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Originally Posted by tomwed
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The Obama's believe that by sharing their experiences of racism, other Americans will realize we still have along way to go when it comes to equality.
Do you think it worked? I don't.
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I was hoping that as the first black American president that he would start a dialogue...something that would lead more to a positive outcome than just sympathy. If you give sympathy to some people, they become more outraged and indignant sometimes. Children do anyway...and some people.
We all share responsibility to do right. No one asked to be born any particular color. I know that after Furgeson, when we were traveling Thanksgiving week... and stopping at restaurants that my smiles toward all were not returned by too many black people. That was a first for me. It didn't feel good. It hurt me and scared me and made me think and think and think.