I am wondering if you were in uniform when he said that. In case you didn't know, the African-American community has a certain mistrust with law enforcement members, particularly the heavyset, red-faced ones.amen my liberal brother. although i may not agree with some of his policies, i am excited to see that the generational racism is beginning to dissolve.
i was, however, disappointed this week after a passing conversation i had with a young african american man at a restaurant. i was leaving the restaurant as this young man was entering. i politely held the door open for him and nodded for him to "go ahead." he grudgingly entered through the door and said, "you better get used to this 'cause after november 4th, you folks will be opening a lot of doors for us."
i was too stunned to reply and just walked on. a gentle "f-u whitey" would have sufficed.
I had been joking privately about attacking white people on the day Obama got elected and yelling "It's Obama Time", but I am glad there was no violence during the celebrations.
When the police cleared the streets on election night, one cop said over the megaphone, "If you love Obama, you'll get on the sidewalk". That got a few chuckles.
As for that kid, you could have said, "Obama is my President too", which is will be true whether you feel that way or not. You could also say, "Don't forget, Obama is half white", which is also true, although if you were feeling particularly mean (and nowhere near a camera), you add, "the better half".
