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Michelle Obama says US ‘not ready for a woman’ to be president: ‘Don’t even look at me about running’
(www.independent.co.uk)
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"Ready for" is a pretty ambiguous qualifier. Considering that 8 years of Obama drove the racists absolutely batshit insane for the foreseeable future makes me think we weren't even ready for the first Black President, and we certainly aren't ready for whatever the fuck Trump is. Personally I think things like that are what shes referring to and it's not so much about just winning the election.
American here. I remember shortly after the election I was visiting Indian co-workers in Bangalore. Over dinner they were asking why it took so long for us to elect a Black President.
They were clearly expecting a nuanced and historical perspective about the South, colonialism, economy, yadda
But my only and honest one-word answer: "Racism"
I grew up in a city that had gangs and trailer parks. Racism as deep as (and virtually a part of) religion. Those undereducated fucks hated (n-word)
EDIT: ofc Obama being both educated and black ... he was their perfect nemesis
We may not have been ready for Trump, but we sure deserved him. Turns out the majority of our government actually functioning depended on decorum and norms. And a lot of laws depend on the whims of those with power to actually enforce them...
Fair point.
You don't think it's progressive that the USA has its first black president closely followed by it's first orange president? I'd say that's a society that is closer to saying it doesn't see colour.
Seriously though, I think the fact America hasn't had a female leader is strange for a country that used to claim to be the greatest nation on earth.