Vanilla thunder

A bunch of enthusiastic ObamaFans have a "I am Spartacus " moment (or "I am Sparkatus" if you’re a NewsRadio fan) and the Democracy! Whiskey! Sexy! crowd titters  behind their  purple-fingered  hands.  Althouse:

I assume they see themselves as good-hearted and idealistic, but:

1. How did you become estranged from your own name, to regard it — as opposed to yourself — as vanilla, white, female, and American, and to think of that combination in a negative way?

Asked and answered.