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babylonsister

(171,070 posts)
Fri May 26, 2017, 07:18 PM May 2017

No, White Friend, You Weren't Embarrassed by Barack Obama


No, White Friend—You Weren’t “Embarrassed” by Barack Obama
May 26, 2017 / John Pavlovitz


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What exactly were you embarrassed by?

Were you embarrassed by his lone and enduring twenty-five year marriage to a strong woman he’s 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 steadiness—perhaps by his lack of personal scandals or verbal gaffes or impulsive tirades?

No. Of course you weren’t.

Honestly, I don’t believe you were ever embarrassed. That word implies an association that brings ridicule, one that makes you ashamed by association, and if that’s something you claim to have experienced over the past eight years by having Barack Obama representing you in the world—I’m going to suggest you rethink your word choice.

You weren’t “embarrassed” by Barack Obama.

You were threatened by him.
You were offended by him.
You were challenged by him.
You were enraged by him.

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http://johnpavlovitz.com/2017/05/26/no-white-friend-you-werent-embarrassed-by-barack-obama/
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No, White Friend, You Weren't Embarrassed by Barack Obama (Original Post) babylonsister May 2017 OP
True shenmue May 2017 #1
Yes Barack Obama is the indisputable evidence underthematrix May 2017 #2
In some communities BumRushDaShow May 2017 #3
Indeed it would. guillaumeb May 2017 #7
Happened to me on FB moda253 May 2017 #18
I don't know who he is, but I like what he says. n/t angstlessk May 2017 #4
And jealous of him..n/t monmouth4 May 2017 #5
DING DING DING !!! nt eppur_se_muova May 2017 #30
+1 dalton99a May 2017 #34
I was embarrassed by the way he was treated by Congress Revanchist May 2017 #6
Times 1000% for me judesedit May 2017 #10
/////// This FakeNoose May 2017 #19
President Obama outsmarted republicans at every critical turn. nt Blue_true May 2017 #24
Yes, he did EASILY. Scarsdale May 2017 #40
For sure but malaise May 2017 #8
Oh yea. There are a lot of neanderthals out there babylonsister May 2017 #14
Which made it worse malaise May 2017 #16
All I know is, babylonsister May 2017 #20
Well said sis malaise May 2017 #23
Here: Dawson Leery May 2017 #9
This will be posted to my Facebook page immediately. DK504 May 2017 #11
WOW!! ProudMNDemocrat May 2017 #12
Yep WellDarn May 2017 #13
As much as I had numerous issues with President Obama theaocp May 2017 #15
You perfectly describe a xxqqqzme May 2017 #17
An eloquent black man in a white man's world. BarbD May 2017 #21
Great article, great find rufus dog May 2017 #22
I wasn't embarrassed, I was PROUD that Obama was my President, and was also proud... George II May 2017 #25
Such condescending BS NobodyHere May 2017 #26
Fitting screen name stillrockin67 May 2017 #33
If you perceive white hatred in that article, you have a problem csziggy May 2017 #42
k&r immediately heaven05 May 2017 #27
KnR Hekate May 2017 #28
Terrified of Obama's marriage where his partner keeps him grounded. applegrove May 2017 #29
Bravo! smirkymonkey May 2017 #31
Beautifully said, beautifully said dreamland May 2017 #32
This guy keeps very strange company oberliner May 2017 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot May 2017 #39
Thoughtful, well written OPINION piece. Agree NoMoreRepugs May 2017 #36
The World misses him. MythosMaster May 2017 #37
Fear is their defining characteristic Nevernose May 2017 #38
Great article. Paka May 2017 #41
President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. murielm99 May 2017 #43
I really don't understand this constant comparison to Obama. Trump should be judged on 58Sunliner May 2017 #44

BumRushDaShow

(129,091 posts)
3. In some communities
Fri May 26, 2017, 07:27 PM
May 2017

"admiration" of someone like Barack Obama would result in being called a "n****r lover."

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
7. Indeed it would.
Fri May 26, 2017, 07:37 PM
May 2017

Obama was that person that people like the Trumps or the Palins can never be. Obama has class.

 

moda253

(615 posts)
18. Happened to me on FB
Fri May 26, 2017, 09:18 PM
May 2017

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.

Revanchist

(1,375 posts)
6. I was embarrassed by the way he was treated by Congress
Fri May 26, 2017, 07:31 PM
May 2017

Just imagine what he could have achieved if he was treated civilly.

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)
19. /////// This
Fri May 26, 2017, 09:20 PM
May 2017

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.



Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
40. Yes, he did EASILY.
Sat May 27, 2017, 12:42 PM
May 2017

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?

babylonsister

(171,070 posts)
14. Oh yea. There are a lot of neanderthals out there
Fri May 26, 2017, 09:02 PM
May 2017

who could never get past his color. Then again, they couldn't understand him either, big words and all.

babylonsister

(171,070 posts)
20. All I know is,
Fri May 26, 2017, 09:20 PM
May 2017

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!

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
9. Here:
Fri May 26, 2017, 08:14 PM
May 2017

You were threatened by him.
You were offended by him.
You were challenged by him.
You were enraged by him.

theaocp

(4,241 posts)
15. As much as I had numerous issues with President Obama
Fri May 26, 2017, 09:03 PM
May 2017

this is just devastating point after devastating point. Well done.

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)
17. You perfectly describe a
Fri May 26, 2017, 09:15 PM
May 2017

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.

 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
22. Great article, great find
Fri May 26, 2017, 09:23 PM
May 2017

Only issue was having the Stones "Bitch" playing in my head while a read it.

George II

(67,782 posts)
25. I wasn't embarrassed, I was PROUD that Obama was my President, and was also proud...
Fri May 26, 2017, 09:40 PM
May 2017

...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.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
42. If you perceive white hatred in that article, you have a problem
Sat May 27, 2017, 02:23 PM
May 2017

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.

applegrove

(118,682 posts)
29. Terrified of Obama's marriage where his partner keeps him grounded.
Sat May 27, 2017, 12:03 AM
May 2017

Why do GOPers insist on liftoff when it comes to their self esteem? That is not healthy.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
35. This guy keeps very strange company
Sat May 27, 2017, 09:16 AM
May 2017

What a weird group of friends. I've never heard anyone make such a comment.

Response to oberliner (Reply #35)

NoMoreRepugs

(9,435 posts)
36. Thoughtful, well written OPINION piece. Agree
Sat May 27, 2017, 10:28 AM
May 2017

or disagree, it's thought provoking and causes the reader to do a tiny bit of self-examination

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
38. Fear is their defining characteristic
Sat May 27, 2017, 11:17 AM
May 2017

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.

murielm99

(30,745 posts)
43. President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Sat May 27, 2017, 02:54 PM
May 2017

This idiot may start the war that ends us all.

What a contrast.

58Sunliner

(4,386 posts)
44. I really don't understand this constant comparison to Obama. Trump should be judged on
Sat May 27, 2017, 04:16 PM
May 2017

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.

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