Apr
6
Am I a racist?
Filed Under Politics
As I mentioned previously, I have been supporting Obama for president since reading Audacity of Hope. However, after seeing the Rev. Jeremiah Wright videos that have been circulating on cable TV and YouTube, I started to question Sen. Obama’s judgment and the veracity of what he wrote in his book. I can’t say that my feelings were strong enough to change my decision to vote for Obama, but I began to consider that he might not be electable.
Not for a moment did I ever consider that Rev. Wright was anything other than the angry black man preaching villainy and hate that the media portrayed him as. Today, however, I came across this video that shows one of Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s sermons in context. Based on the viewing of this video, I came to two conclusions:
- Rev. Write is an intelligent and thoughtful pastor who is trying to inform and enlighten his congregation in a positive and constructive way.
- I am a racist.
I reached the conclusion that I am racist because I am not gullible person and I have always been skeptical of the media and their need to sensationalize issues, so I should have taken all of the Rev. Write coverage with a grain of salt (but I didn’t). It so easily fit into my narrow world view of what a black minister in Chicago would be preaching that I accepted the validity of it without question. Being a middle-aged white man living in Cincinnati with no first hand experience with the black church (or any church for that matter) I should have deferred judgment and sought more information, but instead I judged Rev. Write’s character and I questioned Sen. Obama’s judgment. I should have been looking in the mirror assessing my own prejudices and evaluating my own contribution to society.
After lifting the veil of my racism and seeing the sermon in context, I was a little frustrated that Obama has not defended his pastor in more uncertain terms, or at least pointed out the issue of context to media outlets. However, after thinking through the politics of the situation, I don’t believe it is possible for Obama to defend those comments without destroying his campaign. The simple fact is that most people will never see the full sermons in context and any defense of the statements would undoubtedly provide the tools necessary for his opponents to portray him as sympathetic to the out-of-context statements.
This latent racism that lies just below the surface of even the most progressive of us has not only forced Barack to distance himself and his family from Rev. Write, but has also permanently stained the reputation of a patriotic, eloquent and compassionate man.
Rev. Jeremiah Write, I am sorry to have pre-judged you, and I would be honored to know you in any context.
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