Is Barack Obama handsome?
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="primary">primary</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="mate">mate</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> "<span word="handsome">handsome</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="What">What</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="handsome">handsome</span>?"</p><p><span word="Sure">Sure</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drowned">drowned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="challenger">challenger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="aesthetic">aesthetic</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="netizen">netizen</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eloquence">eloquence</span>, <span word="poise">poise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="insight">insight</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Denzel">Denzel</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="attractiveness">attractiveness</span>.</p><p><span word="Surprisingly">Surprisingly</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="disagreed">disagreed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="slim">slim</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="consciousness">consciousness</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="netizens">netizens</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="telecasts">telecasts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> "<span word="black">black</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="categorized">categorized</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="physically">physically</span> <span word="appealing">appealing</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Kobe">Kobe</span> <span word="Bryant">Bryant</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benchmark">benchmark</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="males">males</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>, <span word="Denzel">Denzel</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="Morgan">Morgan</span> <span word="Freeman">Freeman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shaping">shaping</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="perception">perception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>? <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ubiquitous">ubiquitous</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>.</p>
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