He's a black man, with a black wife, and a weird black name. Even worse, he's a dazzling orator who doesn't fit any of the negative stereotypes we've been taught about black men, which, ironically, makes him even more threatening. There is an undeniable discomfort among a sizable number of white Americans who see themselves being supplanted at the top of the power structure and cannot help but be resentful and afraid.
(Via The Awl)
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