Shocked & Disgusted

[ASTalumna06]

Everyone has their reasons for voting for one candidate or the other, but I can guarantee you that a good portion of people have no idea what either candidate stands for.

I work in a law office with someone who used to be a district attorney. He had other people on his campaign take polls of people and ask them who they were voting for, and why. There was a ridiculous amount of people who said they were voting for him, but with reasons that had nothing to do with his policies or ideals. He said, "three women were asked why they were voting for me. One woman said, 'I love his eyes, they're so blue.' The other two women agreed and said, 'Yes, I love his eyes, he's so handsome."

It happens.

And I can tell you now that since Obama won, there has been racism in the other direction, also. My boyfriend works at a bank inside of a Wal-Mart. Yesterday, he was walking into work and there was a greeter at the door; an older woman who is white. A black woman was trying to get a carriage with one of the baby seats in it, way in the back of all of the others. The greeter walked over to her and asked her if she needed help, and the woman responded, and I quote, “No, I don’t need YOUR help, we have a black man in the white house now, I can do what I want all by myself.”

It’s going to be a rough time on both sides of the fence. I think it’s great that Obama was elected, but I still don’t know if it’s the right time for it. There are still a whole lot of people who are not tolerant of those who aren’t like themselves. In 20 years, it might not even be much of a problem at all. And could this all blow over in a couple of weeks? Sure. But there’s definitely a possibility that this is going to be a long and bumpy road.