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"O'Back Barama." |
 | By Molly Snyder Edler   OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Molly Snyder Edler |
| Published July 2, 2008 at 5:33 a.m. |
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Even in the summer months, when my son's skin darkens from a milky mocha to rich hot chocolate, I don't register that his skin hue is different from mine. Sure, we've talked about it a few times in a factual manner. Once, while watching "Barnyard: The Original Party Animals" he said, "Those cows have all different skins like we do in our family."
"Good," I thought. "He gets it. Enough said."
But I forget that despite our downplaying of his brown-ness, it is already a part of his 5-year-old identity. Yesterday, Kai saw Barack Obama on the evening news and said, "O'Back Barama is going to be a president and he has brown skin like me."
I am glad he will grow up believing that someone with brown skin could just as easily be the president as a white guy (or gal), but it occurred to me that Kai, who was born in Guatemala, cannot run for president someday. Suddenly, I had so many thoughts running through my mind, but all I could say was, "Right on!" and flip the channel.
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Posted by haaz on July 3, 2008 at 10:01 p.m. (report)
My daughter, also age 5, also loves Barack Obama. Our children will be so very disappointed if McCain somehow manages to win. Somehow. All things are possible, so I'm allowing it as a possible thing. I'm just going to have to work that much harder to make sure it doesn't happen!
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Posted by mkelover on July 2, 2008 at 2:12 p.m. (report)
Well the thing I like about Obama is that he's pro-hope, is all about change, and supports dreams. Skin color or gender should never stop anyone in our country from attaining any position they want to work for. The only thing that should prevent someone from a particular job is whether they are qualified and/or have the experience for it.
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Posted by diesel1976 on July 2, 2008 at 9:36 a.m. (report)
It is quite clear the country is ready for change. Obama not only has national appeal but worldwide appeal. The sad thing is other countries are more accepting of Obama than people in the US. There are still alot of ignorant people who still believe the man is Muslim or wont vote for him because he is man of color. The fact that he is the democratic nominee shows how far we have come but also shows we have alot further to go.
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Posted by wiscoleeds on July 2, 2008 at 8:45 a.m. (report)
Thankfully both parties and their leaders all agree that gender and race should not disqualify someone from becoming President of the United States.
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