I have to be honest, I'm starting to get a little tired how every time a black person does anything of even the minutest significance, it is blown up into this gigantic accomplishment for black people. Of course I'm talking about Shani Davis winning the Gold in speed skating. It's a great accomplishment as he should be proud of his win, but should he be made out to be the poster child for black achievement? Seriously, it's not 1966 anymore. Our local news went to a skating rink to interview black people inquiring if they were inspired to skate more now that a black person has won the Gold. It was the same thing a short while back when there were two black starting quarterbacks in an NFL playoff game. Wow, first time ever, two black starting quarterbacks... and this is the NFL which is dominated by black athletes. Then there was all the hype a couple years ago when Halle Berry and Denzel Washington both won Oscars. Frankly I found her speech embarrassing. Keep in mind she's only half-black but she played herself off as the champion for all black women. Really, I'd like to think she won the Oscar for great acting and not as a consolation prize. If I were black, I would start to get annoyed with all this condescending back patting that the media does for them whenever one achieves a level of success.