*Tapping the mic* Is this thing on? Good. Okay, Bill Clinton is not black. He is not, nor will he ever be the first black president. This made for quaint comic material (I’m guessing) when Eddie Griffin and his ilk were saying it on stages. Bill Clinton’s wife made more than him. He cheated on her. He smoked dope. He could dance/play the saxophone. AND. He got a government check. Therefore he was black. Really black. Ha ha. Funny joke. Whatever.
It was not funny at all when, on CNN, Barack Obama, was asked what he thought of Toni Morrison borrowing from said comedians. Ok. Maybe they borrowed from her. But uh, my initial mental response was the same. WHAT THE um, HECK? I understand that my people tend to embrace people from every ideology, ethnic background, lifestyle choice, what have you, but it is a slap in the face to any American, particularly a member of a group that has been historically oppressed (which I sometimes think is an insignificant term), to assume that a few outward behaviors constitute membership. I don’t care if Bill Clinton attended every civil rights march ever held. Or signed the piece of legislation that freed the slaves, HE. IS. NOT. BLACK. I’m sure he is a cool dude to his family and friends and what not, but again HE. IS. NOT. BLACK. I’ll be glad to recant when his black ancestors are found, but I won’t hold my breath. Race should not rule our lives, but it should be addressed in a respectful manner by all. *Goes back to seat*
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