The First Black President

Now that Obama has secured himself a spot in the election, he is celebrated as a hero for African Americans. He was the one to open the path to the oval office, wasn't he. But no, he was not. In fact, he came long after this battle has been already fought and he is reaping the rewards of the win. So, who was the person to get the credit? The one who cast the first black guy as an American president in a major movie picture (as long as the guy was not Chris Rock).

You see, people are like that. When they saw the movie they probably laughed about it and dismissed it as a fantasy. But there were a couple of eleven years olds in the back who did not even think about it. They were brainwashed in school with the civil right movement (not that it is a bad thing and not that I do not support it, but let's be honest with our facts) so seeing a black president did not appear to be out of place. And then there was a second movie, third movie... and nowadays a lot of movies feature an African American as the president of the nation. And guess what? Now the eleven year olds are twenty five or thirty and ready to vote. They do not necessarily see a black guy standing on the platform; they see a great speaker and a politician with a plan and that is who they are going to vote for.

Just for the record - I absolutely endorse Obama for president. He is much closer to my point of view than McCain will ever be. It's just that if we are voting on civil rights achievments, I would have to go with Chris.