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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I don't know what you're talking about for much of this, to be honest with you.

Simply put, why is the thread topic such an issue? It appears that we are making an issue where if we really think about it, there isn't one.

And I personally don't "want" a minority as president so much as I want for minority candidates to be the norm from which we choose who we vote for.

There can be a multitude of reasons for that, but I don't think it is because America isn't ready for a minority president. One of the WORLD'S most powerful women is a Black American. Again, why is whether or not America is "ready" (wtfreak does "ready" mean--that phrase is a pet peeve of mine; but I digress) for a minority president such a concern?

But you would know that I wouldn't vote just because someone is a minority if you had read the other page. Just like I don't vote based on political party, since I'm neither a Dem or Repub--although I like the Repubs much more than I like the Dems. So if there is a minority candidate whose stances I agreed with, I would vote for her/him.

That is exactly how anyone should vote, regardless of their minority status or lack thereof. Again, why is this status even a matter of consideration?

I interpreted this thread to be about status group membership ideology that has always surpassed "politics." While I think both of the race and gender minority candidates this election are wishy washy, those who wouldn't vote for a woman or a black person anyway are much less forgiving of that than someone who is open to the idea of voting for a nonwhite and nonmale candidate. That's not a trivial discussion if we ground it in a social critique. But if you crave a discussion of politics, there are threads that discuss their stances.

But if you disagree with their stances, what difference does it make whether or not they are a minority? Perhaps I am missing something here, but I was taught to vote for the person I find to be the most qualified. So if I find someone to be unqualified and they happen to belong to a minority, does that mean that I am not ready to have their status group represented as leader of my country/state/county/city/school board, etc.?

The problem with this discussion is that it forces folk to read into certain sociological issues that may not exist, be a factor, or is even relevant to the candidate's electability.