Reply #286: So how long after the election of America's first Woman President will it take before someone says

[cherokeeprogressive]

"MALE AMERICA HAS LOST ITS MIND" just because she's being criticized for one reason or another? FORGET the fact that "Male America" would have to be partly responsible for Her election.

Won't that be fun? One won't even have to point to different races or ethnicities in order to ridicule the criticism. It'll be SO MUCH EASIER to pigeonhole ONE group than 5, 10, or 20.

Criticize the first Gay President? Yep, you guessed it: "Straight America Has Lost Its Mind". Forget that "Straight America" will be MOSTLY responsible for His/Her election.

I do not consider myself "white" even though my ass, which never sees the sun, is as white as a fish's belly. My grandfather was born on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in Tahlequah, OK. I carry my CDIB in my wallet.

I guess that since a woman will be elected President long before a Native American will, I should predict right now that we'll come full-circle when that happens and we'll be be back to "White America Has Lost Its Mind".

But then, what if a Native American Woman is elected President? Will we brand her critics "White Males Of European Ancestry" and blame THEM for the criticism?

It's seeming that more and more, criticism of ANYONE outs you as being a "whatever-ophobe".

Fuck me, sometimes I'm HAPPY with the notion that I'm 2/3 through what is my "life expectancy". I'm tired of the hate.