Judge Sonia Sotomayor had the unmitigated gall ( in 2001) to suggest that a "wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life". The nerve…the chutzpah…the cajones (which actually means "drawers" in Spanish).
Oh, my, how dare she offer the idea that a Latina woman – wise or otherwise – might have a better take on a situation simply because of everything she is – a Latina and wise because of her experience – than a male who is privileged simply by the fact that not only is he male but he is white.
If I had a vote, which I don't because who I am not, after all…simply a common person who would never have the money to run for any type of office…IF I had a vote, Judge Sonia Sotomayor would have it simply because she had the unmitigated nerve to speak the truth out loud and proud.
Shame on President Barack Obama who should, by the simple fact that he is a man of color and supposedly understands oppression, for trying to "defuse some of the tension" by stating that her statement was a poor choice of words.
Not to piss off every white male I know and love, but, come on…oppression makes people look at life from a different perspective. It just does. Ask any woman…any woman of color…any Latina…
Can we really claim racism here? Or just honesty?
Let's be honest. For a change.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/15judge.html
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/05/29/white_house_calls_sotomayor_co.html
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I liked her quite a lot until I learned that she's a member of La Raza! That's too radical even for me. I am not ready to be taken over by hoards of hoary Mexicans. I think she has to give up the La Raza thing.
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