General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNo, White Friend, You Weren't Embarrassed by Barack Obama
No, White FriendYou Werent Embarrassed by Barack Obama
May 26, 2017 / John Pavlovitz
snip//
What exactly were you embarrassed by?
Were you embarrassed by his lone and enduring twenty-five year marriage to a strong woman hes never ceased to publicly praise, respect, or cherish?
Were you embarrassed by the way he lovingly and sweetly parented and protected his daughters?
Were you embarrassed by his Columbia University degree in Political Science or his graduating magna cum laude from Harvard Law School?
Maybe you were embarrassed by his white American and Black Kenyan parents, or the diversity he was raised in as normal?
Were you embarrassed by his eloquence, his quick wit, his easy humor, his seeming comfort meeting with both world leaders and street cleaners; by his bright smile or his sense of empathy or his steadinessperhaps by his lack of personal scandals or verbal gaffes or impulsive tirades?
No. Of course you werent.
Honestly, I dont believe you were ever embarrassed. That word implies an association that brings ridicule, one that makes you ashamed by association, and if thats something you claim to have experienced over the past eight years by having Barack Obama representing you in the worldIm going to suggest you rethink your word choice.
You werent embarrassed by Barack Obama.
You were threatened by him.
You were offended by him.
You were challenged by him.
You were enraged by him.
more...
http://johnpavlovitz.com/2017/05/26/no-white-friend-you-werent-embarrassed-by-barack-obama/
shenmue
(38,506 posts)underthematrix
(5,811 posts)that white supremacy is America BIG WHITE LIE
BumRushDaShow
(129,091 posts)"admiration" of someone like Barack Obama would result in being called a "n****r lover."
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Obama was that person that people like the Trumps or the Palins can never be. Obama has class.
moda253
(615 posts)Guy was too chicken shit to say it to me in the thread so he messaged me in FB... Apparently he didn't know that screenshots are a thing.
His family was embarrassed and had to apologize for him.
angstlessk
(11,862 posts)monmouth4
(9,708 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,269 posts)Revanchist
(1,375 posts)Just imagine what he could have achieved if he was treated civilly.
judesedit
(4,439 posts)FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)Congress should have been censured for the way they treated him for 8 full years.
**Especially the GOP should have been censured.**
To the OP: Many, many white people have never been embarrassed by Barack Obama's Presidency. For myself I'm happy to say that I'll vote for him again if I ever get the opportunity.
It probably won't happen in my lifetime, but I'm sure that my grandchildren - in 50 years or so - will realize that Obama was one of the best Presidents ever.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)There is not one member of the gop who could come close to the intelligence, class, dignity, likeability and just plain old family values that President Obama displayed for 8 solid years. THIS is what they resent. How DARE he outshine thhem?
malaise
(269,054 posts)Last edited Fri May 26, 2017, 09:07 PM - Edit history (1)
he also threatened their 'racial contract'.
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)who could never get past his color. Then again, they couldn't understand him either, big words and all.
malaise
(269,054 posts)uppity elite you know what
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)I supported Obama from the get-go, and while I did not agree with everything he did, I typed many a time he has more knowledge than I do/benefit of the doubt. Anyway, the wrath he got was from racist people, or dumb people. No one else would not like him. I'm going with racist.
And hi!
malaise
(269,054 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)You were threatened by him.
You were offended by him.
You were challenged by him.
You were enraged by him.
DK504
(3,847 posts)This needs to be seen by all.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)Talk about poignant and to the point. Bravo!!!!!
WellDarn
(255 posts)theaocp
(4,241 posts)this is just devastating point after devastating point. Well done.
xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)man comfortable in his own skin, at ease with his person and confident with his place in the world.
King con can never have any thing close.
BarbD
(1,193 posts)rufus dog
(8,419 posts)Only issue was having the Stones "Bitch" playing in my head while a read it.
George II
(67,782 posts)...that Michelle Obama spoke for us, and proud that Sasha and Malia turned out to be the wonderful women that they are.
To follow your line (not yours, actually) - I wasn't threatened by him, not offended by him, not challenged by him, and most certainly was not enraged by him.
I am, without doubt, threatened, offended, challenged, and enraged by the fraud we now have squatting in the White House.
NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)This white hatred is why we lose elections.
stillrockin67
(29 posts)NobodyHere, your screen name is perfect for someone of your ilk.
csziggy
(34,136 posts)That is a comparison of President Obama and the person who took his place in the Oval office. If you consider that hatred of whites, the you need to examine your underlying beliefs and the assumptions you are applying to the article.
By the way, I am a 64 ear old white woman raised in the South by prejudiced white parents.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)Hekate
(90,714 posts)applegrove
(118,682 posts)Why do GOPers insist on liftoff when it comes to their self esteem? That is not healthy.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)dreamland
(964 posts)More people need to see this.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)What a weird group of friends. I've never heard anyone make such a comment.
Response to oberliner (Reply #35)
Pacifist Patriot This message was self-deleted by its author.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,435 posts)or disagree, it's thought provoking and causes the reader to do a tiny bit of self-examination
MythosMaster
(445 posts)Nevernose
(13,081 posts)It's why conservatives are conservatives in the first place. They're threatened by everything, all the time. I get tired just listing the shit that they're afraid of. Conservatives must be exhausted.
Paka
(2,760 posts)Thank you for the post!
murielm99
(30,745 posts)This idiot may start the war that ends us all.
What a contrast.
58Sunliner
(4,386 posts)common sense. This isn't about Obama, it is about human decency, corruption, etc...This constant comparison to Obama just feels like a constant ax grinding. I appreciate that he chose to compare himself to and criticize Obama, but we should not be stuck there. It is a misdirection.