"he looks so much like his grandfather" (not too political, more feel-good)

[Stella_Omega]

Ta-Nehisi Coats, young black writer, thinks about Obama's white grandparents.

 

[sweetness6280]

Very well said. The author is right. We don't talk about the positives enough.

And he does look a lot like his grandfather.

Thanks, Stella.

 

[cloudy]

Lovely article.

She's right. It makes me think of my grandfather's courage in marrying a full-blooded Indian, despite the squawk I know his family made. And hers in marrying him, despite the noise from her side (which, I'm sure, was just as loud).

I have a daughter who is multi-racial (her father is Creek Indian/Black). She'll be twenty-eight soon, and it wasn't easy on me when I had her, either. It's only been recently that it has begun to be accepted, even just a little bit.

But....progress is being made, and that's a good thing.

 

[freshface]

Lovely article.

She's right. It makes me think of my grandfather's courage in marrying a full-blooded Indian, despite the squawk I know his family made. And hers in marrying him, despite the noise from her side (which, I'm sure, was just as loud).

I have a daughter who is multi-racial (her father is Creek Indian/Black). She'll be twenty-eight soon, and it wasn't easy on me when I had her, either. It's only been recently that it has begun to be accepted, even just a little bit.

But....progress is being made, and that's a good thing.

You're right, it's a great thing. My Indian great great grandmother died when my great grandmother was still a toddler. Her presence in the family tree was considered so shameful that she wasn't even talked about in front of the children. My mother remembers whispers when she was a child. My family lost a whole piece of its heritage because of ignorance and bigotry.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

As did my wife's, unfortunately. We're not even sure in what generation her ancestor was. And today it is a matter of pride. I truly look forward to the day when we are all golden tan.

 

[Corylea]

My girlfriend's ancestry includes people from Africa, Europe, and China. She can't afford to hate anybody, and I look forward to the day when that's true of us all.

 

[starrkers]

My girlfriend's ancestry includes people from Africa, Europe, and China. She can't afford to hate anybody, and I look forward to the day when that's true of us all.

It already is, it's just that so many don't realise it yet. The idea of hating someone on appearances is ridiculous to me. I just don't get it, anymore than I get why one portion of my makeup should be more or less revered than another. I don't know my heritage particularly well, nor do I care what they were. It is who they were that matters. People made me.

 

[Belegon]

I LOVE this paragraph...

We often give a pass to racists by noting that they were "of their times." Fair enough, and I know Hawaii was a different beast, but still, today, let us speak of people who were ahead of their times, who were outside of their times. Let us remember that Barack Obama learned the great lessons of life from courageous white people. Let us speak of those who do what normal, right people should always do when faced with a child--commit an act love. Here's to doing the right thing.

 

[Corylea]

It already is, it's just that so many don't realise it yet.

All right, then in your terms, I can't wait until everybody realizes it. (I meant what you said; I just didn't say it the way you wanted.)

 

[starrkers]

All right, then in your terms, I can't wait until everybody realizes it. (I meant what you said; I just didn't say it the way you wanted.)

I was agreeing with you.

Jeeze. Pardon me.

 

[Corylea]

I was agreeing with you.

Jeeze. Pardon me.

Okay. I couldn't tell.