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i guess, my post was ignored.
i'll repeat what i wrote, again.
i have several things to say about this suggestion.
as a person of african decent, obama's inauguration means very much to me and my people. this is a day that we never thought that we would ever see. it's a day where i feel that the american black man and woman would receive some kind of real respect. we are the most hated and disrespected and ignored people in the world. people come from other countries and treat us like second class citizens. and even though i am a muslim, i think it would be a bad thing to do on a historic day important to so many people and many black muslims would be offended if the non black muslim community would do this.
i mean, people always think that we're drug dealers, thieves, deadbeat dads, dirty, unfit for daughters, cursed, always followed when we go shopping, and people always lock their car doors when they see us in a parking lot. people have no idea what we go through on a daily basis so on this day we have a black person that will show the world that we all aren't that way and that we too can be successful. so i feel a little hurt that there are people here on TTI calling to protest on this day. i can't believe that my fellow muslim brothers and sisters here have failed to see the sensitivity that many would have.
we have had plenty of inauguration days that we could've protested over what's currently happening in gaza, why this one? it's not like the zionists just started their brutality a few weeks ago.