Is Obama's victory a big boost for multiculturalism?

[ren0312]

Any opinions?

[Keravnos]

Well, let's just say that KKK must be pretty lonely right now.

[metenojo]

More?There s to much of that thing.

[Old_Scratch]

No, Obama is an American. The color of his skin doesn't change that.

[jankren]

Kind of in the sense that USA is no longer a WASP nation. JFK was the first step as a Catholic and now Obama seals it as a half-negroe.

[C-Rob]

Kind of in the sense that USA is no longer a WASP nation. JFK was the first step as a Catholic and now Obama seals it as a half-negroe.

Yep, JFK made it possible that even I could get the presidency. But I don't think Obama has anythign to do with multiculturalism because well, he's a citizen of hte US, meaning that he shares our culture, and 2. Because we took a step in teh wrong direction because we made his skin color an issue.

[Gauvin]

Bush has had african americans, catholics, mormons, hispanics, asians and jews in his cabinet...

[danzig]

Honestly no since blacks aside everyone else voted for him based on his campaign, what he said, did, how he spoke etc combine this with taste of Bush admin in everyones mouth. I think Obama is much more a case of right man, in the right place at the right time. Any other election in past say 20 years Mccain *probably* wins this imo so in the end it has no impact on multiculturalism beyond finally a non white guy got it.

[Logik]

I would say in a way yes because no matter how any individual can look back on this election he is the first African American to take the office of President Of The United States.That by itself is Historic in its own right considering the trials and tribulations that african americans and other minority groups had to endure just to get to this point.

I believe this is a huge boost those minorities and further shows them that if you believe and want something bad enough you can be or accomplish anything that your heart and mind desires.With Barack Obama's Historic Election as president of this great nation anything is now possible.The Sky is the limit...

[Viking Prince]

@ren0312:

I am a bit confused with the thread title -- President-elect Obama is culturaly similar to me. However, there is a racial difference and a political difference. Are you equating race with culture? OR are you equating culture with political ideology?

The man is ivy league educated. The man has been elected to several differant political offices, all with the support of the electorate which is presumably mostly culturally similar to the man.

A bit more explanation by you is really needed on this before other posters take this completely of the rails.

[boofhead]

Obama seems to pretty much follow the Western, Christian culture to me, i.e. the dominant culture in the US. So I don't really see his ascendancy as something of a 'cultural' victory for anyone. Maybe a 'racial' victory, for sure.

[thatguy]

All I have to say is:
"SUCK IT WHITE SUPRREMISTS! LOOOOOOSERS!"
That is all.

[boofhead]

All I have to say is:
"SUCK IT WHITE SUPRREMISTS! LOOOOOOSERS!"
That is all.

I'd say they've been sucking it big-time for a long time now....may they suck it even harder until there are none left.

[Viking Prince]

Nuts such as racial bigots will never disappear, but we can always work to make them appreciate privacy whenever people make such idiotic stands in public.

President-elect Obama does not really enter into this though. Also -- how is this related to the thread title????

[boofhead]

Nuts such as racial bigots will never disappear, but we can always work to make them appreciate privacy whenever people make such idiotic stands in public.

President-elect Obama does not really enter into this though. Also -- how is this related to the thread title????

It does relate.

White supremacists hate blacks > entire nation votes part-black guy as THEIR future President > white supremacists pissed off > white supremacist hatred of multiculturalism pwned.

But these freaks think multi-racial = multi-cultural. It's not the same thing, despite what they may dream. Look at Obama.

[Obi Wan Asterix]

A massive one... he forced communities all over the US to 1) vote outside of their decade-old voting patterns (many counties voted Democrat first time ever and 2) to look past the anti-multicultualist attacks of Both McCain & Clinton (Indonesia, Africa, Communism, Socialism and all that other )

Now very importantly, the fact that he is not BLACK he is of mixed origin (the very notion that he is black is part of the long and twisted notion that your are black even if you have 1/16 blood)

So yes medieval though should have come to end with Barrack, and multiculturalism was more than promoted.

[Manco]

Obama's election an sich wasn't that much of a deal for multiculturalism, since he firmly belongs in the basic Western, American culture. But for some Americans who have less or no contact with people who are visually different (Arabs, Blacks, Asians,...) it might make it easier to accept people who truly are different just because they'll be used to a president who isn't pasty white.
But it's going to be very superficial.

[Gerald The Herald]

I suppose that his victory is to some extent a small leap for Multiculturalism in the sense that he has, as they put it, set a kind of benchmark as the first black president. Not to mention him convincing the voters to look past all those silly,slanderous anti-multicultural comments by McCain and Palin ..*cough* a communist,socialist obama?? *cough* .

All in all however, I don't think his election is THAT big a boost for multiculturalism

[boofhead]

All in all however, I don't think his election is THAT big a boost for multiculturalism

When I really think about it (brain-strain) - it's a win for monoculturalism. Because the guy's dad was from a different culture, but Barry Obama has been raised pretty much under US Western culture - and he's become President-Elect. So it says a lot about a man of 'colour' being able to attain the heights of power - because he is a part of and represents the ideals of the dominant culture.

So in essence, it is a defeat for multiculturalism.

It says "Become one of us, no matter where you are from, and we will treat you like one of us."

[Viking Prince]

When I really think about it (brain-strain) - it's a win for monoculturalism. Because the guy's dad was from a different culture, but Barry Obama has been raised pretty much under US Western culture - and he's become President-Elect. So it says a lot about a man of 'colour' being able to attain the heights of power - because he is a part of and represents the ideals of the dominant culture.

So in essence, it is a defeat for multiculturalism.

It says "Become one of us, no matter where you are from, and we will treat you like one of us."

I would +rep you for this, but I need to spread some more around first. You will have to accept a public atta boy instead -- This is an outstanding observation.