Jesse Jackson on Barack Obama: the senator is "acting like he's white."
Ostensibly this all has to do with the fact that Obama has failed to make the fate of the "Jena 6"-African-American teenagers accused of a serious crime--the centerpiece of his campaign.
But really it's much deeper than that. "Acting white" is a phrase you hear, coming from some African-American teenagers, in junior-high or high schools. It's a term of derision, directed at black students who study hard and seek high grades.
We don't want ANY kids denigrating achievement in schools.
But what do we have here? A supposed leader of the black community spits it out at someone who's apparently not marching enough in lockstep with the Jackson agenda. What a great example to set for African-American children. This is a shame.
