Obama effect ...

Recently I met a guy from Republic of Central Africa. And obviously we happened to talk about Obama and Obviously being a black he was very happy. For me Obama is the least bad, majority of the people are very happy just because he is black, even if they wont agree to many of his policies one being unconitional support to Isreal. Many would find that America has come up the age and Obama victories shows their triumph over racism. Well I believe one guy getting the highest honour doesnt define the progress of the community. But its true American has triumphed in shedding their bias to elect a black a man as the head of the state.
So I had discussion with this guy from Central Africa. And he told me in a country like France where you will never see a black man at the top most post, it could mark a difference. You can find a black hosting shows in TV, holding a post in Germany, in USA but never in France. And he hoped that this victory of Obama could help change the image of a black in this country.
I personally found this observation interesting. And it could be true as American election has been the most publicised and seen across the planet. I hope not only French but many countries including India could generate a this positive fact out of this over hyped over publicised election.