Sunday, November 2, 2008

When I went to Russia this summer...

I've talked to my friends and told them that Obama's middle name was Hussein and that it was racist to say it. They could not believe me. "But this is his middle name, right?", they would ask me. "Yes, it is," I would reply. "But you cannot publicly say so, correct?", they would ask me. "No, it's racist to say his middle name" would me my reply. "Well, but it is his name, right?"...
On and on we would walk in this vicious circle. Yes, his name is Hussein, and no, you cannot say it out loud, because some people may get offended.
I am curious now - is it okay to call him "Barack Obama", or should I call him John Smith - just in order to be politically correct?

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