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To: longnshort who wrote (578819)	8/1/2010 4:45:58 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 1574004

Re: Rangel thinks Obama is an uncle tom, Obama is not black enough for Rangel Tokenism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tokenism refers to a policy or practice of limited inclusion of members of a minority group, usually creating a false appearance of inclusive practices, intentional or not. Typical examples in real life and fiction include purposely including a member of a minority race (such as a black character in a mainly white cast, or a woman in a traditionally male universe) into a group. Classically, token characters have some reduced capacity compared to the other characters and may have bland or inoffensive personalities so as to not be accused of stereotyping negative traits. Alternatively, their differences may be overemphasized or made "exotic" and glamorous. Tokenism can also be used in newspapers and other media. Newspapers will often only criticise a minority group by using a pundit who is a member of that minority group. An Asian columnist arguing that immigration is too high, or a black pundit arguing that affirmative action is wrong could be considered a token minority. [...] en.wikipedia.org