[Dahoser]

Being black does not entitle you to be elected. It's called an election because people get to vote for who they want.

Actually, because black does entitle you to be elected because because of racial gerrymandering. Those Rorschach voting districts that ensure the black candidate always wins have inevitably brought us to this point.

[smokinleroy]

"From day one, we've been told to be a certain way, to be neat, intellectual, speak clearly. He is the symbol of what we were told to be by our parents and by society as a whole. If this doesn't work, what does that do to our psyche? What do I tell my sons?"

Tell them that besides being neat and intellectual, and speaking clearly, don't be a Marxist.