Jan 23 2009
On the flip side
Remember that saying? That was early hip hop/r & b. Don’t know if white people talked about the flip side – I think the mainstream term was “B” side, from which you also got “B” movies (I think). Anyway…
I quoted on this blog and elsewhere, with some bemusement, about some whites who were clearly either racist, ignorant, or both, but who were voting for Barack Obama. I recalled with a good deal of approval, the Ohio man who thought Obama was a muslim, but was leaning toward voting for him anyway. (And this was BEFORE the financial meltdown!) I quoted somewhere the couple who proudly declared that they were “voting for the n*gg*r”. Change comes slow – and people are who they are. I appreciated all the stories like that. These, after all, are the white folks who won’t be easily integrated – but who will, it seems, be able to live comfortably in a pluralistic world, just the same.
OK, but that’s me looking at white people. What’s on the flip side? As is always true – there is no equivalence here – there is no racism against whites in this video – but having said that – this video is not safe for work…
Jay-Z My President is black Remix LIVE 1-18-09 from pleasedontstare.com on Vimeo.
QT
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hi queen.
as i can definitely understand the pride and hope that the black community has to finally have a president of african descent in the white house we can not forget that he is just as white as he is black. i take this video as more of a “farewell” to bush than white people in general but to classify obama’s qualities first and foremost by race is a great disservice to him. what was it that made those you mentioned in the article vote for obama? it is his character, his intelligence, his view of right and wrong. do you think a black republican would have made it to the white house?! i think not! yes obama has, is, and will make the u.s. look at race differently but i have to say the majority of us under 30, 35, even 40 have a different outlook on race and culture already! i am cherokee and can only imagine the pride i would have if a native american was elected but in no way would i vote for that native american based on race alone. that being said it is kickass having a some color in the white house!
Hi gypsy!
Thanks for your comments. I’m going to be posting more on this subject, so I won’t say too much here – but I wanted to acknowledge and thank you for your comments.
QT