This is another in a series of Diaries on Race.
http://www.dailykos.com/... is my previous edition.
I'm sorry folks, It's been a while. But I got something to say, and I want you to listen to the end, before you start yelling. Not that all of you is gonna yell, but I'm just sayin.
So some people make a big deal about Obama being 'black Enough.' And it seems to me that it is apparent (as it has been in my life), that there are some Black people that you couldn't talk to without being aware that they're black (even behind a computer screen). And there are others who, sitting behind the computer screen or in other company, you wouldn't know the difference, except you can see color.
Meet me after the brink
I don't think this is such a terrible thing to be saying. I think it relates to a lot of different subcultures. There are Jews who are Jewish, and you would be hard pressed to think of them not being so (and it's just as much some Reform as Orthodox). You could say the same about practically any ethnic group.
And I figure that comes down to culture, and it comes down to pride. If you grew up with a subculture, you Identify with it, and you wanna let everyone else know that you're part of that subculture, because it's a part of you.
Other people have grown up in the Meltin'Pot society, where nobody had enough neighbors like themselves to want to showcase their diversity. Not sure if that's good or bad.
My point is, It's not bad to recognize (discriminate) the differences between people.
I've had friends who are 'black blacks" and 'notblack blacks" (hella bad terminology, granted). Same as anyone else.
I would find it offensive if someone thought they could only be friends with someone who was not displaying a subculture's framework. That'd be... just awful, really. And I strongly encourage someone like that to get out more. People may be different, but they're still decent.