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Originally Posted by CrespoBlows
So typical white person = unremarkable white person
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If you don't like my explanation of it, then find another one.
I think that leaping to the assumption that he's a racist bigot like his pastor is absurd.
Obama is as white as he is black, which means he is only insulting himself and his mother and grandmother if by "typical" he means "evil" or "stupid" or "naive".
What's naive is to assume the worst when words get used like this.
ORS and others will constantly point out that Obama is supposed to be a great orrator and this is not reflective of that. It's true. Not a good choice of words.
Do I cringe when he starts talking about race? Nope. I feel pretty comfortable that, even if he offends people, it is with the intention of opening people's eyes and conversations to a still very real and very prevalent problem in our country--as evidenced by JHB it is a problem on both sides and something that we should feel more comfortable discussing like adults.
The fact that we've been discussing it for a few days and that it has been in opinion pages and on the news day after day, I would say that Obama--unlike McCain or Clinton--has been able to start this as a conversation.
It may come back to bite him, but I still respect the man for not avoiding the issue that is so obviously a big part of his life.