http://www.laurindaonleadership.com/2009/10/emotionalism-racism-and-criticism-part-2/ Re-Engineering Thought Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:59:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.laurindaonleadership.com/2009/10/emotionalism-racism-and-criticism-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Craig C Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:31:33 +0000 http://www.laurindaonleadership.com/?p=548#comment-52 A reporter being rude to a President honestly has nothing to do with racism. Unless, of course, the comments of rudeness where of themselves racist. Kanye's unscripted moment of belligerence shouldn't be taken in a racist comment either. I submit that those defending Obama's surprising nomination and win of the Nobel Peace Prize debase the debate to racism simply because there is no reasonable explaination for it. I've heard some explainations given for the Nobel win that point to a healing of America's past of slavery. That sort of reasoning only serves to negate any assertion of true equality. In other words it furthers the ill concieved notion that people of color lack possession of the same levels of skill and intellect that white people do. Example: "Wow! Congratulations! You got an 'A' on your test despite the fact that you are Native American". A reporter being rude to a President honestly has nothing to do with racism. Unless, of course, the comments of rudeness where of themselves racist. Kanye's unscripted moment of belligerence shouldn't be taken in a racist comment either. I submit that those defending Obama's surprising nomination and win of the Nobel Peace Prize debase the debate to racism simply because there is no reasonable explaination for it. I've heard some explainations given for the Nobel win that point to a healing of America's past of slavery. That sort of reasoning only serves to negate any assertion of true equality. In other words it furthers the ill concieved notion that people of color lack possession of the same levels of skill and intellect that white people do. Example: "Wow! Congratulations! You got an 'A' on your test despite the fact that you are Native American".

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