Race or colour is not a barrier to excellence

britexpat
By britexpat

What a change the world is witnessing..

Hearty congratulations to Obama for winning the Presidency. However, we should all be proud that as people, we are finally seeing and realizing that excellence knows no racial barriers..

Lewis Hamilton
Barack Obama
Tiger Woods
Serena Williams
Oprah Winfrey

All masters of their trade and people to be admired.

By chichi• 5 Nov 2008 11:49
chichi

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! (standing ovation)

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"Ask the Lord to bless your plans and you will be successful in carrying them out." - Proverbs 16:3

By britexpat• 5 Nov 2008 11:32
britexpat

I was going to say the Williams twins, then just went with the one I like..:o)

By Gypsy• 5 Nov 2008 11:10
Rating: 4/5
Gypsy

You left out Venus Williams. That's not very nice.

By jortjef• 5 Nov 2008 11:09
Rating: 5/5
jortjef

yes i agree, race and colors are not barriers for excellence, but most of the time, race, colors and passports do rily matters, specially in finding jobs and of course how justice is applied... its an irony that remains to be a challenge "here"...u

By britexpat• 5 Nov 2008 10:57
britexpat

I really do believe in it.. Too many of us have stereotypes that we hand on to..

Now perhaps we can begin to see people for what they really are and applaud them for their achievements.

One other key issue is that we need to ensure that our children "see" these people as role models for their future..

By labda06• 5 Nov 2008 10:42
labda06

Britexpat, Im so moved, I really am!! Excellence knows no racial barriers. Lovely!

Can anyone think of a Vanilla Ice song other than "Ice, ice baby?"...uhmmm without googling it??? hehe...Eminem is talented. Im not a fan of rap, but his is an exception.

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By who.am.i• 5 Nov 2008 09:56
Rating: 4/5
who.am.i

ice ice baby..

cheers,

paul

By mjamille28• 5 Nov 2008 09:56
mjamille28

i'd have to admit, he's got a way with words...im not really an eminem fan, but i liked the way he did "Lose yourself"...

By tallg• 5 Nov 2008 09:52
Rating: 4/5
tallg

Eminem would never have made it if Vanilla Ice hadn't paved the way for white rappers.

By britexpat• 5 Nov 2008 09:41
britexpat

I'll be honest.. i still have problems coming to terms with white rappers..

By mjamille28• 5 Nov 2008 09:40
Rating: 2/5
mjamille28

you bet it does....

By baldrick2dogs• 5 Nov 2008 09:39
Rating: 3/5
baldrick2dogs

Hey, it works both ways .. Eminem - a white award winning rapper, who'd of thought it!

Did you Google it first?

By mjamille28• 5 Nov 2008 09:34
Rating: 3/5
mjamille28

cheers to you all!!i hope this is a step to break the barrier... :)

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