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by vivrant thang on obama and race
You may have already seen this floating around the Interwebs. For those that haven’t, if you have never looked at another video on this site, I ask you to view this one.
The impassioned story AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Trumka tells here is one that I encountered myself a few weeks ago.
I had lunch with my former boss who I love(d?) to death. She asked me what I thought of the whole election and of course I go on about how much I heart Obama. I made the mistake of asking her what she thought. She said her husband was pro-Obama all the way. However, she was not so sure. There was just “something about him” that she couldn’t put a finger on. Something about him she didn’t trust.
You don’t say?
I asked her what she thought of his policies and his stance on the issues. She agreed with those for the most part.
“So what is it? “I pressed, knowing full and damn well what the answer was. Daring her to say it.
She just didn’t know what it was. By the way, she also thought Michelle was too cocky.
I wanted to say, “Yes, she’s a real uppity negress isn’t she?”
Later on in the conversation, she talked about the Left Behind series and how she felt like it would come true with an Obama-led administration. She even likened him to the Anti-Christ.
I was having a mellow day so I managing to keep my face neutral while my blood was boiling inside.
She says she would die before she ever voted for McCain. She thought of not voting at all but would likely just hold her nose and vote for Obama.
Whatever it takes. Just push the right button or keep your ass at home.
Perhaps I’ll send this video to her.
We’re so glad this has gone viral – with almost 300,000 hits and growing.
Please continue to send it on. It’s a message that many need to hear. Folks you wouldn’t think need to hear it. It’s one thing for them to publicly say Obama got their vote. But what will really happen when they go inside that voting booth?
SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE 
That’s Funny, I had the same thing happen to me. This guy at work(who is caucasion) but that is my age, really nice, and I get along with him well. However after Palin was chosen, he was really excited about her. I asked him why he was excited he said because he really liked Hillary, I said they are NOTHING alike. Then he says I just don’t like Obama, I said why he said “its just something about him, I don’t know.” I saw straight thru that, SMH and walked away. Sadly, I will never look at him the same. It’s amazing how a black man having a real shot at becoming president has caused ugly predjudice to raise it’s head. I don’t know about you but it makes me wonder how they really feel about me.
I agree 100% with your friend above – when approached by predjudices like that, especially when you “thought” you got along with them on the whole, that really changes your perspective about the person. And I would wonder too what they really feel about me.
I got goosebumps watching the video. Why are things that are so easy, made so difficult? Such an easy question with a weighty answer.
I wanted to say, “Yes, she’s a real uppity negress isn’t she?”
Either blacks are too uncouth or too uppity for the liking. I swear, if we tried to conform to the ideologies of white people, we’d never win. Never.
I am unable to watch the video now, but I look forward to getting a whiff of what’s being represented. You wouldn’t believe how many people, both black and white, that I’ve heard compare Obama to the Anti-Christ. I guess they forget the part of him coming from the Middle East.
@Tip – Exactly. It’s why I need to take a minute to figure out how I want to proceed from here with her because it told me everything I need to know about how she feels about me. She called him the Antichrist! WTF and I?
@Conn – Yes indeed. When you figure that one out, clue me in.
@Don – The vid is actually speaking out against the thought process that would lead people to vote against Obama just because of race. It’s an impassioned and effective speech from a white man to other white men and women. We have gotten a lot of positive response to it.
If it’s something you can’t define, it just may be something you can’t say aloud.