Sonia Sotomayor and her "Wise Latina" comments

[Yoshario]

I don't think it was that racist. If it was so racist, how come the media didn't bitch about it when she said it eight years ago?

 

[Weasel]

The media is only bitching about it now because she's a female minority in a position of power. Had she never been appointed, we'd hear nothing of it.

 

[Snowstalker]

Did anyone else here actually watch the speech? She explained that it was a misunderstanding.

 

[Mr. I]

as someone who is hspanic myself I found it in awful taste. If a white guy said the same thing, his career would be over. The same should go for anyone else.

 

[ShyGuy27]

as someone who is hspanic myself I found it in awful taste. If a white guy said the same thing, his career would be over. The same should go for anyone else.

Silly person, don't you know the rules of racism? It's fine to be racist as long as it's against your own race.

 

[Smiddle]

Racism is when you believe that some 'races' (or ethnicities) are more superior than others. That's the true definition of racism. I don't know what this woman has said, but if it doesn't match the previously mentioned criteria, it is not racism.

 

[Weasel]

I don't know what this woman has said, but if it doesn't match the previously mentioned criteria, it is not racism.

"I would hope 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."

 

[Smiddle]

That's NOT racism.

 

[ShyGuy27]

I don't know what this woman has said, but if it doesn't match the previously mentioned criteria, it is not racism.

"I would hope 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."

Wait, people are getting pissed about THAT? My god, our society is waaaay too touchy.

 

[Smiddle]

I don't know what this woman has said, but if it doesn't match the previously mentioned criteria, it is not racism.

"I would hope 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."

Wait, people are getting pissed about THAT? My god, our society is waaaay too touchy.

You don't say. Over here, you're called a racist as fast as you know of a very simple and fully feasible way to dramatically reduce crime rates.

 

[SmartGuy]

as someone who is hspanic myself I found it in awful taste. If a white guy said the same thing, his career would be over. The same should go for anyone else.

Silly person, don't you know the rules of racism? It's fine to be racist as long as it's against your own race.

:/

 

[Smiddle]

as someone who is hspanic myself I found it in awful taste. If a white guy said the same thing, his career would be over. The same should go for anyone else.

Silly person, don't you know the rules of racism? It's fine to be racist as long as it's against your own race.

:/

Actually it's true. I mean, black people use the N-word as a greeting, almost.

 

[Weasel]

I don't know what this woman has said, but if it doesn't match the previously mentioned criteria, it is not racism.

"I would hope 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."

Wait, people are getting pissed about THAT? My god, our society is waaaay too touchy.

inorite?
I'd much rather have a "wise Latina" in office than a dumb white guy.

 

[Goombowser]

My teacher wanted me to write a paper about reverse racism but I refused because I didn't know what it was.

 

[Stooben]

I don't know what this woman has said, but if it doesn't match the previously mentioned criteria, it is not racism.

"I would hope 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."

Wait, people are getting pissed about THAT? My god, our society is waaaay too touchy.

Seriously. Another thing is that the media will dig up dirt on the stupidest damn stuff in order to make it seem 100 times worse than it actually is.

 

[ScarecrowPerson]

I don't know what this woman has said, but if it doesn't match the previously mentioned criteria, it is not racism.

"I would hope 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."

Wait, people are getting pissed about THAT? My god, our society is waaaay too touchy.

You don't say. Over here, you're called a racist as fast as you know of a very simple and fully feasible way to dramatically reduce crime rates.

Like what, killing all the immigrants? I'd say that's racist.

 

[SmartGuy]

I don't know what this woman has said, but if it doesn't match the previously mentioned criteria, it is not racism.

"I would hope 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."

Wait, people are getting pissed about THAT? My god, our society is waaaay too touchy.

You don't say. Over here, you're called a racist as fast as you know of a very simple and fully feasible way to dramatically reduce crime rates.

Like what, killing all the immigrants? I'd say that's racist.

Smiddle or myself never once said anything about desiring to kill all immigrants, only to deport the crime committing immigrants back to where they originally came from, I'd say that's not racist. </off-topic>

So is that comment saying that it's better to have an experienced person of one ethinicity in a position of power than it is to have an inexperienced person of another ethnicity?

Actually it's true. I mean, black people use the N-word as a greeting, almost.

I don't really see what difference that makes.

 

[ShyGuy27]

Actually it's true. I mean, black people use the N-word as a greeting, almost.

I don't really see what difference that makes.

Well, if a white guy goes up to a black guy and goes "Hey n*****!" he'd probably get stabbed.

 

[SmartGuy]

Actually it's true. I mean, black people use the N-word as a greeting, almost.

I don't really see what difference that makes.

Well, if a white guy goes up to a black guy and goes "Hey n*****!" he'd probably get stabbed.

Yes, but why should it be any different if a black guy says to another black guy "Hey ni****!"

Also:

So is that comment saying that it's better to have an experienced person of one ethinicity in a position of power than it is to have an inexperienced person of another ethnicity?

 

[ShyGuy27]

Actually it's true. I mean, black people use the N-word as a greeting, almost.

I don't really see what difference that makes.

Well, if a white guy goes up to a black guy and goes "Hey n*****!" he'd probably get stabbed.

Yes, but why should it be any different if a black guy says to another black guy "Hey ni****!"

It shouldn't be, but remember the rules of racism that I brought up way back there?

 

[Smiddle]

My hypothesis:

The N-word is pejorative, and dependant on skin colour.
If a white person uses the N-word, he intends to insult the black person because of his skin colour (and that of others).
Black people won't insult each other because of the objects's skin colour, since it's the same of the subject. Therefore, it automatically isn't an insult, since the N-word is dependant on skin colours.

 

[SmartGuy]

Actually it's true. I mean, black people use the N-word as a greeting, almost.

I don't really see what difference that makes.

Well, if a white guy goes up to a black guy and goes "Hey n*****!" he'd probably get stabbed.

Yes, but why should it be any different if a black guy says to another black guy "Hey ni****!"

It shouldn't be, but remember the rules of racism that I brought up way back there?

Who said that?

 

[ShyGuy27]

If you're not black that's racist.

 

[SmartGuy]

If you're not black that's racist.

I don't see how it's any less offensive for a black person to call another black person that than it is for a person of another ethnicity to call a black person that. :/

 

[ShyGuy27]

If you're not black that's racist.

I would say that you(or anyone else) can throw any offensive terms for white people at me that you want, but none of them offend me and thus they are not offensive.

Well, one of the other rules of racism is that anyone can be racist against white people (and France I think).