Racism

Wow...I grew up with James Dobson and Focus on the Family programming. They are a sponsor on the above product. As a Christian, I am not only disappointed, but deeply mortified and hurt. This is not going to fly as a "satirical" statement as the cover of the New Yorker claimed. There is no other way to describe this, but to call it what it is. Pure overt racism. When people say that racism is dead or that someone is "playing the race card" I always get little goosebumps on my skin. I know for a fact that racism is NOT dead and that "race" is not a "card." Its a very real thing that me, my family, and my friends still experience almost daily. Don't get me wrong. I have a great life and I am VERY blessed. However, that doesn't mean that I don't experience or witness some sort of racial discrimination on a regular basis, however covert it may be. This box reminds me of the racist figures of the past - Mammy, Blackface, Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben. Please research these things and gain a better understanding of where I'm coming from. What you CAN'T see in the picture I posted above is the back of the box. It displays a picture of Obama with a turban on his head and a quote that says, "Point box toward Mecca for tastier waffles," amongst other offensive statements. Are you kidding me? I'm not going to all up in arms about this because as soon as we get past this, there will be something else and something else and it will continue throughout the rest of this election and (if he wins) through his time served as President. Let's be honest. Those of us who are Black in this country, whether for or against Obama, knew that he would encounter much opposition and attack based on race throughout his political career once he entered the running for President. However, I personally, very worried now that it is right in all of our faces. I mean, in history, being the "first Black" this or that is more than just inventing something or going to the Olympics or whatever the accomplishment is. It is the inherent meaning behind having to even make it a milestone. To have to say, "so and so was the first African-American Male to ever win an Oscar" or whatever says something. It says more than just the amazing accomplishment at hand. It says all the weight and opposition that person went through to get there. More likely than not, death threats/attempts on themselves and their families, physical and verbal abuse, etc. etc. To be the trailblazer is a really tough road and I am well aware of all the shoulders that I personally stand on the be in the place I am in today. I think Obama is a really great man. I personally believe that he is what our country needs right now in that state that it is in. I think he represents everything that the American dream is supposed to be about. But, that is just my personal opinion. I'm aware of that and I'm okay with that. What I am not okay with is things like the Obama Waffles being passed out at a conservative event sponsored by a Christian program. A program that I grew up listening to with my mother. I challenge Focus on the Family to focus on themselves and examine their hearts and motives. God will not bless such a blatant hateful statement that is made on that box and it goes directly against everything we as Christians stand for. Be honest about the place that such an endorsement could come from. Its scary and sad, but I must say not surprising. I started this vote with a picture of Obama praying and other Christians praying with him and for him. Boy, does he need it. And we all need it as a country...as Americans.