grim_tales wrote:You don't care about his colour but you're glad he is black as it means people will care less about skin colour? Eh?
His skin colour SHOULDN'T be a big deal but I guess it IS because of what black people had to go through in the USA. Whether he's black or mixed race, the sentiment is the same. 50 years ago he'd still be made to sit at the back of the bus. It shows how far we've come that we have such a man as President.
PERSONALLY I don't care about his skincolour when it comes to how I feel how will do as a president. I'm just glad he's a smart guy that seems to be reaching out.
However, I do feel that for 'equal rights' etc, it's a good thing there is now a black guy in the White House, simply because it might show them a side of a black guy/family they didnt know and might not have thought to be possible. Believe it or not, there are still alot of dumbasses in the world who DO judge a person on the outside of their skin.
You need rolemodels like Barack Obama to show them that black people can be just as smart, or smarter, as white people.
Kinda like what The Cosby Show did in the 80's.
So personally, I never made a big deal of his colour, and I just like the guy for what/who he is, but truth is MANY do still have different views about people from another colour, another religion, another gender, whatever. For those people, it's good to have someone in there who might convince them to look at their own prejudiced views again.
Also, ofcourse, for the black community, they now have a new rolemodel to 'look up to' in terms of what is possible to become when you work really hard for it, and also have a fair share of good fortune and talent.
Many people thought this day would never come, or at least not in the short term, and it did, and it will give them some extra hope and optimisme, and maybe inspire the kids to give that few extre percents of effort.
So it matters and it doesnt matter. It's a huge step forward while it doesnt change anything. Yes, this can be confusing, yet it's all perfectly logical.