I don't disagree with what you're saying, but part of Ridley's comment seems to have been trying to make the point that Obama, simply by being black, experienced life differently than other non-dark people in a similar situation, all other things even. In other words, while Michael Jordan's children are better off than some "street negro" in Detroit, both of them have probably enjoyed the experience of being called a nigger at some point.
Whether that form of racism is enough to bond the two of them is debatable. I'd much rather be discriminated against while I have money in the bank.
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