Misogyny, sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc. and unconscious internalization.

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48. I'm profoundly disappointed in President Obama.

At one point, I thought he might be something special, but now I feel very much let down. So that attitude may color and distort my views somewhat. But I took lots of those threads to to mean that all of our criticisms of the President were probably rooted in racism. There were thread titles like:"If it isn't racism, then what is it?" and "It's hate. Period."

The implications, to me, were that there were no non-racial reasons to be so upset with the policy directions this administration has taken.

I found those threads to be highly insulting.

You are a DU'er that I respect, and I understand you are coming at this from a different angle than me. But to say that you have seen only one OP implying that some people may be racist is a stretch. If you don't see it, then it is probably because it is ugly and you don't want to see it. On the other hand, maybe there are some racially motivated criticisms of the President on this site that I don't see because *I* don't want to.

But it is an ugly thing to accuse someone of racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. because of policy differences. Most of us voted for President Obama twice. And it may not be racism.

It might just be disappointment.

It always hurts more when it comes from someone you trusted.