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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: i-node who wrote (639948)12/22/2011 12:28:18 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (4) of 1583414
 
>> Their racism becomes more overt with each passing day.......

Sensenbrenner seems to miss the point, which is that it is a common physical trait amongst African women. If there is to be any complaint, it should be that he shouldn't have commented on a physical trait Ms. Obama has no control over. There is nothing new about this. In some places, African women have, for centuries, carried their babies on their substantial asses.

Its common knowledge that different ethnicities have different physicalities.............Caribbeans and Africans tend to have bigger booties; M. Easterners have bigger noses and tend to be darker skinned; Scandanavians tend to be fairer, Asian eyes have the epicanthal fold, etc. This is not new news.

So, it is now racist to point out that some women have physical characteristics that derive from their African genetic heritage?

Yes, it is. He is suggesting that a normal physical trait for her ethnicity is actually a sign of obesity and she should not be talking about health and food. He is further suggesting that a small booty is the norm and the only one that determines health and thinness. In his feeble and little mind, the small booty is the gold standard. That is racism. Until you all get that concept, we will be having these conversations well into the future.
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