tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post6244971716556701786..comments2024-02-15T04:24:25.144-05:00Comments on Brown Man Thinking Hard: Obama's Racial Ambiguity: A Blessing Or A Curse?Brown Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02544490126803327515noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post-87217549111502489542008-08-12T21:16:00.000-04:002008-08-12T21:16:00.000-04:00Hey Brown, but have you listened to the radio link...Hey Brown, but have you listened to the radio link yet? It addresses <I>us</I>. Try it out if you haven't already; I'm tellin' ya, it's really interesting.Kit (Keep It Trill)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03027769872237001801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post-50379173572832694102008-08-12T07:30:00.000-04:002008-08-12T07:30:00.000-04:00Longer? Given the kind of country we live in, we ...Longer? <BR/><BR/>Given the kind of country we live in, we have not ever been able to break new ground by going in with our metaphorical guns blazing. <BR/><BR/>That's pretty much the whole point of this series - to take a closer look at why Obama is who he is, not in relation to mainstream America, which has been covered <I>ad infinitum</I>, but in relation to <I>us</I>.Brown Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544490126803327515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276072416212541005.post-88372026679066140392008-08-11T09:47:00.000-04:002008-08-11T09:47:00.000-04:00Brilliant comparison, Brown, when you wrote of Inv...Brilliant comparison, Brown, when you wrote of Invisible Man that:<BR/><BR/><I>..."he discovered that the world allowed him more latitude whenever he allowed those around him to see what they want to in him... This year’s presidential campaign may be the true ending of [Invisible],"</I> <B>and</B><BR/><BR/><I>"But the reality of Barack Obama’s supposed ambiguity – an ability to traverse the boundaries between white and black worlds – is that he could have tried all he wanted to, but he could never have been anything other than black in America."</I><BR/><BR/>This post was great but I wish it was longer. It begs the question of what will Invisible Man Obama continue to do based on his strategy thus far of over-accommodating to the very policies that are repressive to the underdog. What he has done so far does not bode well for us.<BR/><BR/>I think you and your readers will find this black radio commentary quite interesting and it ties in with your post: <A HREF="http://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=716&Itemid=1" REL="nofollow">Imperialism With A Black Face</A>.Kit (Keep It Trill)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03027769872237001801noreply@blogger.com