Never Underestimate Symbolism

I heard someone tonight say that Obama is only a man. This is true. He’s not God with the BIG G, but I think we are all gods with a little g…but, I will speak on that another time. Obama is a man. But never forget the power of a symbol. The Cross is a symbol of Christianity. The Star and Crescent is the symbol of Islam. The Star of David is the symbol of Judaism. Don’t tell me a symbol is not important. The noose is a symbol. The burning cross is a symbol. The white dunce hat of the KKK is a symbol. Symbols seep into the psyche of the people. Obama is a symbol that will seep into the minds of everyone in this country. Little Black boys AND little Black girls will see what a REAL Black man looks like, acts like, speaks like, loves like, and leads like. Michelle will show little Black boys AND little Black girls that she is not “brown but beautiful.” Just beautiful, elegant, poised, graceful and strong. Little Sasha and Malia will show little Black boys AND little black girls how to be polite, studious, and happy. The whole Obama family will show how a black family loves and clings to one another in times of stress. Don’t tell me a symbol doesn’t matter. We may not the true significance of the 44th President for another 20 or 30 years, maybe even a hundred! The Obamas will show white Americans, what we have known all along: there are thousands and thousands of Baracks, Michelles, Sashas, and Malias! Black people are just not pimps and prostitutes or drug dealers and rock monsters! They are lawyers, doctors, police officers, business owners, teachers, and computer analysts. The Black middle class is finally revealed. Barack Obama is a man, a leader, a lawyer, a father, a husband, a president, and a GREAT, SHINY symbol for all the world to see!!!