Elections

[cema]

I think many Americans elected BO because he is black. In the past people could have voted for a black man despite his color, and it is progress (and before that would not or could not vote for blacks etc). But when will people ignore the color altogether? That will be something.

Comments

[calypso72]

when will people ignore the color altogether?

Call me a pessimist, but I say never. People have been at war with each other over racial, religious, tribal, and familial differences since the dawn of man. And ever will it be until we are all completely blended. I think we're more likely to exterminate ourselves before that ever happens.

[cema.livejournal.com]

Well, certainly the way I formulated it, the answer is "never". However, I did not quite phrase it right. For example, we obviously do not (and do not want to) completely ignore the differences between men and women, or else our social life would be very difficult, but we ignore them (or at least try to ignore them) whenever they are not applicable, like setting up salaries and grading exams. Just like that, I would not expect (or even want) people not to notice the skin color, but I would want them to pay no more attention to it than they do to the eye color. Maybe eventually.