At 12:36 this morning, my mother burst into my room and said to me excitedly, "Obama is president!". Honestly, I gave her the thumbs up and fell back asleep. However, upon driving to school and listening to the exclamations on the radio, the reality of the situation truly hit me. Not only has a Democrat been elected president after eight years of a Republican, but he's, as bad as this may sound, a black man. To think that America has come so far in the past century as to elect someone of a different ethnicity President is astounding, and as Obama said in his victory speech, proof that change, and all change, is possible. It is a signification that ignorance and prejudice are slowly receding back into the abyss in which they belong and people, all people, are looking at the content of a person's character, rather than the outward things we are so used to judging others upon.
History was made today. Here's to the new president.
On another note, I'm completely in love with Stylista, a new show on the CW airing after America's Next Top Model.
I leave for Hampshire College Friday morning for Diversity Weekend! And I still need to pick out outfits!
1 comment:
I know! It's awesome.
And there's no reason to feel bad that you feel good that he's president because he's black. This is an important step for black people. Imagine the thousands of toddlers that are growing up seeing a black man on TV that is their president. What the hell is racism gonna do now?
Anyway, this is Martin. I'm going to start reading your blog now.
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