Does anyone else find Obama's comment racist? (unemployment rate, illegal aliens, insurance)

[Iamme73]

Originally Posted by JamesGTAIV

Obama: "As An African American You Have To Work Twice As Hard As Anyone Else If You Want To Get By"

Obama: "As An African American You Have To Work Twice As Hard As Anyone Else If You Want To Get By" | RealClearPolitics

Maybe not racist, but completely false and absolutely non-presidential. Seems like a pretty awful comment for a POTUS to make.

It is objectively true.

Here are the unemployment numbers for similarly educated black and white Americans


All of these stats are for 2012,

For Black Americans without a high school diploma 20.4% are unemployed, for white Americans its 11.4%

For Black Americans with a high school diploma 13.4% are unemployed for white Americans its 7.5%

For Black Americans with some college but no degree 11.6% are unemployed for white Americans its 6.9%

For Black Americans with an Associates degree 10.2% are unemployed for white Americans its 5.4%

For Black Americans with a Bachelors degree or higher 6.3% are unemployed for white Americans its 3.7%

So, based on those stats I'd say yes a black American has to work twice as hard as a similarly educated white American to gain employment that's pretty much clear.

[Mac_Muz]

Originally Posted by Don Draper

All you have to do is read the anti Obama comments on the internet, majority of the ones I've read are downright racist, not all but majority

Yeah it's too bad Obama is a racist and drug up that old bag. Before he did people were starting to get along better, but not anymore.

A lot of blacks voted for Obama because they were mislead to believe Obama was gonna buy them stuff. Such stupidity. 3.5 more years of this BS, but it is what it is.

I mostly ignore it except for pot shots at fools on cd.

[Iamme73]

I notice the people who want to rile against the reality that black Americans face systematic racial discrimination, fail to look at stats that shows systematic discrimination.

The unemployment numbers are great in that regard because those numbers show the black deficit no matter the effort of the black individual.

It would be one thing if as black Americans became more educated the employment gap with similarly educated white Americans disappeared, but it is still there.

Black Americans that are high school drop outs are 1.789times more unemployed than white Americans who are high school drop outs.

Black Americans with college degrees or higher are 1.7times more unemployed than white Americans with college degrees or higher.

Despite the greater effort of black college grads, they still face the same employment gap as black Americans who drop out of high school, that isn't some random accident.

[Oldglory]

Originally Posted by northnut

Play down his white side? Are you for serious? You look at the guy & think "white"? Yeah right. Nice try.

It's not about looks but genetics.

[Oldglory]

Originally Posted by green_mariner

You don't know anything about BigDGeek. Can you prove that he's "living off of the government"? Calling him paranoid? Sounds like a way to dismiss anything he has to say, not to mention insulting someone.

FYI, BigDGreek is a female.

[Oldglory]

Originally Posted by ELR123

Race is just a social construct anyway. The fact is, all his physical characteristics are black, which makes him black.

But the real point of it all is that this quote was taken way out of context.

No, it isn't. Race is about genetics.

[Wapasha]

Originally Posted by JamesGTAIV

Obama: "As An African American You Have To Work Twice As Hard As Anyone Else If You Want To Get By"

Obama: "As An African American You Have To Work Twice As Hard As Anyone Else If You Want To Get By" | RealClearPolitics

Maybe not racist, but completely false and absolutely non-presidential. Seems like a pretty awful comment for a POTUS to make.

My take as well.

This was their day of days, all they worked for their entire lives paid off on this day. They graduated... and 0bama essentially says 'no matter what your accomplish in life, I'll always see you as black kids who are descendents from slaves.'

In other words, 'you'll always need me and people like me to help you, so don't ever think you can make it in this world on the quality of your character and the merit of your deeds.'

[fitzy24]

Not racist. Just truth.

[eRayP]

Originally Posted by Don Draper

you were just crying in another thread that the government isn't doing enough to help people's financial situation

Oh give it a break you obviously are misreading because I do NOT feel that way. People need to take care of themselves.

So Donny put your big boy pants on and face life like a man. No real man will suck off the government teet.

[eRayP]

Originally Posted by Iamme73

I notice the people who want to rile against the reality that black Americans face systematic racial discrimination, fail to look at stats that shows systematic discrimination.

The unemployment numbers are great in that regard because those numbers show the black deficit no matter the effort of the black individual.

It would be one thing if as black Americans became more educated the employment gap with similarly educated white Americans disappeared, but it is still there.

Black Americans that are high school drop outs are 1.789times more unemployed than white Americans who are high school drop outs.

Black Americans with college degrees or higher are 1.7times more unemployed than white Americans with college degrees or higher.

Despite the greater effort of black college grads, they still face the same employment gap as black Americans who drop out of high school, that isn't some random accident.

We all go to school and while there we each make our choices as to how serious we take schooling. Each of us are now living with the results of that decision.