Indiana

BLACK OR FEMALE?

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Hilary Clinton is in Indiana today.  She’s making stops in Evansville, Terre Haute and Anderson.  Her visit here today and Barack Obama’s on Saturday got me to thinking, which would America elect first a Black President or a woman President?

I think a Black would get elected first.

History is my best indicator for making this statement.  If you look at this country’s past Blacks have always been “accepted” before women. 

The 15th Amendment which gave Blacks the right to vote was ratified  in 1870.  The 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote wasn’t ratified until 1920.

The Civil Rights movement was the hallmark of the 1960s.  The women’s rights movement came in the 1970s.

There’s also that theory that it’s easier to bridge differences of race rather than gender because we all know that men and women are wired differently. So while a black man and white man may come from different backgorunds, they’re both men so they have a similar thought process. 

And if you still don’t believe me think about this, who would you prefer not to get into an argument with, your wife or your best bud?

Your thoughts.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on March 20, 2008 (boomark / email).