Moor to the point
Sir: I am relieved to know that my concerns about the possibility of a President Obama are due not to any substantive matters but solely to my ‘primeval racist fears of the black super-male’.
Before reading Venetia Thompson’s article (‘Obama is an Othello for our times’, 23 February) I had mistakenly attributed my opposition to Senator Obama to his hardleft notions about government policy. It is a comfort to know that objection — and others, such as his lack of executive experience and minimal tenure in national politics — are mere self-deluding artifices to conceal the incorrigible racism within my fearful and embittered psyche.
I can now stop fretting over superficialities — like wanting my country not to be led by a socialist — and focus on making amends for my thoughtcrimes. Thank you, Venetia, for helping me to see the light. (Meanwhile, is it true what they say?)
Bill Wray
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
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