Comments on: Personal Perspecive on a Minority Female Justice

By: lorac

lorac — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:48:52 +0000

re: FeFe on June 15th, 2009 1:53 pm
” Identity politics marginalizes everyone. ”

I would add that when the minority gender (fyi, it’s MEN) are more than 80% in elected positions, still earn more for the same work as women, etc, etc, etc, that “identity politics” has existed for a looooong time.

By: lorac

lorac — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:44:58 +0000

“….the presence of minority women in high political offices is sorely lacking.”

That’s true. And the presence of “majority” women is sorely lacking, too!

By: FeFe

FeFe — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:53:27 +0000

Ouch. I am saddened to see you also identify with her as a woman first then ethnicity followed by socioeconomic status. I am an American first, second, and last. Identity politics marginalizes everyone. Ask Frank Ricci.

By: Amy Siskind

Amy Siskind — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:42:43 +0000

Thank you for sharing your perspective with us Monica Jean. We hope that you will keep writing!

By: John Horning

John Horning — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:41:53 +0000

I think this U.S. of A. social hierarchy is more accurately expressed with 4 categories. With other socio-economic factors held equal, at the top are white men followed by minority men, then white women and at the bottom minority women. The Progressives and minority men are very skilled at playing the race card to pit minority women against white women to the detriment of women in general.

I expect that Judge Sotomayor will be confirmed, she certainly has earned this and will be an excellent justice. Some day there will be a minority woman elected President of the U.S.