Re: [Dems2008] Re: "playing the race card"

I disagree with you totally. I think many people
don't see gender and/or race - but many people still
do. Lots and lots.

As a (I'm presuming) white guy - you may just not
see/feel it.

Jamie

--- mikejamieson1950 <mikejamieson1950@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Not really. I don't buy into this "identity"
> politics.
> Even though I'm older than most here, I am with the
> younger
> generation on this, who think all this talk about
> gender and race
> is plain nuts. I support Barack Obama. Period.
> Because he's
> the right person, at this time. I've met him
> several times. At no
> time did my eyes bug out with surprise that his skin
> color was black.
> What I don't think some folks (mostly from my
> generation and even
> older) realize is that MOST folks nowadays are
> pretty much color
> blind. A long time ago (up through about the late
> 80s), ethnic
> distinctions DID play a big role in people's
> preferences and
> judgements. It's about time folks catch up with the
> realities of contemporary sensibilities.
>

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