GOPMom Note: He’s baaaaack.
November 7th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
It would seem that Rev. Wright just does not get it. He couldn’t even wait a week before he went out there and started spouting more BS. He’s blaming the media for the rift between himself and Obama.
Now that the media is Obama’s you-know-what, how long ’til Rev. Wright is welcomed back into the fold? Smart money says he delivers the invocation at the inauguration.
Popularity: 6% [?]
Comment by Marie on 7 November 2008:
You might attack me for this, but these [ trying oh so hard to make him sound like a terrorist ] sound bites make sense to me.
You might be surprised about how many people agree with what he has to say [most of the time].
Comment by gopmom on 7 November 2008:
Marie, I feel sad for you. The fact that you believe any of it is evidence of the great fallacies being promulgated in the African-American community every day. You are only harmed and held back by these kinds of beliefs. I cannot imagine how horrible everyday of your life must be, if you believe that all white people hate you, that your government wants you dead, that you have no chance for success or happiness until white people are defeated.
That said, surely you realize how absurd Rev. Wright’s beliefs are. If any of what he says was true, you, as an 18 year old African American, would not be in college, would not have any opportunities, might not even be alive.
Until you and all in the African-American community who believe that white people are all that stand between them and happiness and success, you will have neither. No president, white or black, can heal what has infected your heart and the African-American community - those that believe those points to be true.
While I wait with baited breath for the failures of the Obama administration (purely a policy position), I dread and fear the coming let down that might further discourage the participation of African-Americans in the USA political process. And yes, I want you to vote, just pick better. Aren’t you the least bit suspicious of this party that has been promising the world to you and never delivered?
Comment by Marie on 7 November 2008:
You just choose to ASSUME, and JUMP to conclusions after reading two sentences. Hmm, what does this say about you?
If it makes any difference to you, which it probably won’t because running off at the mouth at irrelevant subjects seems to be your niche, I was referring to his references of Karma. America needs to be able to handle what they dish out. The chickens HAVE come home to roost. Cluck.
And as for your idiotic, ignorant, un-based accusations about me:
The fact that you ASSUME that I hate white people because of my RACE, time and TIME again [note how you promptly shut mouth in the political cartoon post], is disgusting, close minded, and RIDICULOUS. I have said nothing that includes race, but yet you NEVER fail to bring it up.
I also don’t understand how you can speak so much about an ‘african american community’ when you fail to have friends that live in one. Have YOU lived in one?
You don’t have to have colored skin to see the disparities, just go and LOOK.
I have NEVER believed that the ‘white man’ can keep me down. Why? Because I’m bigger then that. If there is ANYTHING that you have right about me,(and trust, you don’t have much) it is that I wouldn’t be here if I did think that was true.
You seem to be a spiteful, and judgemental (just for you - respecting my elders has gone out the window) woman; and for that, I feel sorry for you.
Comment by gopmom on 7 November 2008:
FYI, I wasn’t attacking you, Marie. I was trying to be honest and forthcoming - somethig you, in your constant defense position just don’t seem to ever understand - hence the comments about the chip on your shoulder. Wow, you have gotten really cranky lately. Could it be you are not enjoying your experience at college? Did you bite off more than you could chew? Or do you just not fit in? And yes, Marie, the “Karma” of the big bad rich-white-man nation. I got it. But what makes you so bitter and whose chickens are you referring to? Mine? I have dogs, not chickens.
I can’t tell you how I enjoy it when you fire off a stupid comment, alluding to the fact that I (and all white Americans who didn’t support BO) are racist and when I call you on your BS, you go off on me for being racist. You’ve learned well in the house of Matthews/Olberman - both white guys in case you didn’t notice. Let me inform you of something - you will get nowhere, nowhere, nowhere in the “real world” if you continue with your crappy “I’m eighteen, oppressed and disenfranchised and I know everything” attitude - for some it’s a fatal affliction. I don’t know when your awakening will arrive but OMG I wish I could be there. And I did not say I thought you believed whites could keep you down, just that you might believe they were trying to keep you down. That is a big difference.
You won. What are you griping about? My God, how small minded can a person be that even when they get their way, it’s not good enough because the rest of us still refuse to worship at the altar of Obama? You are one crazy cat. Let me let you in on a secret - grown-ups don’t abandon their morals and values just because the breeze happens to change direction. It will be a cold day in hell before I admit Obama was the right choice in Tuesday’s election. And no, I don’t foresee miraculous change - I see more victimization, more economic hardship and more delusional beliefs in government being the answer. And then I see disillusion.
Funny how it turns out I feel sorry for you and you feel sorry for me. It would seem we are at an impasse. Why don’t you go back and play on the playground now and leave the big problems of the world to the grown-ups? It’s ok, we’ll clean up the mess you’ve created - but not until you’ve learned your lesson.
Comment by BILLIE on 10 November 2008:
Regardless of what anyone says or thinks, I, personally HATE this man. This man said GOD DAMN AMERICA! This is my country and I have always been proud to be an American, so any patriotic American citizen SHOULD take offense at anyone who DAMNS MY country!
You can fuss to everyone, about anything, but the bottom line is, this so called man,(he isn’t a real man, in my opinion) does not need to say anything else. He isn’t Heaven bound! He is a coward phoney. THIS IS MY COUNTRY AND I WILL NOT TOLERATE ANYONE SAYING “GOD DAMN AMERICA”!!! I DAMN HIM!!
Comment by Marie on 10 November 2008:
“I can’t tell you how I enjoy it when you fire off a stupid comment, alluding to the fact that I (and all white Americans who didn’t support BO) are racist and when I call you on your BS, you go off on me for being racist.”
-Instead of telling me about my BS, show it to me.
“FYI, I wasn’t attacking you, Marie. I was trying to be honest and forthcoming - somethig you, in your constant defense position just don’t seem to ever understand - hence the comments about the chip on your shoulder.”
– You have a very funny, funny way of showing it. And if there is anything I will apologize for, it’s assuming that you were.
“And yes, Marie, the “Karma” of the big bad rich-white-man nation.”
-And this is the bull that I call YOU on. If you read, you would notice that the word “white” never came up in my sentence; yet, you choose to put it in. I wonder if I had never told you my race, would you still make reference like this?
“You’ve learned well in the house of Matthews/Olberman - both white guys in case you didn’t notice. ”
-Who?
“Could it be you are not enjoying your experience at college? Did you bite off more than you could chew? Or do you just not fit in?”
-Do you assume much? Maybe if you asked before jumping to conclusions, I would tell you.
“You won. What are you griping about? My God, how small minded can a person be that even when they get their way, it’s not good enough because the rest of us still refuse to worship at the altar of Obama?”
-What? Alter? Obama? Tangent? Where is this coming from?
I said this before (and you took it as me being unenthusiastic), I’m not going to glorify a win. I’m not that immature.
“Let me inform you of something - you will get nowhere, nowhere, nowhere in the “real world” if you continue with your crappy “I’m eighteen, oppressed and disenfranchised and I know everything” attitude - for some it’s a fatal affliction”
- This part made me giggle.
“Why don’t you go back and play on the playground now and leave the big problems of the world to the grown-ups? It’s ok, we’ll clean up the mess you’ve created - but not until you’ve learned your lesson.”
- I think the ‘grown ups’ have already screwed up enough, to tell you the truth.
If it’s any difference to you, it’s not that I don’t like you; you’re just very judgemental. It’s okay, though. Everyone has their flaws.
Comment by gopmom on 10 November 2008:
Oh Marie. You are so full of s#@*. And yourself. But you’re always good for a chuckle - I get nostalgic when I think of you stamping your foot and yelling at your screen. If I was eighteen I’d be marching against Obama. Look, you don’t get to come here and throw out challenges, not like the response you get and then write them off to my misunderstanding. Even if you had never said you were black, any blind person could have guessed because of the tone of your comments and the bad attitude. Well, that and the fact that I have never heard a single white American say (in person or on TV or in print) he/she agreed with anything Wright said - except Matthews and Olberman.
Funny how you could choose to go elsewhere and yet you keep coming back for more. I think you enjoy being held accountable for your ridiculous statements - probably because you see the truth in my opinions even though you’ve been raised and/or educated to think differently. As I’ve said before, you’re smart. You’ll see the light eventually - smart people tire of Liberals quickly.
Comment by Marie on 17 November 2008:
*****heavy, heavy, heavy sarcasm alert*****
Well, not really.
Aha! I knew you had some racist connotations!
“Even if you had never said you were black, any blind person could have guessed because of the tone of your comments and the bad attitude.”
All it takes is a sore effin loser to lose an election and their true colors come out. But if your stereotypes are true, then you should be the shade of midnight.
“Well, that and the fact that I have never heard a single white American say (in person or on TV or in print) he/she agreed with anything Wright said - except Matthews and Olberman.”
That’s because you (wait for it…) don’t get out much! I went to school in BROOKLINE, and I have heard many who have said he has a few points.
Again, who is Matthews and Olberman?
“Funny how you could choose to go elsewhere and yet you keep coming back for more”
Actually, it’s because you ignorance on basic subjects, and refusal to acknowledge something that gets thrown back in your face, that is hilarious. I’m always game for a good laugh.
“I get nostalgic when I think of you stamping your foot and yelling at your screen”
You must of had some serious anger issues as a young adult. I don’t stamp, or yell. I get even. And then I listen to ‘The Waitress’ by Tori Amos (Cause I believe in peace, b*tch!).
“You are so full of s#@*.”
Awww! That gave me the warm fuzzies! But I’m a SMART person who’s full of sh*t! That’s even better.
And this may be true, but I think you’re full of something stronger.
Oh - and I’m happy I could crack another wrinkle into that hard lined face of yours.
Comment by gopmom on 17 November 2008:
Oh, Marie. Thank you for coming back. You made my day. Well, you and Bob and his crazy break down earlier. Hey, I wonder if Bob is black? He has such an inferiority complex, it can’t all be because he’s gay. I’d ask him but all the email addresses he’s turned in have, you guessed it, turned out to be bogus. And he travels a lot too, just like Ian did - Boston, Germany, Amsterdam, Boston…
Anyway, I digress. I’m smart as evidenced by 38 years of living well. You haven’t proved anything yet, except that you’re black and got into a (black?) school. (Have you noticed how much your language has changed since you got there? You kiss your mother with that mouth?) Have you been told all your life by your obviously out-of-their-freaking-minds Liberal parents that you’re smart? Uh, hate to break it to you - all parents tell their kids they’re smart, just like they tell ‘em all they’re beautiful. (Don’t get me wrong - they/we believe it.) Do they tell you at college you’re smart? You must be using spell check. Oh, and spewing back the same Liberal mumbo jumbo they’re preaching at you. Get back to me when you accomplish something meaningful and valuable.
“Even if you had never said you were black, any blind person could have guessed because of the tone of your comments and the bad attitude.” I should have added… about white people …to that statement. Make sense now? Probably not. You can’t fix the problem until you admit you have a problem.
But again, thank you for proving my point that Obamania is all about raising up black people - why so many white people voted for him, I’ll never know. It can only be the ‘black thing’, otherwise a few of you might have seen through his suit of armor by now, like the rest of us. He’s not even in the Oval Office yet and he’s back peddling on Iraq, taxes, the economy, healthcare, the environment. Turns out all you freeloaders with your hands out will have to wait. Smell that? That’s your future getting flushed. He’s already loaded his ‘well, Bush made things worse than I expected’ gun and he’s firing away. And all you suckers will just fall for it like you always do. But why? Why can’t you be as critical and curios about Obama as you are about any conservative? Why is that? And why get so defensive when someone doesn’t swallow the magic pill? And so angry? Well, you’re young (and I’m not that old so stop with the wrinkles crack! Get it, crack.) and one day, as I said, you’ll probably come around. But maybe not - that school of your sure has done a lot of damage already. Plus you’re from Brookline.
What happened to all the peace and prosperity the election of Obama was going to bring? There has been no racial healing that I’ve seen. In fact, it’s worse. Just this morning I heard a black DJ scoff at remarks that due to the new era we are in, 5 of the next 25 Presidents will likely be black. (I can totally see that happening - if Michael Steele runs.) ANyway, this DJ said that Obama is basically a once in a lifetime lucky shot - he doesn’t imagine the US will ever have another black President because now we can say we did…once. Any comment on that one? Funny, it seems all I hear in the media now is how this whole Obama win was a fluke and if anything black people need to watch their backs because of the backlash. Oh please, sounds like more whining and excuses to me. Could you get more pathetic? And how about California - it is burning to the ground. (BTW, as a black person, what do you think of gay marriage?)
Please do come back, though Marie. Your additions are always humorous and insightful. Gotta keep an eye on the enemy, right?
Comment by Marie on 17 November 2008:
Oh, but I haven’t changed. After continuously being judged and grouped, the ‘black attitude’ had to come out. I just dish back what has been served to me. And you said it yourself, I am smart. To quote: “As I’ve said before, you’re smart.” So what do I need to prove to you?
And more about my ’smartness’. Are you assuming because I got into a ‘black school’ that their standards are lower then the rest? The technical term is Historically Black College or University (HBCU) by the way. Bring up the names Howard, Hampton, or Spelman to a black man or woman and see what they have to say about it. That is, if you can find one. (Never gonna let that one slide, sorry
)
And age does not equal sense and sensibility. I know plenty a poly sci, bio, chemical engineering, fine arts major, ghetto Quintesha from the block, gardening 20 year old neighbor that can you talk you down about any subject you throw at them. Age smarts don’t equal wisdom smarts.
And I have accomplished something meaningful. I was accepted early at a competative HBCU (Up against 10,000). I’ll happy to get back at you with my bachelors in 3 1/2 years. I’ll also be the first in my family to go and graduate from college. May seem small and mundane to you, but to a lot of black families, that is something to be proud of.
““Even if you had never said you were black, any blind person could have guessed because of the tone of your comments and the bad attitude.” I should have added… about white people …to that statement. Make sense now? Probably not. You can’t fix the problem until you admit you have a problem.”
Psh. Whatever. No additives necessary. You meant what you said.
Now, if I have a ‘problem’ because I see a technicolor world, while your view is only in black and white, then so be it. If I have a ‘problem’ because I choose to acknowledge differences in the suburbs vs the city, then so be it. If I have a ‘problem’ because I know that race is still in issue, then so be it. If I have I am a ‘child’ because I choose to have a differing opinion, so be it. If I lack credibility because I like to look at all sides before forming an opinion, then so be it. If I’m beneath you because I don’t jump to conclusions without pre-learned facts and opinions, then let it be.
If I have a ‘problem’ because I don’t look, speak, think, dress, or breathe your air, then that problem has turned out to be my blessing.
And I can’t comment on the DJ because I didn’t listen to what he had to say for myself. If there’s anything about you, it’s that you write with a heavy bias. So I can’t really trust what you ‘heard’ vs what he actually said.
And sorry for assuming you were old (56 & beyond). I’ll keep my reasons for believing that you were to myself, though.
And as for my view on gay marriage: (I don’t speak for the black community; I speak for myself)
I believe in gay marriage. I would never vote, or support anything that would segregate a community because of their sexual preferences. Even if I was very committed to my faith (which doesn’t mean I’m not’ you’ll just usually find me on Sunday cleaning to Kirk Franklin) I wouldn’t support a ban regardless.
And the ban on allowing gay couples to adopt is just stupid. We already HAVE too many children in foster homes, and orphanages. To reduce the number of able couples even more is just ridiculous.
Also, you might want to consider talking to your daughter about same sex couples soon. If you don’t, someone else will. Catholic schools put on a nice front, don’t get me wrong. But that’s exactly what it is, a front.
And why do I have to be considered the ‘enemy’? Why can’t I just be someone you disagree with? Man, if everyone thought like you do…
Comment by gopmom on 17 November 2008:
M - We’re all judged, every minute of every day by everyone around us. You’re not unique - in any way. ANd how you speak, how you carry yourself, how you dress and the first sentence out of your mouth can make or break you in someone’s eyes instantly.
““Even if you had never said you were black, any blind person could have guessed because of the tone of your comments and the bad attitude.” I should have added… about white people …to that statement. Make sense now? Probably not. You can’t fix the problem until you admit you have a problem.”
I always meant what I said - I was trying to clarify for you, not take my statement back. I do think you have a bad attitude and you excuse yourself because you think you’ve earned it by being black. Hey, don’t take offense, most 18-25 years olds have a bad attitude for one reason or another - being black just seems to get you special privileges in the area - and a lot never grow out of it. Even I had a chip on my shoulder because I had to work for my parents in their boring company instead of a standard crappy college years job. And I was wrong. I was lucky.
You seem to want to keep grouping me in with younger sets, who very well may have strong opinions, but may also change their minds someday. (This is what I find so sweet about you - so smart and dumb at the same time - that’s why I get all nostalgic.) Until you recognize that at 18-25 you don’t have all the answers, you’ll struggle against older people who have lived through enough to have, at the least, earned respect for theirs.
And yes, I may seem biased to you. To me it’s just decisive. I’ve decided where I stand. But I don’t lie about what I hear on the radio, TV or news. I don’t have to. There’s plenty of outrageous and offensive stuff out there already.
Comment by Marie on 17 November 2008:
Hence why I don’t listen to the radio.
“M - We’re all judged, every minute of every day by everyone around us. You’re not unique - in any way. ANd how you speak, how you carry yourself, how you dress and the first sentence out of your mouth can make or break you in someone’s eyes instantly.”
Unfortunatly, we are judged. And you fit right into that group of judging and assuming things when you don’t know anything about the person. What? Just because a lot of people do it, that makes it okay? Uh, no. At least you know you have a problem.
…And someone must have scarred you badly when you were young by telling you weren’t unique. No one on the face of the earth has the same genetic make up as you. Therefore, you are unique.
“I do think you have a bad attitude and you excuse yourself because you think you’ve earned it by being black.”
…and because I’m black this explains that my favorite colors are red and black. Me being black also explains my love for macaroni and cheese.
You say you think before you write, but it really doesn’t seem like that. Believe it or not - the color of my skin does not explain the way that I think. Nor does being black explain the way that I act. You really need to re-evaluate your stereotypes. On this subject, this is where your stupidity reigns through. I haven’t earned anything because I’m black. That is a ridiculous assumption. If anything I have to deal with people like you TELLING me that I act the way that I am because I am black. Have you ever thought that is was because I was just human? So do you act the way that you are because you are a white catholic?
Again, I really DON’T understand how you can speak, nevertheless understand anyone who IS black since you FAIL at knowing anyone who is. Please don’t go by what you hear on the radio, or what you see on TV. The media sucks at portraying the black community.
I group you with my ‘younger sets’ because you are no better then my ‘younger sets’. What, just because you have age under your belt, that makes you better? Um, no. If anything, you forget things more easily.
I don’t assume I have all the answers. I’d be bored if I had all the answers. But you don’t either. We are always learning. When you stop learning, you stop living. You are only 38; you haven’t even reached your mid-life crisis yet. (Never mind menopause)
Comment by gopmom on 17 November 2008:
Actually, much of how I act and behave is because I am Catholic and Christian. And probably a lot of my personality, value system, priorities, goals and preferences are down to my whiteness. You keep wanting to portray me a a racist and I will keep resisting it. I don’t dislike you, your ideas and your attitude because you’re black. Just because I don’t like you, your ideas and your attitude. You may be right - it may have nothing to do with the fact you are black. But age is part of it. Maybe it’s just your whole generation - I have met quite a few white kids I don’t like either. I think you have been done a great disservice by your parents, your teachers and the culture in general that proposes that everyone is a special being, an achiever no matter what, a superstar. This is a ridiculous premise. You have been “scarred” if you believe that anything beyond your genetic code makes you special or unique. You may be special in your own miniscule universe but not beyond - not yet. This belief that your generation has (and that Obama has perpetuated) is that anyone can do anything. It’s a myth. If you don’t learn to play by the rules, you’ll struggle. Your generation wants to believe that there aren’t any rules, that you are new, world citizens, that a new era has begun. Uh, we all think that at 20. That is why this is all so funny. Except for the black thing, you’re just like me - well, I was only a Liberal for 6-8 weeks - but like me none the same.
I wanted to follow up on the last comment - I had to make dinner so I broke away.
The comment about speaking to my daughter about homosexuality before someone else does I will forgive - mostly because you’re not a mother. I trust that when or if you do have children, you will be the kind of parent that understands how lucky you are, how blessed you are, and what a honor it is to have been given such a huge responsibility - a view greatly missing in our country today. With that said, you know as well as I that the things we’ve said in these exchanges are sometimes unkind, sometimes just to instigate but never mean and hateful. To threaten me by threatening my child and her opportunity to be a child is inexcusable. Surely you must recognize the right of a parent to protect their child from needless and salacious “information”. My daughter does not know any gay people - there are not any families at our school or church (remember -Catholic) and other than work relationships or friends that we don’t see regularly, she does not come into contact with any gays. (Think what you want - it’s not my fault no gay people live on my street - or black people.) So no, I will not have a conversation with her - she’s ten. And as an appropriate ten year old, she’s having enough trouble coming to grips with the whole where babies come from and all the questions that raises - especially because she is athletic and has many boy friends. It is my job as a parent to disseminate information when I feel she is ready for it. She is not ready to hear the “this is how gay people do it” - which will be a question she will have as she was a bit confused about the guy/gal process. Then there’s the whole “we do it to make babies” aspect. How exactly would you discuss this with a child? So don’t tell me how or what to say to my kid. You don’t know what a challenge it is to raise a respectful, honest, trustworthy and moral child in America today. Children are viewed as objects and tools by our society - to make money, to sell stuff to, to influence. You can laugh all you want a what a dinosaur I am because I refuse to “get with the system” but I think you’re so smart that you’ll be surprised at how you feel when you have a kid. You may choose to raise him/her differently but I think you’ll feel just as strongly about someone else telling you how to do it, what to teach them, when, and where to send them to school.
Let me share something about my daughter’s school - it is a loving, kind, gentle environment, where no injustice is tolerated. We have students at our school (225 enrolled) that have ADD, ADHD, and autism that are just as much a part of the student community as anyone else. We have white kids, black kids, Chinese, Japanese and Korean, Russian, Mexican, Spanish, Libyan, Saudi Arabian and English. We have very wealthy families, middle class families and a few that can’t afford to pay at all. It is a great community, made only better by the Christian principles taught and exhibited everyday. And we’re not all Catholic, either. There is no hate, there is no intolerance, there is no special circumstances or special education. Every child is equal and valued and accepted for who and what they are, as is every family. And we all have a say in what is taught, and at what grade level. And what is acceptable behavior and what is not. And when a problem arises, the administration is beholden to us - the parents/customers - not some bureaucrat or town committee or school board. When you have kids, think about it. Who do you want in charge of your child 7 hours a day for 13 years? A bureaucrat in debt to a union or someone who has shown you their personal values and beliefs. This is why I choose Catholic schools.
I have a bond with every parent there, whether we are friends or acquaintances, that you don’t get at public school. We have all chosen this for our children and that unites us - not against the world but within it. We all make sacrifices - either money, time or just commitment - to send our kids to a Catholic school. We have all agreed that there is something special, something extra, that our children will learn and take with them that they can’t get at a public school.
So stop getting all snotty and in my face with the comments about my kid. I’m the best and only judge of what she should know and when - and not because I’m her mother but because I’m the one that knows her the best.
Comment by Marie on 17 November 2008:
You really need to stop picking apart my comments and choosing what you want to hear from them.
I never said that you needed to do anything. I said you may want to consider it. No, I don’t know your child, and I don’t know you. But I do know a bit about the world. A lot of parents want to keep their children sheltered, and that’s fine, until they come home spouting things that they have heard elsewhere that makes your hairs stand up on end.
My niece went to a private school. She’s eight and already knows about the birds and the bees. It hasn’t morally corrupted her. She’s just curious. I remember when I was about seven my mother gave me a small green book that had a fold out of the various stages of a fetus’ development. I would stare in wonderment at it for about five minutes, and then go right back to hanging my barbie dolls from my jump ropes and letting my cats chase them around. Kids are strong suckers unless you raise them soft.
So I’ve found your soft spot, and now you know mine. So, if you please; “don’t get snotty and in my face” about my race and how I act because of it. Not only because you come across as ignorant - but because I know myself best. And so does my momma.
Comment by ATG on 17 November 2008:
The average SAT score at my public school was a 1480, don’t knock it until you’ve thought outside your little bubble gopmom. Though I don’t begrudge how you bring up your child - it’s your prerogative to have whatever talks with her whenever you like, as long as the end product is tolerance (all too often not the case).
Do you really consider yourself thoughtful and well-informed if you can’t even figure out a simple question like “why did so many white people vote for Barack Obama?” If the best answer you have is “I don’t think they should have,” your understanding of America and its politics is clearly sorely lacking…
Comment by GOPMOM on 18 November 2008:
Marie, Again you’re not reading, you hearing what you want. I said she knows about the “birds and bees”. And she was just an uninterested at 8. There is a big difference between 8 and 10. Mock me all you want - I’m a grown-up and don’t get my feeling hurt by children and their childish views of the world.
But I wish you and your generation luck if not only will you persist in your argument that my daughter ‘will just hear it at school’ and never once consider how wrong it is that she might. Children should be taught and instructed in what is appropriate school conversation. I guess you never were. How unfortunate that your parents failed to protect you. And why did you hate your barbie so much? Sad.
So, by that last comment are you admitting that you are hung up on your race? Remember, it is my responsibility to raise my daughter in a crappy world. It is your responsibility to get over your hang ups and move on. Hey, a black guy just might get to be President - what is there to be so hung up on. You made it.