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Originally Posted by HyperHulk  Yes and I'm trying to figure out what these archaic ideals and beliefs are as they apply to Obama? Is it that Blacks are dirty? Dumb? Lazy? Godless? Savages? Welfare takers? Drug addicts? Criminals? Rapists? Thugs? |
All of the above, and then some. What's funny is that people with these beliefs about different races tend to associate these same ideal to anyone that are different from them. If Obama was Asian, those who hate Asians would think the same thing.
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Those are some of the stereotypes that have been used against Blacks. Obama defies all of them categorically. So what beliefs and ideals are people associating with him? What does Obama's blackness mean to these people? That's what I'm not getting. It has to mean something. It always means something. Even if that meaning is irrational.
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It is irrational. But we're talking about people who don't use rational thinking. Instead of looking at people as individuals, they categorize an entire demographic by the actions of a few. And most of these views are highly influenced by the media, as well as their own fears and ignorance. If one black man robs a bank, then they assume all of them must do the same thing. It really doesn't make any sense for any adult to think this way, but unfortunately we have plenty of people who do... and they all get a chance to vote too.
