On Jan 26, 2009, at 8:33 PM, shempmcgurk wrote:
Why does everyone always go out of their way to mention how
intelligent
Obama is?
I find it racist, don't you? When I hear people say that, what I
really hear is: "How surprising to have an articulate Negro who sounds
as intelligent as White peo
In a way, it may have an element of unconscious racism in mentioning 'how
intelligent Obama' is, but millions of white and other Americans have been
mentally entrenched in a world less exposed to educated blacks. I doubt
that it's anything but naivete. He certainly is doing a lot tho change that
i
Why does everyone always go out of their way to mention how intelligent
Obama is?
I find it racist, don't you? When I hear people say that, what I
really hear is: "How surprising to have an articulate Negro who sounds
as intelligent as White people."
And, of course, it's only liberals who say
