WWTBAM Bored

I hear all of these people saying that they never thought that they would see a minority President in their lifetime, and I thought, "Really?" For a few years now, I had a feelingthat I would see such a President within 20 years, because I knew that my children's generation, and the generation of young people between us, grew up knowing each other as friends and teammates. They have seen each other not as a race but as a fellow human being. It also became obvious to me that we introduce the concept of differences, of racial issues, as we try to "fix" the perceived problem. As just one example, my children were baffled at the thought when their teachers told them that people should vote for Obama just so that we finally could have a black President. There is a world of difference in the perception of having a black President and a President who happens to be black. One of my son's best friends at school is black, but he never would tell you that his friend was black. He noted a darker skin tone than his, as my son get fairly dark usually over the summer, but he never would add "the adjective" when talking about Zach. However, that concept now has been implanted in his head. Similarly, none of my kids' friends up to now ever seemed to "categorize" them because they are Asian.

I am rambling at this point. I do celebrate the Obama victory, but my hope is that it will be our last election of a black President, and we will elect Presidents in the future who happen to be black, white, Latino, Asian, and/or female. My hope is that we do not pass our racial and gender hang-ups to future generations, and that goes for every race, ethnicity, and gender.