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By: Monday Blogaround | PoliticsMuch.com

Monday Blogaround | PoliticsMuch.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:44:10 +0000

[...] Kevin: No Excuses [...]

By: Monday Blogaround | PoliticsMuch.com

Monday Blogaround | PoliticsMuch.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:44:10 +0000

[...] Kevin: No Excuses [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:59:31 +0000

@Renee: I’ve already read “Post 2 (“Post 1″ has a bad link, but I’m sure I’ve read that too. Check your stats. I read you every day. I’m just a bad commenter, heh). I would definitely love to weigh in on those posts, though. There are a lot more comments now from when I last saw “Post 2,” and I’d like to read through them first before I have my say. Right now, I need to go to bed and get some rest. Long day at work.

My response may turn into a post because I’ve been thinking a lot about the things you bring up, especially in relation to my current job (there are no het white males running shit, at least at the store level, and that’s upsetting to some people).

By: rrp

rrp — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:15:46 +0000

Part of the shock for me is that they are so blatant. I never thought racism was a thing of the past, but I did think that people would be too shamed to be so upfront about it.

By: Renee

Renee — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:16:40 +0000

I think that people are in such a state of shock because they actually bought the whole racism is a thing of the past ideology. I don't believe that is true in the case of POC who have had to live with racism on a daily basis. We have to keep calling it out and shedding light on white privilege if we are ever going to get a real change in society. I was wondering if you would consider reading these two posts Kevin and weighing in, I would be interested in hearing your point of view. Post 1...Post 2 Renee ´s last blog post..Food The Global Experience

By: tinfoil hattie

tinfoil hattie — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:24:45 +0000

I’d say you have to keep pointing this stuff out BECAUSE it’s an old-school tactic used by the white ruling elite. It’s the same reason feminists keep pointing out sexism: because it’s so prevalent.

I’m actually sort of mildly surprised it took some asshole THIS long to do the tired “shoeshine boy” bigotry.

From my point of view, I think America need not break its own arm from patting itself on the back for FINALLY nominating a person of color to the highest office of the land. Hmmm, only took 220-ish years, eh?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:34:04 +0000

@Jose: Yep, it’s not even a matter of being PC. It’s a matter of being flat out *WRONG.* We are in interesting times right now, my friend. Change is most definitely a-coming. I just hope it’s the change that you and I are looking for.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:23:05 +0000

@nezua: Yep. Obama’s got mad skills, skills that if any other (read: white) Democratic candidate had, would have him destroying McCain (or just about anyone, really) in this election. And yet, even though he’s leading in the polls, it’s still really up in the air. Why? Because folks just don’t know if they can trust the scary/possibly Muslim/married to Angry Black Woman candidate?

And there’s still this part of me that sits and watches all of this unfold and I’m like…REALLY! REALLY!

When it comes down to it, I’m confident that Obama will win. But if fools are acting out like this just over the possibility of a black man in the White House, I’m afraid to see how they’re going to respond to the reality of a black man in the White House.

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Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » And Here…We…Go. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:15:31 +0000

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By: And Here…We…Go. | Blog of the Moderate Left

And Here…We…Go. | Blog of the Moderate Left — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:14:14 +0000

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