Barack Obama - Not White Enough

"The prejudice of the race appears to be stronger in the states which have abolished slavery than in those where it still exists; and nowhere is it so intolerant as in those states where servitude has never been known."

http://www.lewrockwell.com/reese/reese408.html

I experienced an analogous situation while a student at UT Austin. The fraternities were made up largely of suburban whites who had either attended private schools or predominantly white public ones. These fraternities were extremely racist and were fairly regularly "called out" by the administration for some Aunt Jemima-style skit or float they had come up with or constructed.

This is really not nice when you consider that the athletics department at that school is a "money center" with an annual budget of $109 million. It would be mostly irrelevant if only the white race made up its athletes. Well, it'd still be good at golf and swimming, but hardly anyone pays money to watch such sports.

When you are raised around those of other races, you have to acknowledge, even if only grudgingly, that they are just as human as you are. Apparently, a lot of the whites at UT had literally never been around a black person other than in an airport or something.

I agree with what Reese is saying here, though. I said the day Obama announced his candidacy that this was a pipe dream to think he could "pass" and unfortunately he does still have to "pass." What Reese doesn't say is that Hillary Clinton may not make it either because she, to some extent, also has to "pass" as a man. But she has a better chance at that than Barack Obama does impersonating a white man. If this offends anyone, I'm sorry. The phrase "sad, but true" comes to mind.