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Reader Comments
Sotomayor states the obvious...
Ahhh, Newt...leave it to an old white guy to further alienate the youth and people of color from the Republican party. As a woman of color, Sotomayor has experienced life in a whole different way than a white man. Her comment which was made 8 years ago is not racist, but is merely stating the obvious. In order to rid of society of racism, we need to recognize that racism exists and that historically people of color have needed to work harder than whites for the same opportunities. Hopefully, electing the first black president shows that our society is changing.
Rights accusation of racism shows ignorance
Sotomayor has an impressive resume and is plenty qualified for the job which is why the right is focussing on an out of context comment and sickly trying to deem it racist. This only demonstrates the right's ignorance of white privilege and the true meaning of racism. Racism in society is the unjust discrimination based on race against a group of people who are not in a position of power by a group of a different race who are in a position of power. The key word here is POWER! If the right understood what racism was they would understand that racism against whites rarely happens in our society because whites are still in the majority of power positions in our society. Therefore I think the meaning of Sotomayor's comment is that an educated Latina woman has needed to overcome many more obstacles in her lifetime than a white educated man and therefore has a different perspective and understanding of our society as a whole. The more the right screams racism the more it demonstartes their ignorance of their own white privilege and the more it shows truth in Sotomayor's comment.
Life stories...
For one reason or another, this country focuses on sensational and emotional things rather than objective data. Best example of this can be seen with Sotomayor. While I do not mean to discredit her background, but I have a neat life story too about how I have over come my essential tremors in my hands and my learning disability. Yet my life story does not mean I am qualified to be a plumber or an astronaut. However, according to the media, it means I am qualified to be a Supreme Court Justice just because I have an amazing life story. Come on people! Why don't we start looking at how she makes rulings and what her political views are?
