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Q: My best friend and I were talking yesterday about racism and we got on the subject of President Obama being a black man. We both heard people saying things like, "I'm not afraid to vote for a black man," and, "I'm voting for Obama because I'm not racist!" A lot of people we came in contact with seemed to not care what Obama was about but focused more on what color he was. Well, we both got to thinking and...isn't it racist to vote for a black guy just because he is black? Isn't that like NOT voting for a black man because he's black? It sounds pretty much like the same sort of racism, right? I don't know maybe we're over-thinking this sort of thing. What do you think?
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Yes, it is racist! Voting for someone because they are black is the same as voting against someone because they are black. Voting for someone just to Prove that you are not racist, only proves that you are (Whether you are actually racist or not, it shows that it's on your mind) and it's stupid and seriously misinformed. Because if you're not, you don't have to prove it. People should just forget about color not just when it comes to voting but everything else. Color like beauty is only skin-deep. The same God created every man, woman, child-exactly the same way. Whether it's voting, picking a mate, you should go by the policies, personality, what the person is about, not the color of the skin. I know that many people, especially blacks, was glad to see a black person get elected. And that's great. Though still you should pay attention to the person's policies or actions than race. Sometimes, I wonder if it wasn't for color and everybody look the same, what will racists be prejudiced about then. But as always, if they can't pick color to hate on then they will pick something else.
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Great answer. Thank you so much for your input!
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Hey World! I'm Denise, a 22 year old gossip blogger at a site name Red Hot Juicy Sizzling Gossip. I love interesting controversy! It's just about all I post about! I love to gossip and give advice on a variety of different topics. My favorite subjects that I love to gossip about are entertainment and politics. You can visit my site to check out the controversy! I'll try my best to give the best advice and common sense approach that I can to you. Whether it's about the supernatural, politics, entertainment, racism, general subjects, etc. I'll be sure to give you the best answer, the real life common sense one!
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Website: Gender: Female Location: Arkansas Age: 22 Member Since: October 1, 2009 Answers: 5 Last Update: October 4, 2009 Visitors: 2984
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