Blogger would like to brand President Obama as "Protector in Chief." Thanks, but NO THANKS.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

With all due respect, Ms. Contee...no thanks. You can make all the statements you'd like about how this photo has "forever impact(ed) how people see black men in America," but if you'll remember, Bush tried to brand himself as "America's Protector." The only title President Obama needs is "President of the United States." That says it all, and it's good enough.

:rant:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/05/iconic.photo/index.html?iref=allsearch



For much of U.S. history, the black man has often been portrayed as the threat to America's safety -- the angry man, the thug, the one you cross the street to avoid, says Cheryl Contee, co-founder of Jack & Jill Politics, a blog focused on current affairs from a black perspective.

But in the Situation Room photo, Contee says, the black man is America's protector.

There's no historical precedent for this image, she says. White Americans now see a black man not just as their president but their "protector in chief," Contee says.

"That photo is amazing," she says. "It's another step toward rehabilitation of the image of black men in American culture. It's going to forever impact how people see black men in America."

[OKNancy]

1. I don't think she really wants to stick a label on him,

what I get from the article is pride and hope for a better image for black men.
Her blog was titled: Will Barack Obama’s Killing of Bin Laden Forever Change the Perception of Black Men as Protectors Instead of Criminals

CNN picked the protector thing out. Also from the CNN article.. just as you said:

“This is one of the rare times that Tea Party supporters have referred to Obama as President Obama,” says Ari Kohen, an associate professor of social justice and political science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln