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Before the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States in 2008, the idea of a black President of the United States was explored by various writers in novels (including science fiction), movies and television. Numerous actors, comedians and celebrities portrayed a black president. Comedic parodies of a black president have been popular, used to explore the culture gap, and what U.S. life would be like under a black president and to a lesser extent, for a black president. ==Effect of media depictions== As writers and directors cast blacks as president in several memorable portrayals, depictions of fictional black presidents may have accustomed Americans to accept a black man as president.〔〔Tony Norman A black president? Only on television February 11, 2003 Opinion Column Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh) http://www.post-gazette.com/columnists/20030211tony0211p1.asp〕〔"Rather fittingly, it was Hollywood that first dabbled with the subject. In fact, you could say it was America's dream factory - a major contributor to Obama's campaign - that first prepared Americans, and the rest of us, for the possibility." A black president: From fantasy to fact: Obama is the personification of a powerful idea. Now the hard work starts November 04, 2008 Opinion Column Vancouver Sun http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=88fb2bc4-9af7-45bb-80ae-428f2067711a〕 Actor Dennis Haysbert who played a black president on the hit show 24, said the portrayal “may have opened the eyes, the minds and the hearts of people because the character was so well liked."〔"President David Palmer’s term in office lasted only a few seasons on the Fox series “24.” But the image of a black president may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama’s historic election, according to the actor who portrayed the popular character." Bill Burke Did Dennis Haysbert’s ‘24’ president pave the way for our 44th?: A leading role January 20, 2009 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/general/view.bg?articleid=1146411〕 The show also raised the issue of whether television series "like political trial ballons, can ready the populace for change." 〔" '24' could become a natural talking point and cultural reference... it brings up this notion of whether television series, like political trial balloons, can ready the populace for change, soften up the collective conscience to accept an idea it has not acted on, truly, in the history of the country." Tim Goodman, '24' reflects post-September 11 mind-set January 8, 2007, ''San Francisco Chronicle'' http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/01/08/DDG3SND9CA1.DTL〕〔Maureen Callahan, "A president in real-time, did '24' help Obama's candidacy?", February 24, 2008, ''NY Post'' http://www.nypost.com/seven/02242008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/a_president_in_real_time_98988.htm〕〔Joel Stein A black president? Seen a few "Hollywood has warmed us up already, namely with Morgan Freeman in 'Deep Impact' and Dennis Haysbert in '24.'" January 11, 2008 Opinion, ''Los Angeles Times'' http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-stein11jan11,0,1716590.column?coll=la-opinion-rightrail〕 After Barack Obama's election, the television show the ''Cosby Show'' was cited for what has been termed the “Huxtable effect” for the influence of its "warmhearted" portrayal, "free of street conflicts and ghetto stereotypes - that broke ground for its depiction of an upwardly mobile black family." The show has even been cited by some observers as a factor in Obama's victory.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Black president in popular culture (United States)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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