I'd say that there are many criticisms that could be made of getting a hard-on because a presidents skin has changed. And I'll give a political theory which could ground this criticism.
^^^^^ CB: That's certainly a stupid misrepresentation of what I'm doing.
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I've always imagined affirmative action a double-edged blade - I mean its likely to simply reinforce opinions on either side; those who aren't racist will get all teary eyed when someone from a racial minority is given a position of power while those who are racist will use this promotion as an instance of affirmative action and thus as proof of the racial minority's need promote themselves into a position of power through legal force.
^^^^^^^ CB: That's two bad blades. You leave out the big good blade: it cuts through the Gordian knot of racist or sexist inequality.
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My point is that nothing actually changes. People's opinions are simply reinforced. Progressives hail political correctness/affirmative action while remaining progressives, while racists deride political correctness/affirmative action while remaining racists. The only possible progressivity at all is maybe the pride which the affirmative action may actually give to the minority group. But again we have a double-edged blade as this can easily function as a mask. Many with superficial knowledge of politics will believe it a sign that things may be getting better for their minority group while things get materially worse. Thus it may function as much as ideology and integration as it does as an "emotive boost". This isn't the pride imbued by an antagonistic figure like Martin Luther King which allows people to stand up for themselves; this is a pride by a highly conformist figure whose essential ideological message is: "stand down, integrate, accept your circumstances etc.".
^^^^^ CB: Nothing changes ? We now have a Black President. Where have you been ?
In other words, you are anti-affirmative action. So, you have a straightup white chauvinist/male chauvinist point of view on affirmative action.