Taz writes:
Frankly, I'm appalled that you actually thought this single woman actually represented the view of more than a few people.
What single woman? In the news item several woman were interviewed, and mention was made of the dilemma of the
group of Afro-American Democrat women.
Sure, there are people that will vote against Obama solely because he's black. Sure, there are people that will vote against Hillary just because she's a woman.
I think the words 'racism' and 'sexism' triggered too hasty a reaction in you, and you glossed over what I said.
I'm not talking about people who vote
against Obama because he's black, I'm talking about Afro-Americans who vote
for him because he's black. Likewise, I'm talking about women who vote
for Clinton, because she's a woman. And I'm talking about Afro-American women, who, according to the news item, are facing a dilemma because they find themselves in both groups.
My argument is that if you vote for Obama, solely because his skin is roughly as dark as yours (which is about all there is to race), then, even though it could be seen as a positive action, it still amounts to racism: you are making a judgment about a person solely on the basis of his race. And the same argument, mutatis mutandis, can be made about sexist voting. Racism and sexism, whether positive or negative, should have no place in the determination of who is going to be in charge of your country, because they are going to have to deal with a lot more issues that just those two. A much broader view of their promised policies is what should inform your choice.
I understand and agree with arguments about equal opportunities and all that, and that it would be good if a black person or a woman would become president for a change, but the first thing I thought when I saw the news item was that it is ridiculous to choose a president on the basis of the colour of his skin, just as you would not choose a president on the basis of the size of, say, his ears.
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"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." - Charles Darwin.