an I a racist?

[sixlashes]

listening to 5live this morning most of the callers where as they said "mixed race".saying how great it is that obamma got the u.s. presidency being a black man.now 1st of all I couldnt care less what colour he is, he could be a china man for me if he does a great job for america and the world I dont care what race of people he comes from,africa has ,as far as I am aware black presidents or rulers in all their countries so whats the big deal about a black person ruling america? Do you think I could go on the bbc and say gordon brown won the election and this is great for white people?.I think not ,what would have been history real history would have been a native american being voted president.

Do you understand anything about the history of black people in the USA?

You may not care about the colour of his skin (and rightly so) but less than 50 years ago, black Americans were treated little better than black South Africans under apartheid. Here's a sample, involving the experiences of Rosa Parks.

In Montgomery, the first four rows of bus seats were reserved for white people. Buses had "colored" sections for black people—who made up more than 75% of the bus system's riders—generally in the rear of the bus. These sections were not fixed in size but were determined by the placement of a movable sign. Black people also could sit in the middle rows, until the white section was full. Then they had to move to seats in the rear, stand, or, if there was no room, leave the bus. Black people were not allowed to sit across the aisle from white people. The driver also could move the "colored" section sign, or remove it altogether. If white people were already sitting in the front, black people could board to pay the fare, but then had to disembark and reenter through the rear door. There were times when the bus departed before the black customers who had paid made it to the back entrance.

For years, the black community had complained that the situation was unfair, and Parks was no exception: "My resisting being mistreated on the bus did not begin with that particular arrest...I did a lot of walking in Montgomery." Parks had her first run-in on the public bus on a rainy day in 1943, when the bus driver, James F. Blake, demanded that she get off the bus and reenter through the back door. As she began to exit by the front door, she dropped her purse. Parks sat down for a moment in a seat for white passengers to pick up her purse. The bus driver was enraged and barely let her step off the bus before speeding off. Rosa walked more than five miles (8 km) home in the rain.

In December 1955, the same driver told Parks to vacate her seat when the white section was full and she refused. She was arrested and tried and this sparked the Civil Rights Movement. Black churches and the homes of prominent activists were firebombed.

Although not officially banned from voting, individual states could impose conditions that made it virtually impossible for black voters to register and therefore vote. This was only corrected in 1965. Schools, workplaces and public spaces were also segregated.

So that, my friend, is why today's news is so remarkable.

read the thread ,im talking about britsh black people not americans.

 

[Bigga]

listening to 5live this morning most of the callers where as they said "mixed race".saying how great it is that obamma got the u.s. presidency being a black man.now 1st of all I couldnt care less what colour he is, he could be a china man for me if he does a great job for america and the world I dont care what race of people he comes from,africa has ,as far as I am aware black presidents or rulers in all their countries so whats the big deal about a black person ruling america? Do you think I could go on the bbc and say gordon brown won the election and this is great for white people?.I think not ,what would have been history real history would have been a native american being voted president.

A couple of questions come to mind.

a) How old are you?

and

b) As great as it is that you and many others are 'forward thinking', and taking into account the roots of the 'Old Ways' still entrenched in many habitual ways of life, do you expect that everybody should not be bothered by this 'monumental' event?

When anything is a 'first', it will make headlines.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

listening to 5live this morning most of the callers where as they said "mixed race".saying how great it is that obamma got the u.s. presidency being a black man.now 1st of all I couldnt care less what colour he is, he could be a china man for me if he does a great job for america and the world I dont care what race of people he comes from,africa has ,as far as I am aware black presidents or rulers in all their countries so whats the big deal about a black person ruling america? Do you think I could go on the bbc and say gordon brown won the election and this is great for white people?.I think not ,what would have been history real history would have been a native american being voted president.

read the thread ,im talking about britsh black people not americans.

I read it. You asked "so whats the big deal about a black person ruling america?" I answered it.

 

[brooklandsblue]

I read it. You asked "so whats the big deal about a black person ruling america?" I answered it.

It's more to do with why you feel the need to make the distinction that he is 'black' in this day and age that amazes me.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I read it. You asked "so whats the big deal about a black person ruling america?" I answered it.

It's more to do with why you feel the need to make the distinction that he is 'black' in this day and age that amazes me.

I didn't - sixlashes did. And the point I made was that, given the history of black people in the USA, particularly the south, then a black president was a landmark event.

Not everyone is lucky enough to live somewhere as liberal and tolerant as Brooklands.

 

[bluemoon27]

who gives a flyin fck about america anyway

 

[Helmet Cole]

The world will only realy have progressed when we don't even notice what colour the president is. And to be honest if he starts any of that " I have a dream" shit he will probably be assasinated anyway.

 

[brooklandsblue]

The world will only realy have progressed when we don't even notice what colour the president is. And to be honest if he starts any of that " I have a dream" shit he will probably be assasinated anyway.

Here here!! BTW if we are really going to nit pick he's mixed race not black!

 

[Ric]

 

[GStar]

Haha!!! Who's mocked that up??