Does anyone else find this racist?

are you crazy? it is historical, he's the first black president that shows a change in the world, in the way people think. for once a black person won the election. every single president in US history has been a white male so of course people are gonna make a big deal out of it especially since Obama wants to bring the troops home instead of put more out there like mccain. learn your history and then you will understand why people call this historic and why they call it a miricle, it's not racsist at all

I understand where you are coming from on this but I also understand the hype. When I was a kid, black people were treated as beneath white people...inferior. There was very obvious racism. To even think that a black man would ever ever get near the white house wasn't even imaginable back then. Its taken so many years to evolve to this point. I'm white and I find it absolutely amazing. Its about time! It truly is historic and I understand the excitement. I'm sure that had Hilary won, you would have witnessed the same sort of hype. Women were also very discriminated against by white men.

I agree with you and I also think that this is a type of racism. It doesn't matter if it's about a president or not it's still racist. Another thing I never understood is a black person calling another black person the "N" word and that made it alright but if a white person were to call a black person the "N" word then it would indeed be racist.

I think the fact that there is being such a fuss made about his skin colour is racist, as it shouldn't matter, but it is historical because it shows that America are being so much more tolerant to other races than they used to be. I strongly believe that this is the future!

I find the pointing out that someone has a different colour skin racist not to upset you,It is a minefield may be one that day there were black people in abundance.Every where you go someone is pointing out the difference in skin colour maybe because lets face it in your history and ours black people have been badly treated just because of the colour of their skin and some people are still suffering and it is awful,having a president is nothing to white man or prime minister come to that ,to the black person it must be wonderful as some have suffered and now they can feel like the world is their oyster and so it should be.Why not I don't care who's in charge the best man or woman for the job as far as I am concerned.There are plenty of people from all races across the world are glad that Obama is elected not for any reason other than he is going to be good for the world.It is historic theres no getting away from that and they were only stating the truth .Whether or not he does a good job is yet to be seen regardless of colour or race lets wait and see.I do hope I have not offended anybody as this is always a difficult subject like politics and race and if I have there was not intention to do so.

I agree with you. A majority voted for him just because he was mixed/black. A lot of people didn't focus on what he is gonna and not do for our country. It is historical. Big deal. I mean seriously everybody knows he is the 1st black president. I irritates me also. But it is kinda racist that all african americans are making a big deal out of it. All races need to be AMERICANS and not african or mexican americans.

I totally agree with you. I am one of the least racist people anyone has ever met but I don't feel it is right that people keep focusing on the fact that the man is black. Does it really matter that he is black? Is that going to make him do things differently? Probably not. He will get up each morning and put his pants on the same way all of the other WHITE Presidents did and he will tell us lies just like all of the other WHITE Presidents did. He will piss people off and cost us money just like they did. He won't do it because he is black, he will do it because he is a politician and that, my people, is what THEY do, black or white, it is WHAT they do.

Well it is not racist for me to be called as the first black president because he indeed is the first. If McCain did won obviously he would not be called white president because he was not the first one in your history. This is the first so I think the color had strkingly been the highlight but I guess that notation will eventually lose if there will come a day there will be black presidents to come in the near future. Maybe next one could be the first woman president or Asian in that case.

I'm not sure what channel or show you were watching where they only interviewed black people because I haven't seen any show quite like that. I mean, they have interviewed lots of African Americans on the various news and talk shows but I think that's to be expected because this election WAS historic! We've had 43 Presidents so far in our nation's history and every single one of them has been a WHITE MALE! Until 2008 there had never been anyone other than a white male who had been a true contender let alone win the nomination or the election. We've only had TWO female running mates, one from each party. To be totally honest, it certainly would be racist if someone voted for McCain and said he or she was happy and proud that he'd won because he's white. If a white male had never won before it would be different. This isn't to say I believe race should be the main focus because I don't, not at all. However, to feel proud that one of "your own" had accomplished something none had ever accomplished before is perfectly natural, I think. Annie

YES! it is racist, but most people fail to see that racism is a two sided coin! I saw people being called racist for saying they didn't vote for him, though they said NOTHING about color... it seemed to be the only response out there. Honestly, I don't care if he is black or white or green.. I didn't vote for him because he spoke of change but everyone was to scared of being called a racist to question what change he was talking about. voting for him because he is black is as wrong as voting for McCain for being white.

I can understand your being fed up with hearing the colour of President Obama's skin mentioned. As a black person I too become annoyed at the constant pointing out of differences in skin colour when certain situations arise even when it is not necessary. The main point tends to be lost and the lesson to be learnt passes us by. This is done by both whites and blacks. There are still countries where all hell would break loose if a black person was elected to lead their country. There are whites who still dismiss Obama has being unworthy because he is black. There is no doubt that there are racist blacks and there are racist whites. On the other hand the election of a black president is something that has left people all over the world, inspite of race, in awe. It is an historic event. I can understand the tendency of blacks to keep referring to the presidents skin colour as history was never kind to our fore parents because of that very factor. Once marginalised anyone who rises above that marginalization will glory in their accomplishments. However we ought to be careful that our action do not propel us into the wrong direction and defeat this great historic event.I would hope too that we do not mar this great step in history by digging back up emotions from a very horrible time in the history of humanity. It is time we use those emotions to help us instead of allowing them to get the better of us. It is not an easy task but it is the best way. For the sake of progression we (every race) will have to use history to push us further ahead, not to score points. Gender and racial discriminations are still far too common among us. We need to recognize people based on their merits not their gender or race.

I agree this is historic. But many overlook the fact that Obama isn't "black". He is biracial. His mother was Caucasian and his father was African. I find it offensive. My son is biracial and I want him to grow up KNOWING both his ethnic backgrounds. He should be proud of who he is and where he came from. It is a little harder for me to teach him both sides, primarily because his father isn't anywhere in the picture, but I will do the best I can to teach and show him exactly where he came from. I was actually reading a speech that Barach Obama gave about his parents and his heritage, if you are interested then here is the link. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/sayitplain/bobama.html

I personally don't like Obama, but honestly I don't think that it is racist. I mean, there has never been a black president. My grandparents never thought that this day would ever come. This is a historical moment though. But I am getting tired of people saying he's black. Yes we can see he's black and thank you for pointing that out. Is how I feel. I don't care any more that he's black, I just hope that he does everything and run our country right. I never voted for him, I voted for Mc Cain. Believe me I was so tired of hearing people though saying during the elections, I'm voting for him cause he's black and talking about how nice it would be to have a black president. That is one thing that I did not care about with him being black. I just thought that McCain would have been better. I think though the things that you have mentioned that people are saying is not racist. I do believe that they should have interviewed people of other races that had voted for him and see how happy that he had won the presidency as well instead of just interviewing black people.

lolololol you wouldnt be racist you would be stupid because theres a ton of white presidents...theyre proud someone of their race made it as far as white men did. considering white men have oppressed them for so long...its an accomplishment...its not racist