Some White People Think a White Porn Star is Better Than a Black Ivy Grad

Manny Otiko
Democracy Guardian
Published in
3 min readJan 11, 2020

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First lady Melania Trump with former first lady Michelle Obama. ( (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

There is an old joke in the Black community. What do white people call a black man with a PhD. The answer? N**ger. The point is that no matter what black people achieve, certain white people will still think they are superior to them. Unfortunately, that attitude is still prevalent.

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Manny Otiko writes about race, politics and sports. He has been published in Salon and LA Weekly. Follow him on Twitter @mannyotiko.