Ok, so I have read many, MANY threads on the net about Obama. Some love him, some hate him. Some claim he got there playing the race card, others laugh and say he is more than qualified-race played no part. Many are wooting it up for having a Black President. Others say his Kenyan roots are from a sperm donor of a father. I did not vote for Obama. I did not vote for McCain. I wrote in the person I felt would serve the position best. However, my take on the racism issue which is all over headlines is this...
From my blog...
"Many of us, of the "caucasian" persuasion, actually came from other countries, via Ellis Island, we did not own or have anything to do with slavery, and were also discriminated against for our heritage. Think about THAT. Think about "Dago", "Frog", "Hymie", "Wop", "Kike" or "Mick"--terms many caucasians have suffered due to their heritage. I am truly sorry for the abhorrent history of slavery. I know of a time in our not too distant past when people passed through Ellis Island, had their names changed so as to be LESS ethnic;. were put to work in sweat shops, and endured discrimination and ethnic slurs. They drudged on in hopes of one day attaining a piece of the "AMERICAN DREAM". What has been forgotten is that we are AMERICANS first and foremost!! It is in our vast racial diversity, in our many cultures, that the United States has become a mecca for others. This diversity should be embraced. Obama has a wonderfully diverse family background and I feel he needs to be loud and proud about it and lead by example--that it is ok to be an AMERICAN, not an Afro-American, Asian-American, Mexican-American, etc, those racial lines that are drawn divide us...we do not need to forget- nor should we forget- our ethnicity, family heritage, and culture, but let us also not forget that the people we are, in this country, the United States, are AMERICAN. I am proud to be an American, not an Italian/German/Irish/Polish American. Just an American with a great heritage."
I would love to hear your views, whichever side of the fence you fall on. Let this be a friendly discussion and/or debate, but please, no flaming anyone for their views.
PS- I mean no offense by using those derogatory terms, but rather am using them to point out how rampant discrimination truly is.
From my blog...
"Many of us, of the "caucasian" persuasion, actually came from other countries, via Ellis Island, we did not own or have anything to do with slavery, and were also discriminated against for our heritage. Think about THAT. Think about "Dago", "Frog", "Hymie", "Wop", "Kike" or "Mick"--terms many caucasians have suffered due to their heritage. I am truly sorry for the abhorrent history of slavery. I know of a time in our not too distant past when people passed through Ellis Island, had their names changed so as to be LESS ethnic;. were put to work in sweat shops, and endured discrimination and ethnic slurs. They drudged on in hopes of one day attaining a piece of the "AMERICAN DREAM". What has been forgotten is that we are AMERICANS first and foremost!! It is in our vast racial diversity, in our many cultures, that the United States has become a mecca for others. This diversity should be embraced. Obama has a wonderfully diverse family background and I feel he needs to be loud and proud about it and lead by example--that it is ok to be an AMERICAN, not an Afro-American, Asian-American, Mexican-American, etc, those racial lines that are drawn divide us...we do not need to forget- nor should we forget- our ethnicity, family heritage, and culture, but let us also not forget that the people we are, in this country, the United States, are AMERICAN. I am proud to be an American, not an Italian/German/Irish/Polish American. Just an American with a great heritage."
I would love to hear your views, whichever side of the fence you fall on. Let this be a friendly discussion and/or debate, but please, no flaming anyone for their views.
PS- I mean no offense by using those derogatory terms, but rather am using them to point out how rampant discrimination truly is.