Is there any way for a white American to say that the election of Barack Obama makes him feel happy for black America without sounding condescending, inappropriate, and weird? Probably not. (I think this Maureen Dowd column stands as a particular painful example of the genre, even though - or perhaps because - it strains for levity along the way.)
Nonetheless, I'll take the plunge and say that this Ta-Nehisi post made me feel, well, really happy for black America.
(Cringe!)
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