"Is America ready for..."

[MissMillie]

a gay President?

a woman President?

a Muslim President?

a Hispanic President?



Aren't these really silly questions?

[rurallib]

1. Apparently a mobbed up, treasonous criminal president is OK

I would think that pretty rich breaks any barriers.

[Ilsa]

5. You forgot "rapist, " but I guess that

falls under "criminal."

[rurallib]

6. A complete list takes a full day of typing ..........

[uponit7771]

13. Don't forget child abuser

[hlthe2b]

2. We've already had the ultimate corrupt MORON President...

so any other truly has to be an improvement.

[BigMin28]

3. Yes they are silly.

I dont care their gender, religion, or race, or who it is they love. As long as they are honest, and will _work_ for all Americans, they'll get my vote.

[Funtatlaguy]

4. If I could rank those on the bigotry scale, I'd say this.

Muslim would be the toughest sell, then gay, then woman, then Hispanic.

But, all would be eclipsed by an open Atheist. I don’t think we will ever see that.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

7. A competent president!

We're definitely ready for that. Honest? That too. Forward thinking and progressive? I'd like that. Beyond those things, I really don't care about anything else they might be described as.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. I'm waiting for a Black Latina atheist lesbian.

[Pacifist Patriot]

10. She exists somewhere...

and lord knows she'd be a much better president than Trump.

[Pacifist Patriot]

9. Beyond silly.

[Caliman73]

11. They SHOULD be silly questions, but unfortunately they aren't.

For all our mythology about a "melting pot" and of diversity and liberty, we are sadly populated by many bigots. There have been times where bigotry was looked down upon, but in the Trump presidency, it has made a comeback. While a person's gender, sexual orientation, religion, and nationality or ethnic background certainly informs their perspective of the world, they are not and should never be disqualifying factors for public office. For some people however, and not a small group, the idea of a woman president or a gay person, or a Muslim, or someone who identifies as Latino means a "foreign" person making choices for "real" Americans. It is scary.

So, yes they are definitely silly, stupid questions, but sadly, they still have importance to too many Americans.

[Arthur_Frain]

12. No, maybe, no, maybe

Philosophically yes, they’re silly as hell. Unfortunately, to a very large portion of the electorate, answering yes to any one of these questions is a stone cold deal breaker.