Annabella, Goblin in Disguise wrote:
Of course there is all those European leaders of African origins. Oh wait, there isn't. None in Australia or NZ either. Maybe Aboriginal Prime Ministers? Leaders? No? Guess you guys aren't as progressive as you thought. It annoys me how rife with racism European, Australia and NZ is and how reluctant they tend to be to @#%^ing admit it.
Yeah, parts of America are @#%^ed up, racist and backwards but realistically, he couldn't get elected in your country because he's the wrong color, so I would step off that pedestal.
If the USA wants credit for electing a black President they need to do 2 things:
1. Elect a black President. Obama is a half caste and as much white as black.
2. Have the black presidential candidate actually earn his win. Obama stood against the most reviled, hated and loathed administration in the history of the US.
The man is called 'Obama', which sounds like 'Osama' to the rednecks, many of them think he's a Muslim, many Americans view him as a socialist or a communist, he's made anti war statements, and yet he STILL won by a landslide.
If he'd worn a beret and a string of onions, made his pre election speeches in French and blown his nose on a US flag on prime time TV, he STILL would have won by a landslide.
Get back to us about having a black President when you've actually got one worth talking about.