They only reasons anyone cared about the color of the suit, the type of mustard being used, or his preferred lettuce was because of the color of his skin or the letter behind his name. I’ve also only heard of a terrorist fist-bump in the context of him, but I saw a whole lot of athletes and celebrities doing that for years before his presidential campaign.
Don’t legitimize racism and blatant partisan behavior.
I called out those things specifically because they were ridiculous at the time and the irony shouldn’t be lost on us at what the GOP ignores today, things that definitely aren’t as trivial.
I’m not legitimizing racism or partisan behavior, I think you missed my point. No worries though, we’re closer aligned in our thoughts than you likely think.
That’s a fair point, and I was aware of your overall intent. I do think it’s important to word things carefully, particularly in this area, because there are those who will twist your words to claim that even progressives thought it was a big deal that Obama wore a tan suit.
They only reasons anyone cared about the color of the suit, the type of mustard being used, or his preferred lettuce was because of the color of his skin or the letter behind his name. I’ve also only heard of a terrorist fist-bump in the context of him, but I saw a whole lot of athletes and celebrities doing that for years before his presidential campaign.
Don’t legitimize racism and blatant partisan behavior.
I called out those things specifically because they were ridiculous at the time and the irony shouldn’t be lost on us at what the GOP ignores today, things that definitely aren’t as trivial.
I’m not legitimizing racism or partisan behavior, I think you missed my point. No worries though, we’re closer aligned in our thoughts than you likely think.
That’s a fair point, and I was aware of your overall intent. I do think it’s important to word things carefully, particularly in this area, because there are those who will twist your words to claim that even progressives thought it was a big deal that Obama wore a tan suit.
People certainly talked about it, though.