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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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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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angelheadedhipster
11/06/08

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True, but I dreamed of unicorns long before you posted a real pic of one on Jez . . .
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AthertonMerriweather
11/06/08

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My niece is six and watched Obama's speech at school...a public school. Teachers across the nation are showing it in their classes. This is a huge time in history right now.
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Penny
11/06/08

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Somewhat off-topic but relating to kids. I was talking to my boss this morning and he was telling me that his partner was talking to their daughter (age 9) about Proposition 8 passing, and when he finished explaining, she said, "don't worry daddy, we will vote again soon." My boss totally teared up. And so did I! Kids are so smart sometimes.
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NefariousNewt
11/06/08

@Archetype: From the mouths of babes... beautiful.
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angelheadedhipster
11/06/08

@Archetype: That just made my day!
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hellosunshine
11/06/08

@Archetype: DAMN IT ARCHETYPE, again with the tears. I think an ex/good friend in CA voted for Obama and for Prop 8. I'm currently not speaking to him.
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PhillyLass
11/06/08

@Archetype: Awww. That breaks my heart. She's comforting her dad because idiot adults who've never even met them are trampling on her family's freedom.
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badmutha
11/06/08

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While I understand the idea that it is hard for kids to dream what they have never seen, many do it everyday. There has never been a woman pres either, but women will still run.
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CreoleSugar
11/06/08

@badmutha: I've done pretty well, but I had a family that encouraged me to do well from birth. I'm considering whether to get a master's degree or go for the PhD right now.
That being said, I feel a renewed sense of hope and optimism about what I can accomplish.
It may sound corny, but I really do feel like a whole new world of possibilities opened up for me as a black woman.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
11/06/08

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Crying. Again! I'm like Tammy Faye up in here!
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hellosunshine
11/06/08

@BrutallyHonestBabes: Me too! It's going to be a long, AWESOME 4-8 years!
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morninggloria
11/06/08

@BrutallyHonestBabes: I hope that you're kinder to your mascara wand than she was.
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ObtuseIntolerant
11/06/08

@BrutallyHonestBabes: Thank god

I had a cold last week...I am making ample use of my brand new tissue box, myself.
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Kivrin
11/06/08

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She just singlehandedly improved my impression of the word "socialite." Apparently they're not all bad.
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angryblackgurl
11/06/08

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Grace!
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Jamie Sommers
11/06/08

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I hope she gets invited to the Inaugural . That would be awesome!
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