There is a rec'd diary about Dowd's op-ed piece about the reporting (or lack thereof)on the racism in some opposition to Obama. And yes, we've heard a whole lot about how racism made Joe Wilson scream during Obama's speech ), or how racism was behind Skip Gates' arrest (since that'd never happen to a white person, right?). Powerful stuff.
but it misses the point. Or maybe, rather, it's important to say there's more to the story.
Actually, it misses it by about 2 inches, since the (another?) real story was next door in Barbara Ehrenreich's piece, which hasn't been diaried as far as I can tell. Yes, racism is alive and doing far too well in America, but Dowd's examples aren't the (whole) real story. Instead, the real story of racism is the unflashy, day-to-day experience that leads to more friction for black people than for white. This day-to-day is laid out brilliantly in an op-ed piece by (another white woman) and something of a hero of mine, Barbara Ehrenreich, along with Dedrick Muhammad.
This is where the fight really lies.
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