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little_engine_that_could
11/06/08

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On a light note - I read this - "students assembled yesterday to watch video of Obama's acceptance speech and discuss the implications of his election. "It raises a level of hope for young men of color who I think have been besieged by a culture of low expectations,"" quickly and initially thought it was a quote from one of the ten year olds - my mouth was a agape, then I read it again :)
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noasalira
11/06/08

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There are some people, no matter how 'hip' and 'liberal' and 'aware', who are never ever going to understand what it means for those children, and masses of adults, to see Barack Obama become President, to see that African family walk out on that stage.

As a black woman, I don't at all feel this election set back a fight against sexism. However, I can imagine lots of white men also feel that this election set back fight to not be oppressed also. A lot of white women need to do a serious reality self-check when it comes to the idea that white women are more oppressed than black man. There is something exceptionally vile in the whining on that topic.

There is a large group of little girls (and women) in this country (and around the world) who saw black man become President, and that inspired them far FAR FAR FAR more than seeing Hillary Clinton get elected ever could. Little girls like Obama's two daughters.

The best reception I could give to someone talking to me about that is to walk away from them. But just because a bunch of us voted for Obama, doesn't mean we voted with the same heart, the same feelings, and the same hope.

Hillary Clinton getting elected would have meant absolutely nothing to me if I were a little girl at this moment, and as as an Adult, would have meant nothing to me other than a Democrat was elected (something great compared to McCain, but not like this). I would have been as miserable had Clinton taken the nomination instead of Obama, as some were to see McCain lose to Obama.
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LaComtesse
11/06/08

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Obama being elected and the energy buzzing in the wake of this enormous event has shown me what this country is capable of. Prop 8 passing in the bluest of blue states has shown me what it is up against.
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PilgrimSoul
11/06/08

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I do think this is sweet and yay progress! I love progress.

But am starting to think the equality fight is a whack-a-mole game. You break down one barrier and another pops right up. Not only are we going to start seeing asinine claims that "racism is over," but in this thread and elsewhere on Gawker media sites I see people smacking down the notion that it's odd for anyone to want little girls to have the privilege these boys do - which to see someone like them actually in the White House.

I like Obama, but I have some very real concerns about how this campaign season (rather than any individual campaign) rolled back the clock a bit on the fight against sexism. and I'm not even mostly talking about Hillary here. I'm talking about Palin, too, who IMHO was FAR more destructive to the image of a woman in politics than anything else. I'm talking about the way the media set this up, and most of the world fell for it, about this being some kind of contest between sexism and racism.
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ceejeemcbeegee is not here
11/06/08

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Like I said the other day, after 6 generations of my family in this country dating back to 1727 --some who were slaves, some who were slave owners, some who lived on reservations-- I finally feel like I'm an American, too.
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646Hedgie3
11/06/08

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Need to clarify - I mentor at the Eagle Academy in the Bronx... not ocean hill. Principal Banks does a great job there.
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646Hedgie3
11/06/08

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I am a part of the mentoring program at this school. Being someone who went to Boy's School in West Africa myself - I have to say that they do great work at the Eagle Academy. Now we just need to make sure that they have a sister school too!!!!

BTW - Principal Banks does an amazing job of motivating those young men!!!

Shout out to Principal
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kaywinnitlee
11/06/08

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My daughter's elementary school is 98% black, 2% other, and my son is one of three white kids at his preschool. When I dropped them off yesterday morning, there was so much joy and electricity in the air --- it was amazing. My daughter's schoolmates were singing and dancing in the lunchroom (and no one was trying to stop them!), and my son's teachers were wearing Obama shirts that read "Mission Accomplished." It was divinely awesome, and I laughed and cried all the way to work.
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Tbee
11/06/08

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This is so cute... knowing that my 7 year old nephew can now see Barack Obama as president brings tears to my eyes... he knows that he can be anything now. It amazing to see a 7 year old w ho is actually inspired by politics!
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Patsy_Stone_is_suspiciously_browner
11/06/08

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I'd like to vote for those two young men in the front someday. Look at them!
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SpeakEazy
11/06/08

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The looks on their faces are melting me. Amazing.
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morninggloria
11/06/08

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I slept in my Obama Biden shirt last night.
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Don't Get It Twisted (don't take mah starhhh!)
11/06/08

@morninggloria: I've been sleeping in my Barack & Roll shirt all week.. I may never take it off...
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hellosunshine
11/06/08

@morninggloria: Hee, I've slept in my Obama shirt since Tuesday night.

@DontGetItTwisted: Same here! Also, it's really snuggly.
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hortense
11/06/08

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hortense
11/06/08

@hortense: That's a weird screenshot, stupid YouTube, but this post just reminded me of this song.
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NefariousNewt
11/06/08

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Hearkens back to yesterday's piece about Sherri Shepard crying on The View. While it's true children have wonderful imaginations, there's no greater validation for imagination than to see something you only thought possible in your head come true for real. And for every black child that was told not to dream about being President because "white folks won't let that happen," it shows that any amount of resistance can be overcome with education, patience, and perseverance.
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elaborate bacon (princessprissypants)
11/06/08

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I want to NOM those 10yr olds.

That's wrong, isn't it?
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PhillyLass
11/06/08

@princessprissypants: No, they're cuties in their little ties.
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