Our Choice on Prop 8 and African Americans: Reckless Carping or Productive Change?

November 07, 2008

The Bilerico Project
November 6, 2008
Cindy Rizzo writes, "Blog pieces and listserv posts were littered with angry invectives about the African American vote in California. Ignoring over a century of historical context, they seemed to be saying, 'Now, see, here are the real bigots.'... [W]hat I find important here, beyond questions of cause and effect, is the fact that seemingly smart people in our community think that their careless emotional venting about race and homophobia is a good idea. At this time, I can't imagine anything that's less productive." [Link]