Watching CNN "Assessing The Swagga" Of President Obama Was An Uncomfortable Moment For Me!

I know CNN anchors,Kyra Phillips & T.J. Holmes were attempting to do a cute,lighthearted story about President Obama,but one segment concerning his first 100 days was painful for me to watch.They decided to do a segment called "Assessing The Swagga".

I mean,Kyra Phillips even acknowledged that "they were not going to be politically correct" & boy was she right!The ridiculous story on President Obama's "swagga" was like watching a bad blaxploitaion movie with the typical black stereotypes in them.

And Ms. Phillips even said that they should have the "Shaft" theme playing in the background.The segment consisted of a round table type discussion with T.J. Holmes & some other black men who gave their expertise on the cultural identifiers that President Obama displays.

Even though she said that it was not "politically correct",it still was a very uncomfortable segment for me to look at.Because whenever people who are not black attempt to adapt some of our lingo,they appear to be mocking our expressions & culture.And the fact that Kyra Phillips asked T.J. Holmes if she was pronouncing "swagga" right is the perfect example of that!

It all just rubbed me the wrong way! Maybe I'm too sensitive when it comes to racial issues.But,I feel that this was one story that should never have been told.What was their point?!!