Reply #7: I had much the same experience you did, rebel. [View All]

The dual fountains, blacks who were not allowed into many places, who had to sit in the back of the bus.

To co-opt this as a way to say, "Well, women have had it WORSE" smells. Is sexism wrong? Yes, it is, and it should be fought. But racism is wrong too, and as we can see in this primary season, it's not dead either.

To think that our party's two top candidates are a woman and a black man, is, I think, a fantastic thing, and something that I am very proud of. Hilary not getting the nomination (as appears to be the case) does NOT mean that no other woman ever will. Nor would it mean that no other black man ever get the nomination if Barack didn't get it. That is short-sighted.

There can be only one nominee for President on the Dem side; we have two candidates who have campaigned their backsides off, but only one of them will get it.

People need to think beyond the individual person, and think about the good of the party, and most importantly, the good of the country.