A news report about Oprah Winfrey said she is going around the world telling everyone that Americans are racist while she promotes her new film. She has been a prominent supporter of Barack Obama. She thinks that both he and the office of President have been treated with contempt because of the color of his skin quoting her saying Theres a level of disrespect for the office that occurs. And that occurs in some cases and maybe even many cases because hes African American. Theres no question about that and its the kind of thing nobody ever says but everybodys thinking. So how is it that a racist America elected an African American in 2008 and reelected him in 2012? How did Oprah become an American success story if most Americans are racists? For all the ills within the black community, there is also a generation or two of African Americans striving to be a part of the American dream, succeeding as entrepreneurs and professionals, serving their nation in the military. Is there racism in America? Yes. Is there racism throughout the nations of the world? Yes. For African Americans the free pass of racism no longer has power with the majority white community and other racial groups. America has changed and for the better. It is a society that elected Barack Obama President – twice. His failures should not attributed to his race. In his famed 1963 speech, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said, I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. The criticisms being leveled against President Obama today are not about the color of his skin. They are about the content of his character. Oprah is wrong. It is not racism. It is realism.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:51:49 +0000
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