Do Blacks Want To Transcend Race?

[Jermyn Davidson]

Chris Matthews attracted a whole lot of negative attention when he made the remark about President Obama, "I forgot he was black."

Honestly, I did not find anything wrong with his remark, but I know Chris Matthews on-air demeanor does not lend his remark to something negative at all.

We're not talking about Imus or Limbaugh, we're talking about Chris Matthews.

That being said, I do understand the fury.




If you have not heard about the "furor", I've attached a link to an article that talks about it.

I've also attached a link to another article, depicting the FBI's involvement in a troubling threat to black college students in Ohio. This threat states that black college students at Hocking College in Ohio will die on Feb 2, 2010.

Some black students have withdrawn from the school, some have ignored the threats, but racial tensions are high there and apparently have been high there for several years now.


So it is my opinion that yes, blacks, like most Americans, want to transcend race-- but like what's going in Ohio demonstrates, we still have a very long way to go.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35132893...and_ethnicity/



Ohio's Hocking College, "Blacks students will be killed on February 2"

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com...311/1002/rss01



Feel free to glance or read through the articles and share your opinions.

[oletime]

anybody that says they forgot what color anyone is, is an idiot ! typical moonbat foolishness !

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by oletime

anybody that says they forgot what color anyone is, is an idiot ! typical moonbat foolishness !

Oletime,

Do you want the first thing that people think about when they think of you in the professional world, or even personally, is your skin color?

[seguidordejesus]

There are those on both sides that want to transcend race as well as those who won´t let the past go.

I think there was nothing wrong with the remarks by Matthews. It´s being blown way out of proportion. If anything, he was complimenting Obama.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by seguidordejesus

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I think there was nothing wrong with the remarks by Matthews. It´s being blown way out of proportion. If anything, he was complimenting Obama.

He was complimenting Obama by saying he doesn't act or talk like a black person. That's a compliment?

Sounds like Harry Reid's commendation of BHO because he didn't look or talk "black."

That was pretty white of them both, don't you think?

[seguidordejesus]

Originally Posted by Sam

He was complimenting Obama by saying he doesn't act or talk like a black person. That's a compliment?

Sounds like Harry Reid's commendation of BHO because he didn't look or talk "black."

That was pretty white of them both, don't you think?

You could interpret it that way, but you could also interpret it as "people have finally stopped emphasizing Obama´s race and let his speech speak for itself."

I choose the second interpretation. MSNBC leans (or leaps) toward Obama´s side, so I´m pretty sure it wasn´t meant negatively.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by seguidordejesus

There are those on both sides that want to transcend race as well as those who won´t let the past go.

Exactly.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by seguidordejesus

There are those on both sides that want to transcend race as well as those who won´t let the past go.

I think there was nothing wrong with the remarks by Matthews. It´s being blown way out of proportion. If anything, he was complimenting Obama.

I agree with you, but I grew up in Maryland with "uppity" white southerners who thought they were Yankees, who when hearing remarks like this, point to their one or two token black friends that they have and say, "Yeah, that's why "Paul" is such a good guy-- he's black but he's not like the other black people I know of, he's different."

The difference is the ugliness that is associated with "black" in the minds of those "uppity" white Yankees, sophisticates and wannabees.

Do you see what I'm trying to say?


However, with Matthews, when you examine his on air demeanor of the past and present, it is very hard to for me to truly ascribe that same ugliness to his statement.

Chris Matthews is blatantly infatuated with President Obama and has been a staunch supporter of him from the beginning.

[seguidordejesus]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

I agree with you, but I grew up in Maryland with "uppity" white southerners who thought they were Yankees, who when hearing remarks like this, point to their one or two token black friends that they have and say, "Yeah, that's why "Paul" is such a good guy-- he's black but he's not like the other black people I know of, he's different."

The difference is the ugliness that is associated with "black" in the minds of those "uppity" white Yankees, sophisticates and wannabees.

Do you see what I'm trying to say?


However, with Matthews, when you examine his on air demeanor of the past and present, it is very hard to for me to truly ascribe that same ugliness to his statement.

Chris Matthews is blatantly infatuated with President Obama and has been a staunch supporter of him from the beginning.

I know exactly what you're trying to say - I grew up in Mississippi.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by seguidordejesus

I know exactly what you're trying to say - I grew up in Mississippi.

Really?

I have an ex-girlfriend from Moss Point and I was a part of 890th Combat Engineer Detachment in Pascagoulah, MS. I lived right across the border in Grand Bay, AL and lived in Mobile for awhile too.