Oh yes. There are definitely dissimilarities. But the point I tried to make is that Obama, like Chauncey, was a reflection of people's conceptions ... of what they thought he was, not who he actually was.
There's one other similarity. Note that Chauncey was considered much wiser, smarter than he was. People are still calling Obama smart even after he demonstrates that he's not. Like the Emperor's New Clothes, a large group of people are afraid to tell the truth in fear of being called dumb .... or racist.
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