Posts Tagged ‘discrimination’
Racism, ethnicism, and sexism are wrong and un-American (Updated)
I stand by what I’ve written, Sonia Sotomayor is not qualified to sit on the Supreme Court or on the Appeals Court, where she is now employed. It is pathetic to see the White House say she is quoted out of context when her words were part of her prepared remarks, spoken, then used in subsequent journal articles under her name. Out of context? And now Lanny Davis says her comments are “being maliciously misused.” Okay, pointing out that someone is racist may be, in Al Gore’s wording, ‘an inconvenient truth’, but how can pointing out that by her own words she is a racist be malicious? Are we to excuse her racism because it might embarrass her?!
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Sonia Sotomayor is not qualified to sit on the Supreme Court as she is a self-proclaimed discriminator based on race, ethnicity, and sex. She is well-documented claiming that as a “Latina woman” she makes better conclusions (as a judge) than does a white male. No politically correct gymnastics or affirmative action guilt trip can erase the fact that Ms. Sotomayor clearly states that she finds it acceptable to use racism, ethnicism, and sexism in her decision-making.
Racism, ethnicism, and sexism is not relative and not okay from some people and not for others. A simple test, are all of the following acceptable? If any of the following are not acceptable, then I suggest that none are.
- As a Latina woman I would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male.
- As a Latina woman I would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a black male.
- As a white male I would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a black male.
- As a black male I would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male.
- As a white male I would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white female.
- As a white male I would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a Asian male.
- As a European female I would more often than not reach a better conclusion than an African female.
- As a Catholic female I would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a Jewish female.
In my opinion, none of these are acceptable – race, ethnicity, and sex have no place in deciding who makes better decisions. This is not American and does not reflect the values that most of us expect of ourselves and our fellow citizens. Not only does Sonia Sotomayer disqualify herself from the Supreme Court, but also from her current seat on the Appeals Court. She should resign or be impeached.