sunshine and a black demoncratic presidential candidate

today is a good day.

i'm not taking into account any of the anxiety and fears associated with the test that i am going to write a week from today, or the concern over how to make time for all of the extended family that will be visiting next weekend, or figuring out why my body is still off-balance. rather, i am only thinking about how beautifully warm and sunny it is outside and how barack obama has finally won the democratic nomination.

throughout this primary campaign, there have been women of colour in public office, hollywood, and social esteem who have supported barack obama and been questioned. they've been accused of turning on their sisters and neglecting their responsibility to their sex to put forth a united voice. why must a woman choose between her colour and her gender? why do people make it seem like that is all black women are using as a basis for their decision of which candidate to support? you're sorely mistaken if you think women will get women elected if they're only justification is, "she's a woman."

i was reading some stories on CNN.com just now, and i came across an article by the feminist daughter of pulitzer prize-winning author alice walker. even as a woman, i tend not to read or listen to works by self-proclaimed "feminists" as i have found in the past that the word is misused. typically these women do not seek equality, but rather superiority, and as such have an inflated and distorted image of females today. however, i found this particular writing to be very refreshing. i thought that her discourse on the necessity of women to now rally behind barack obama to be insightful and uplifting. i especially liked how her thoughts parallel obama's platform in "the necessity of ending divisiveness and relying more on the human capacity for openness as a baseline for true progress".

my favourite part? the title: best woman for the job could be a man.