This is really a racist article. They could have said that he was the first Gov. of LA(maybe US) who was of Indian decent. The color or shade of his skin is irrelevant. The good people of LA are less racist than this writer..and have recognized the quality of Bobbie’s character.
He is one of my favorite politicians..and I wish him well.
No, it isn't. You can make the argument that th "non-white" observation in the firt paragraph is racist, but the balance of the article is straightforward and factual.
They could have said that he was the first Gov. of LA(maybe US) who was of Indian decent. The color or shade of his skin is irrelevant.
Did you fall off the cabbage truck yesterday, or as long ago as last week? Skin hue is a factor in electoral politics. It shouldn't be, but it is, and has always been. Jindal won a sweeping victory in a state where his parents weren't allowed to stay in a lot of hotels or ride in a lot of train cars. That's news.
And what you're proposing -- that he be described as "the first governor of Indian descent" without reference to race or color -- amounts to nothing more than a code phrase. Any astute reader, and most who aren't so astute, would see through that in half a heartbeat.
The good people of LA are less racist than this writer..and have recognized the quality of Bobbie’s character.
He is one of my favorite politicians..and I wish him well.
I agree with you about Jindal and Louisiana voters, but not about the reporter. A fact is not racist. Observing it is not racist.