Reply #26: Re-read the OP. [View All]

[intheflow]

I think you misunderstood it. Effie is saying that if Obama talked about how he should be elected based on his race, as Clinton does with gender, he would be villainized in the press. Or put another way, Effie's saying that in our society it's more acceptable for a woman to play the so-called gender card than it is for a person of color to play the so-called race card. She is in no way referring to Obama's race speech.

(Nor is she disparaging Clinton. She's stating an opinion on how race and gender are perceived/received in this country. imho.)



*Edited to add that as I was posting this, someone posted above me that she is disparaging Clinton. We all have our own lenses though which we view the world, don't we? :rofl: