[poinq]

OK, what the president is referring to, is not racism. Its fear. White people are afraid of young black men. This is not because white people feel superior to young black men. Its because white people read the paper. Young black men commit a huge amount of the crime in America. And white people are scared. This is not racism. It does not go back to the civil war. And it has little to do with black or white either. You can get all the same experiences if you are a 6’ 5” young unattractive white male who dresses like a street person. Or a large Hispanic man riddled with tattoos and dressing like a gang member.

And I can solve this problem. Its really easy. And nobody will clutch their purse or lock their doors or follow black people around anymore. The solution is to stop black crime.

[elcid1970]

I’m going to attempt a different perspective about black liberals who complain about fearful (and therefore racist) white people.

Obama is in my opinion expressing envy and chagrin that he is not and never has been perceived as a threat to white people. There are lots of black guys who are as harmless-looking as Truman Capote and who may not even care about presenting a menacing appearance. That doesn’t bother them, but it bothers Obama.

It bothers Obama that he probably never saw a white woman clutch her purse closer, or a white man cross to the opposite sidewalk, when he was the only apparent black man on the scene. In other words, Obama is not and never was a “bad street dude”. And that just isn’t fair!

Another illustration: liberal columnist Clarence Page is a black guy whom nobody would regard as dangerous. And yet he wrote an entire column complaining about all those white people who saw him as black Frankenstein, grabbing their kids and running away fearful of his mere approach.

Like fun they did!

In my opinion, Obama & Clarence Page are both suffering from a bad case of dude envy. They wish, they truly wish, that white folks would fear them. And if white folks don’t, then that’s racism too.