell racism and say we need to get past race, but they are the exact same people who make EVERYTHING about race and require people to "act" the way they are expected to.
Just a side note, I am defending Michelle Obama...yes, me, the partisan hack who takes my orders from Rush and Sean...maybe Rush will say this same thing today on his radio show, I got the pre-show email this morning.
The point of all this...people should be judged and treated as....PEOPLE. It's great to celebrate the uniqueness of all of us, but in general people should not be expected to wear black designer clothes because they are black, or vote for a black guy because they are black. We are a free people who hopefully can make our own decisions.
Unless you believe all blacks, whites, and every other group of people is exactly the same?
Monday, January 26, 2009
FLOTUS duds get backlash
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i think it's The One Above, giving ME-chelle a taste of her own medicine...if you've ever read her thesis, she was TOTALLY obsessed over being black, the race issue, and her perceptions of racism, at a time when i know for a fact, that princeton was filled with guilty white brats, fawning all over everything black-oriented or -associated....
karmic destiny aside, you are absolutely correct, she should feel absolutely no obligation to patronize black designers, although, they could hardly do worse by her then her present design trust does...
but there's STILL a significant number of black "entrepreneurs" (read: opportunists) who DEMAND economic fealty from their own, which is why i'll never buy "FUBU" sweatshirts or caps, they have set themselves apart from my identity, I shall not reward them for it
a very upwardly mobile black professional i'm acquainted with has complained to me about LEGIONS of "aspiring rappers", black muslims, food co-ops, community groups, etc., who routinely beat a path to his door, soliciting funds, and becoming quite indignant and abusive, when rebuffed...i can't imagine being expected to cope with that, day after day
i agree with you in principle, game, but the pure fact of the matter is, we are NOT the same, we have distinct cultures, behavior patterns, standards of acceptability, moral principles, and they are largely non-compatible
we do the best we can, with what we've got, we should always strive for better, while understanding we don't have willing partners in racial harmony, and a cooperative basis in our efforts
yes sir, you are correct...we are not the same, and we shouldn't try to be..however we are also not all able to fit inside the nice stereotype box we are assigned to either...
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