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Originally Posted by buggyone
You know very well it is bigotry. Did you constantly refer to George W. Bush by all 3 names, Jimmy Carter as James Earl Carter, or John F. Kennedy as John Fitzgerald Kennedy? The answer is NO, you did not. Just because YOUR President is a minority and has a name that is not mainstream white, bigots constantly refer to the full name - maybe just to try and remind others that this man is not one of them.
I have heard some say "He used his full name in the oath of office." All the presidents do that.
Grow up. This is the leader of America. Have respect for him - and yourself.
'Nuff said.
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Sorry to say I agree with this post. I come from a middle class, midwest background that to this day holds fast to the prejudices of white over all others. I joined the Army in 1966 and have never looked back. My travels and jobs have broken the bond of prejudice for me, but it is alive and well in most of this country today. If you are Caucasian and don't witness prejudice against minorities, you either live in a very small bubble or your blind to the truth. It is so much better today than when I was young, but as God is my witness, it is still here with us. We have made better strides in the treatment of women than minorities, but work still needs to be done there also. We can not fix problems if we continue to say they do not exist.