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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with all of your post except the part in bold. Black people were not the deciding factor in the passage of Prop 8. In fact, if not a single black person had voted in the election, Prop 8 still would have passed.

I think what was really glossed over was that blacks make up only ~6% of California's population.

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2008/12/01/081201taco_talk_hertzberg?printable=true#ixzz1uU12iBzv
http://www.thetaskforce.org/downloads/issues/egan_sherrill_prop8_1_6_09.pdf[/quote]
I don't see how that makes the black vote any more or less right.  Plus you are essentially making an argument that black voters don't matter because they aren't a big enough constituency, which is not a position that benefits the black community.

In fact every voter matters.  Each of us shares responsibility for the outcome.[/quote]
I think the PP was not saying that black voters are unimportant, but that their votes did not determine the outcome in California, and that it's silly to make a fuss about "the black vote" on gay marriage.[/quote]

No, it's not silly.  It's a big deal.  Your argument that it is "silly" is based on the belief that the black community did not have the numerical superiority to change the election.  Any bigot on the planet can look at his vote the exact same way.  If you are gay and black, it is a big deal.  If you stood for black civil rights in the 60's and now you see that community turning its back on you, it's a big deal.  Maybe the Faux News talking points are wrong, but homophobia in the black community needs to be discussed and addressed.  It's hard enough to be black sometimes.  You shouldn't also have to deal with rejection from your own people.
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