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In reply to the discussion: I've finally figured out normal white people. [View all]no_hypocrisy
(46,411 posts)I'd opt for the term "average" or "common". IMO, it isn't normal to make decisions based on melanin or an X chromosome.
As toward what Obama represented to this demographic, it was more than outrage of someone "colored" who achieved equality. Their outrage that someone "colored" achieved superiority over them and that status drove them over the proverbial edge. Even Trump had to acknowledge his lower status compared to the POTUS until he got elected.
Consider what I just wrote in a vocational setting. Imagine you're white and you have an African-American employer, boss, supervisor, manager, etc. and they have the ability to control your destiny. They can write you up; they can dock your pay; they can switch your schedule; they can criticize you; they can demote you; they can fire you; they can interfere with your search for your next job. Bad enough you lost your job, but because of your prejudice, someone you hate made the call.
I reiterate: what white Americans hate about Obama, Hillary, and what they represent is their superiority over them.