2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Very intersting opinion piece by a Black man on the Sanders campaign [View all]lunamagica
(9,967 posts)"We are not impressed by Bernies lack of polish and quirky persona. Do you know why Barrack Obama is the president right now? Its greatly because he played the political game masterfully. You know why he played the game masterfully? Because as a talented African American Im sure that years prior someone let him know he had to be twice as good in order to get half as much as the Bernies of the world. In his case he is three times as good so he became a two term president, who again Bernie had the nerve to throw shade at. I could say the same for Hillary Clinton. When you arent a straight, white, male legislating in arguably the whitest state in the country, you might come across a situation where you need learn how to wear a decent suit, how to speak with more finesse, and avoid odd tics in your speaking presence just so you can be taken seriously. When youre black or a woman you dont have the privilege of being quirky if you want to be a leader. The fact that Bernie flaunts these obvious flaws as some type of endearing trait lets us know that he really doesnt get it."
This is SO true! In this day and age, minorities (PoC and women), still need to be twice as good to even be able to compete.
The fact that someone with Sanders "quirks" can run for president reeks of white male privilege. Neither Obama nor Hilary could have gotten away with it.
BTW, I'm very happy to see you back here, Brave!
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