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I have never before felt so strongly that something just happened to change the world for the better.
I've spent the last six years staring at images of black buffoons, black country imbeciles, black black rube politicians. I've spent the past six years immersed in cultural artifacts that say that people with dark skin are only good for singing and dancing. I've spent the past six years breathing in the casual racism that we would now love to say is a relic of an older time, but which is still a part of our country.
I remember distinctly a moment in my research when I hit the "stop" button on my VCR and my television went from a blackface scene to a shot of Obama speaking. The transition happened in just a fraction of a second. I can't even comprehend how long this transition has really taken and how much more remains to be done.
But I'll be damned if this isn't a good start.
I've spent the last six years staring at images of black buffoons, black country imbeciles, black black rube politicians. I've spent the past six years immersed in cultural artifacts that say that people with dark skin are only good for singing and dancing. I've spent the past six years breathing in the casual racism that we would now love to say is a relic of an older time, but which is still a part of our country.
I remember distinctly a moment in my research when I hit the "stop" button on my VCR and my television went from a blackface scene to a shot of Obama speaking. The transition happened in just a fraction of a second. I can't even comprehend how long this transition has really taken and how much more remains to be done.
But I'll be damned if this isn't a good start.