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buckncindykill6 months, 1 week ago

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She gave a speech declaring that the ethnicity and sex of a judge “may and will make a difference in our judging.”

Huh? Since when is sex and ethnicity a litmus test for a SC judge?

“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,”

Huh? A little bit sexist and racist aren't we?

Or, if a white male HAS lived that life, he will, by her definition, come to a better conclusion then she?

Wow!

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  bubba26 months, 1 week ago
  
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  Why is it sexist or racist about what she said?
  
  Unless you are a woman, you probably don't understand her comments.
  
  It may be the 21st century, but still there are too many men that really don't understand what some women go through, especially when it comes to single mothers or being promoted at work or earning the same pay as men in the same positions.
  
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  NoWayMan6 months, 1 week ago
  
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  how can she NOT judge from the standpoint of a hispanic woman?
  
  like scalia doesn't judge from a perpective of an uptight man?
  
  its called "human nature"
  
  what she said was neither sexist nor racist, and merely pointed out that her life experience may bring her to a different, unique (and yes, sometimes better) conclusion than say, a white male who was raised in privilige.
  
  if the SCOTUS is there to interpret and apply the law, the more unique perspectives, the better.
  
  deal with it.
  
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