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Old 12-23-2014, 12:17 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie View Post
I think Obama's point was that his skin made him invisible no matter what he was wearing- that black skin could make even a good suit look only "suit-like" because as a black, he obviously wasn't a customer.
Well, if his skin made him invisible, then no one would be handing him the car keys :-)

But yes, I do understand that that was the point he thought he was making. My point was that if the same thing happens to us white folks, as it has to me (and to others here), then how can it be due to skin color?
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