Comments on: Uh-Obama: Racism, White Voters and the Myth of Color-Blindness

By: Double Consciousness: Obama & The White Vote | NewsOne

Double Consciousness: Obama & The White Vote | NewsOne — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:06:21 +0000

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By: monica

monica — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:13:13 +0000

Tim Wise is right..Obama like many of us blacks know/tamed not to go too far with addressing the uncomfortable issues. This is a plain indication that racism exist and strongly. Obama has show courage and strength, during this time..so give credit where credit is due.

By: Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » My Open Tabs, and, Open Thread (Orson Scott Card is a weenie edition)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:33:38 +0000

[...] Uh-Obama: Racism, White Voters and the Myth of Color-Blindness. I love Tim Wise’s writing. (Curtsy: [...]

By: Obama and the White Vote « The Mustard Seed

Obama and the White Vote « The Mustard Seed — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:55:38 +0000

[...] in policy of the bourgois; no more no less. Bourgois change is not real change. But, Tim Wise has a great article on Obama’s candicy in where he says: If, in order to be elected, a man of color has to pander [...]

By: Sharon Kyle

Sharon Kyle — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:53:50 +0000

Vancefort,

Obama is a man, a mere mortal, who is subject to the same forces we all confront. What makes him different? To use the perfect storm metaphor, there was a convergence of multiple factors that made Barack Obama the “One”. Perhaps too many factors to numerate but here are a few;

1) The phase in America’s evolution – if he had emerged 50 years ago he wouldn’t have had a chance. Heck, he could have been lynched.

2) His oratory skills and natural charisma

3) The backlash caused by the failed policies of the Bush administration

4) Michelle Obama – during the early days of the primary, it was Michelle Obama not Barack Obama who was able to connect with significant portions of the African-American demographic

5) Bill Clinton – he made Hillary’s battle impossible to win thereby reducing Obama’s competition

6) His whole package – he’s smart, he’s got the right credentials , and he is aligning himself with the right people.

These factors are working for him as a candidate. They will not necessarily be all that he needs to lead.

We’ll see but regardless, he’s better than the alternative.

Sharon

By: Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr attacks Reverend Jesse Jackson for remarks demeaning to Barack Obama on race. | Popehat

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:21:05 +0000

[...] his arugula-stained fingers on the button within months. At some point he will he no longer be a symbol, a token, or a fetish, for Jackson, for white progressives, for white conservatives, or for anyone [...]

By: vancefort

vancefort — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:57:38 +0000

Powerful arguments, well made.

Query: Once in the White House, do you think Barack will be able to transcend his transcending?

By: Phil Deeze

Phil Deeze — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:09:48 +0000

Thanks, Tim. You really know how to ruin a black man’s Monday, don’tcha? LOL.

Great views. Very interesting.

To be honest, I’ve never looked at my blackness as a “negative,” and unless you want to live life depressed, as a black person, you can’t look at your skin color/culture/background, etc. as a negative.

Politics is a different story, of course. Hats off to Barack Obama, though. He’s got more courage than most people will ever give him credit for.

By: links for 2008-07-07 at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture

links for 2008-07-07 at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:30:36 +0000

[...] Uh-Obama: Racism, White Voters and the Myth of Color-Blindness | The LA Progressive “If, in order to be elected, a man of color has to pander to white folks, in ways that no white politician would ever have to do to people who were black or brown, then white privilege and white power remain operative realities.” (tags: barackobama race politics) [...]