Did Senator Harry Reid Really Say That?
President Obama is not that dark, but I do not think that the color of his skin allowed him to win. It was his discussions about what issues he wanted to correct or make better for the nation. Senator Reid did appologize for his comments. He should have thought about what he was about to say before actually saying it. Many people feel that he has insulted President Obama and the African American community. While I don't agree with what he said, it is good that he did appologize. Some people would not even do that.
This incident still shows us that there is still some reacial issues to deal with. We have come a long way, but we must continue to push forward, not backwards. Because if we do, it will be the Civil Rights Movement all over again.
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Comment by Alan Headbloom on January 11, 2010 at 10:53pm
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I think Oscar misses the point. While Obama WAS the most articulate and visionary candidate through the primaries and general election campaign, I know his speech patterns and complexion were more palatable to many white voters. A Democratic candidate with the speech and complexion of, say, Jessie Jackson or Al Sharpton, would have garnered fewer white votes. Look at the contemporary black politicians who represent a group wider than a single voting district: Susan Rice (U.N. Ambassador), Michael Steele (RNC Chair), Harold Ford (Chair of Democratic Leadership Council), Colin Powell (former Sec'y of State) Eric Holder (Attorney General), Condoleezza Rice (former Sec'y of State) among others. They are all fair skinned and have few features of African American Vernacular English (formerly Black English, and pejoratively Ebonics). AAVE shares similar features to Southern U.S. English, and is historically stigmatized, especially in the North and West. It would be naive to ignore such prejudices.
Now, did Reid SAY that Obama spoke poorly or stupidly? No. He pointed out that his skin was lighter on the color continuum and his speech was closer to standard American English than (non-standard) AAVE. It was an objective, not subjective observation. Shoot, Reid voted for the man! Given the fears that many whites still have of people of color, those smaller degrees of difference made Obama more acceptable (= less firghtening) to many white voters. Yes, we've come a long way, but the journey's not over yet, folks. Give Reid a break. He was speaking candidly about a topic which most Americans still avoid. Reid's comment wasn't racist. It wasn't disrespectful. It was just an observation.
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