DISQUS

Correction: in my previous post, I meant to write "Melissa Lacewell-Harris."

I don't support NARAL anyway, so their endorsement isn't really relevant to me. BUT....


I think the vitriolic reactions to NARAL's endorsement of Obama are typical of second wave feminism (which Melissa Harris-Lacewell critiqued in her comments about Gloria Steinem and co). And they underscore the gender-race divide that exists between so-called liberal white women and blacks. The comments really do show that white feminists will forever be unable to step outside their privilege.



I think this election is revealing people's true colors (pun intended). LOL.

I am black, evangelical Christian who has long been socially liberal. I made the mistake of voting Republican once, but God forgives. ;-) I think the media mistakenly communicates that most of us naturally lean toward the political right and to the James Dobsons of the world, which is erroneous.


Most of my friends (all of us over 30), would chew nails before we cast our vote for the Republican party. While we disagree with Obama on certain issues, we recognize that the government cannot legislate people's sexuality.



I'm not voting for Obama because he claims to be a Christian. Lots of politicians claim to be Christians and look at our political situation. I'm voting for him based on the greater issues, the ones that I believe will benefit the greater amount of issues. I'll let God handle the rest.



What we do want people to know is that George Bush does NOT represent our Christianity, and that is something I make sure I underscore to my non-Christian friends.