Black Voters in California and Prop. 8
While each and every person who voted against gay marriage on election day should be ashamed of themselves, the 70% of Black Voters in California who voted against gay marriage should be doubly ashamed.
Many pundits have said that the reason the black voters voted the way they did is because those who supported the “vote No on Prop 8″ position did not take the time to do some outreach in the black community. I disagree with that idea wholeheartedly. If there is any group that should not need to be told that voting to discriminate a group because they are different is wrong, it is the black community. No black person should ever have to be told “discriminating against someone who is in the minority is a bad thing”.