Obamania!

Ever since Barack Obama became President Elect, this nation has been doing cartwheels for joy—especially in the Black community. It’s agreed across the board that we should be ecstatic because this has been a joyous time for numerous reasons within our history in this country. I am certainly a supporter of President Obama as well as a fan. Not only is he impressive in a political aspect, but as a person. His personality, his character, and his charm are things hard not to love.

You can catch me on any given day rocking an Obama pin, hat, t-shirt or perhaps socks, if I could find any. I even have an Obama calendar! However, I think we should examine if there is such a thing as taking our support and love for Barack Obama too far. Of course you have your tributes by Will.I.Am, Nas, Young Jeezy and more who have created songs in triumph over Obama being the first Black president. That’s beautiful, and I think they’ve done a job well done. “So what’s your problem?” you ask. Ohh let me tell you.

Before the final election, BET had some sort of hip-hop honors show on and I was watching intently as Salt ‘n Peppa performed, complete with Spinderella. Well. They performed a couple of their old numbers, including “Push It” and “What a Man.” It started like this: Salt comes on stage while the music for “Push It” is in the background, the crowd is getting super hype, because it’s an all time favorite, and all of the sudden… A giant picture of Barack Obama drops from a screen as she yells “We’re gonna push it for change!” PUSH IT FOR CHANGE?! Really? Is that what we’re gonna do? That’s not the end. So the next song comes on, “What a Man.” I think the madness is over, but no, the lyrics have been changed to “a body like Barack with a Denzel face.” And this is not the first or last reference President Obama will get about his physical appearance. But is he our leader or our dream love on a poster that rests on our bedroom wall?? I mean, sheesh, the man did not run to become a sex symbol, and I’m not sure how he takes all of the sexual attention. Yes, he can not help that he is a handsome man, but… Let’s try to concentrate more on his ability to run our country.

Obama hair cuts, Obama chains, Obama tattoos, Obama rims for your car, Obama CHIA PETS, Obama platinum fronts for your teeth… Did we want Barack Obama to be our president, or our homeboy? How would you really feel if you got the opportunity to meet the man, and you had his face cut into the back of your head?? The bad thing is that his rock star status makes people look at him in a different light and maybe not take him as seriously as they should. He is not supposed to be a hip-hop icon, but a strong commander whom we will follow, hopefully out of a mess that we’ve been living with for the past eight years. A little respect, people. Act like you’ve been there before. Have some sense about yourself. That’s all.

Obama Chia pet
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