via Village Voice
About 12:01 on the afternoon of January 20, 2009, the white American mind began to unravel.
"It had been a pretty good run up to that point. The brains of white folks had been humming along cogently for near on 400 years on this continent, with little sign that any serious trouble was brewing. White people, after all, had managed to invent a spiffy new form of self-government so that all white men (and, eventually, women) could have a say in how white people were taxed and governed. White minds had also nearly universally occupied just about every branch of that government and, for more than two centuries, had kept sole possession of the leadership of its executive branch (whose parsonage, after all, is called the White House).
But when that streak was broken—and, for the first time, a non-white president accepted the oath of office—white America rapidly began to lose its grip."
2 comments:
Love it! Is a white woman allowed to love it?
It makes me so mad that white people would vote for Barack Obama just so they could immediately turn on him. Eight years of George Bush and I do not recall one white person criticizing him! We have a long history in this country of not criticizing our presidents and their policies even if we disagree with them.
I am convinced that white people will vote to re-elect Obama just so they can immediately turn on him again in 2 years.
It's the same with corporations that discriminate against minorities. You would think the real racists wouldn't hire a minority in the first place, but we all know that racist corporations would rather hire minorities and then start dicriminating against them.
Note: just to be clear, this does not apply to minorities like Clarence Thomas. They are not authentic minorities so it is OK to turn on them.
Keep up the good work Village Voice. It's not just for men-seeking-men personal ads anymore!
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