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I have read on various occasions that a few have stated that they are "tired of race being an issue." Well, of course, race WILL always be an issue. The problem is that we keep denying it and supressing our thoughts. As it has been stated previously in other threads, some of us have to deal with race issues every single day of our lives. Therefore, we become hypersensitive to these matters. The problems arise when those that do not understand continuosly try to supress the issue instead of embracing it and looking at it from that perspective. Yet, I digress.
There has been a massive outcry of Clay being the "real" winner of AI. As it was stated previously, everyone had free will to vote as many times as they wished for either competitor. However, when the outcome was not favorable for the majority, something had to have been wrong. Why? Why couldn't Rueben be the winner, fair and square? What was the deal with the wrong # thing? Hey, nobody told those persons who dialed the wrong to do so.
I don't think that record sales has anything to do with Clay's "popularity." Reuben and Clay were both popular long before they had ever released records. I do, however, believe that, on some level, the race of the two finalists did play a part, as it usually does. Clay's appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone makes no difference to me because that is not a magazine that purchase. I don't even read it in the doctor's office. However, I would think that the WINNER would get props BEFORE the runner-up. That's just my view. Maybe it is a weight thing, as it can also be that more White Americans read the magazine. Who knows?
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