Friday, November 14, 2008

ALL IS FORGIVEN, LILO



During an interview with "Access Hollywood," actress Lindsay Lohan was asked by Maria Menounos how she felt when Barack Obama won the presidential election. Lohan replied: "It's an amazing feeling, you know. It's our first colored president."
Murmur.
But Lohan's comment should not be taken seriously, just like her acting skills. The NAACP already said that there is no apology needed because of the source. Innocent LiLo means well when she made the "colored president" comment. She's been a big supporter of President-elect Obama and was actually genuinely moved by his speech on Nov. 4. It just shows the awkwardness most people still have on how to address our multi-racial president. It's OK, folks. The minorities of this country understand your problem. We, the minority people, have accepted the fact that the majority of Americans (Democrats and Republicans) are still uncomfortable with the whole notion of having a black man as the President of the United States. Here's the solution. Instead of struggling to find the most politically correct way of addressing our newly elected president, how about just calling him President Barack Obama.

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