A friend of mine just got a new job after having been unemployed since July. She'd filed for unemployment while she looked for a job and luckily she qualified for it.
She recently began interviewing for a well paying job. The hiring process involved three separate interviews and I wished her luck along the way, hoping she would get it.
Well, she got the job and I'm really happy for her. She made the announcement that she got the job on Facebook and I couldn't help but notice that a friend of her's whom I do now know, made a comment to the effect of "No more Obama bucks!" Thereby suggesting that my friend was taking a dishonorable handout. And not just any handout, but a handout from an African-American. The horror! The horror!!
Are some people so put-off by a black man holding the position of President of the United State of America that they perceive accepting unemployment benefits as accepting "dirty money?" Apparently, yes.
My friend did not need to lose her job, but she did. She was wrongfully terminated and I was thrilled when I heard that she'd be receiving reparations in one way or another. But to insinuate that her accepting of unemployment is "dirty" because Obama is the current President is particularly repugnant.
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