This is unfortunate. In one of her first interviews in nearly a year, Lindsay Lohan, a vocal and ardent Obama supporter, referred to President-elect Obama as "our first colored President." Obviously, this is a reflection of her ignorance and not an indication of any racism. As the post-election world unfolds, that meme (ignorance vs. intention) keeps cropping up. (Most noticably with the Prop 8 fallout.) This election has shined a big ol' spotlight on a lot of the darker corners that discrimination has scuttled into.
Man, she just keeps stepping in it. Maybe Lohan meant, "I'm very excited to have our first President of color."
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