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[Bingo]

I'm pleased by the US election results for several reasons that are probably shared by most on this board. But there is another reason why I (and undoubtedly most of you) are satisfied by this development. And that is the effect that it will hopefully have on Korean attitudes towards black people. Suddenly, we have a black man as the most powerful person in the world. Not only that, a black man is in charge of Korea's national security. How will this affect Koreans' negative attitude towards people with darker skin? Will it affect the giggles that we hear every time a black face appears on our schools' television screens, and the cracks of 'Apprica' and 'handsome guy' which inevitable result in laughter from the other students? I fucking hope so.

For the very first time a Korean president, and the Korean public, will have to show a black man respect.

That's a very positive development.

[sigh!]

I had some of my coworkers explaining to me that obama wasn't really a black man, he just looks like a black man. They had a bunch of reasons.

[sigh!]

I had some of my coworkers explaining to me that obama wasn't really a black man, he just looks like a black man. They had a bunch of reasons.

[sigh!]

I had some of my coworkers explaining to me that obama wasn't really a black man, he just looks like a black man. They had a bunch of reasons.

[sigh!]

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[Captain Corea]

Most of the Koreans I talked to about it today seemed impressed with Obama's victory.

Not one snide racial comment in the bunch. In fact, most of them seemed impressed by a 'minority's win'.

[aarontendo]

[whatever]

My coworkers and neighbors who have talked about him recently around me seem oblivious to his being half-black, half-white...a la Tiger Woods (mostly Thai/Chinese).

[victorology]

Most of the Koreans I know favored Obama over McCain. The few who favored McCain did so because of Obama's stance on the FTA and not due to his race.

[Starla]

My co-teacher didn't have anything snide to say and seemed indifferent. Then again, she's lived outside of Asia before and has had African friends while over there from what I was told. Another co-teacher told me that Korean people admire Obama for what he stands for and she thinks he's handsome. Not sure if that's true but whatever. She knows quite a bit about his background and has lived abroad for a few months herself. As for the students, I cringe every time they see a black person, cartoon character or clay figure in class in fear that they will go again into giggles or make comments. I don't know what they're saying and I don't want to know. All in all, I think Korea has a long way to go with racial and ethnic matters.

[Whitey Otez]

I've been telling my students that it's now more believable than ever that anyone can be president of the USA....except for Asian-Americans, of course.

(Just a little joke...)

Ask any black teacher in Korea, and they'll tell you that face-to-face, Koreans are a hell of a lot easier to turn around than your typical redneck. So if President Obama plays his cards right, Koreans will find him to be awesome. He'll have to model han-bok and pretend to find kimchi tasty when he visits, though.

[Freakstar]

Most of the Koreans I know are pro-Obama. Though a few did express concerns about his chances of being elected because they felt that America wasn't ready for a black President.

[RACETRAITOR]

Anyone here remember Hines Ward?

[wylies99]

[Starla]