Voters around the country haven't forgotten about the time, in February of 2007, when Joe Biden complemented his future running mate, Barack Obama, by using the racially charged word "articulate." I don't have to explain the significance of the term in its backhanded, racist context; my question is, under what circumstances is it OK to call a black person "articulate"?
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Q: "…under what circumstances is it OK to call a black person "articulate"?"
A: When the subject of articulateness arises in a larger, non-racial context.
Joe Biden could have selected any number of aspects about Obama to praise in 2007. But he chose Baraks' ability to speak clearly and succinctly, a characteristic he never would have chosen for a white politician. Because in Biden's mind articulateness is a 'given' when he thinks about white politicians.
Blacks? Not so much (in Biden's mind). So when he encounters a black politician who doesn't sound like Mush-mouth, that's the quality that jumps out at him.
But go ahead and vote for Obama/Biden anyway. That way, you'll know for sure you're not racist.