dodgy race attitude in news?

Ok, unless you live under a rock we all know that Barack Obama is the first Black President of America. But why do the news only concentrate on this and why instead do they not actually look at his policies and what this means for America and consequently the rest of the world.


What summed it up for me is when they asked Lewis Hamilton what he thought about the elected president. If Massa had won would they have asked him ?? I dont think so!! It was like so condesending as if to say "ahh bless, arent you black people doing well at the moment"

Am I reading to much into this?

[Richie]

it's because hes is black.... isn't it...


Agreed... Hope my new boss pulls all us squaddies out of the middle east soonest.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Rog

"ahh bless, arent you black people doing well at the moment"

Michael Jackson's feeling rather foolish right about now

[Bibio]

its only his skin that's black.. he is an upper-class black american...

[Biker Biggles]

He isnt black,and neither is Lewis H.They are both as much white as black,but news is news,even if it has to be embelished a bit to get our interest.

does anyone know the first meaningful thing about obama? i mean when bush got the job the whole world got scared, but like the op says the media just goes on about the colour of his skin. what is the difference anyway?
****es me off that the most important job in the world has been viewed as a battle of white and black rather then who is the best man.

Originally Posted by captainsmelly

does anyone know the first meaningful thing about obama?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_...ife_and_career

Obama is the whitest black man I've ever seen. Glad he won though; it's encouraging to know that America's institutional racism is coming to an end.

Its a bit of a double standard. Saw him on the news last night and he called himself a *mutt* - while being asked about what kind of dog they'd be getting.

The other thing that bugs me is interviews with black people saying they are so glad they have a black president - can you imagine if a white person said that?

It annoys me because either it's ok to say race is a factor, or it isnt't. Not sometimes, and depending who says it.

I am glad he got it though.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by shonadoll

The other thing that bugs me is interviews with black people saying they are so glad they have a black president - can you imagine if a white person said that?

Lots of white people ARE saying that though. I am, it's generally a good sign that Obama's electable, it probably wouldn't have happened 10 years ago.