Should African Americans Be Held to an Equal Standard Regarding Racists Words and Comments?

Question by Lives7: Should African Americans be held to an equal standard regarding racists words and comments?
Is Senator Obama allowed greater latitude in racists comments against other cultures?

Does Equality demand Accountability for Everyone?
Edit: To ask a Question is not to slander anyone. Relax.
Edit: Yikes! Thanks for the info. on Senator Clinton. But does it answer my simple question?
Edit: Trent Lott for racist joke at the private retirement party and association with racists people was forced from the Senate.

David Duke for racist associations.
I am not condoning them, just stating the facts and discrepancies.

Best answer:

Answer by Keile
Since when has Senator Obama made racist comments about ANYONE? Would that not see him effectively out of the race?

Yes. Everyone should be held accountable in the same way. Reverse racism is only called as such because for greater part of history, whites have denigrated other peoples. In essence, it doesn’t exist. There is only racism. Regardless of ethnicity. In my experience, everyone is held to these standards.

ARGH. STOP SLANDERING OUR CANDIDATES.

Answer by David H
“Is Senator Obama allowed greater latitude in racists comments against other cultures? ”

1. What specific comments are you talking about?

2. What standards are whites held to? Please name a white politician who was drummed out of politics for making racist statements,.

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