Reverse Discrimination
August 7th 2009 20:45
Yesterday, I decided to check my facebook profile to see if anything new was going on in the lives of friends present, past, and possibly future. An old high school band member happened to post her opinion on Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation as a Justice on the United States Supreme Court. In a nutshell, she basically said she couldn't believe that change stands for putting a racist on the Supreme Court. Not only was I a bit outraged at her comment, but I was also slightly ticked. Tickled because I'm baffled as to how a Latina woman, the first to be appointed to the Supreme Court ever, could possibly be a racist simply because she offends the very nature of the Republican frame of mind? White men and women, in this country, are now screaming that reverse racism will be abundant in decisions decided with Sotomayor's vote on website comments, twitters, and facebook entries. Wind bag, Glen Beck, has decreed that Obama is out to destroy whitey and focus on only minority issues, hence the choice of Sotomayor. Rush "Strung out on prescription pills' Limbaugh says that our country as we know it is going to hell in a hand basket at the hands of a man with a chip on his shoulder against the white establishment. And do I need to even mention the crazies involved in the birthers movement?
Where is all this coming from? Have I totally blanked out and not awoken yet to white people being the minority and having to deal with substandard healthcare, employment, and economic success? Hell no I haven't because that's not the case and probably never will be. Since the election of probably one of the most liberal minded Presidents in our history, oh and the fact that he's black, have we ever had such fear pushing, hatred filled, and downright silly claims and accusations as we've had in the past 7 months of President Obama's administration. We made history by electing him, and now it seems we're also adding to that history Republicans and bigots and those easily led by Limbaugh doing whatever they can to bring this country to a definite racial divide versus political divide. I mean how is a Puerto Rican woman with an ivy league education and years upon years of service on the bench considered a racist because she referred to herself as a 'Wise Latina' in response to some ignoramus's question about her ability to separate her biases as a minority from what's morally right? How many white congressmen or senators have asked fellow white government officials about their ability to put aside their biases as a minority to judge fairly? None because that's a stupid notion!
The day reverse discrimination becomes a major issue for this country is the day that Limbaugh will be hauled out of his lair of pills and narcotics on the show COPS screaming that he's innocent while being squeezed into the back of a police cruiser. When flailing companys begging for bailouts have their top execs, who are partly responsible for having their pockets lined with undue bonuses at the cost of employees jobs and pensions, are hauled off to jail and held accountable for their large contributions to the economic recession. Or even, on more simpler and baser terms, when white men are pulled over and harassed for driving under the influence of being WHITE or are racially profiled for possible crimes not committed. That will be the true day that white people should be scared of reverse discrimination.
Until then, one little 'Wise Latina' woman on the Supreme Court and a black man in the Presidency isn't going to pose too much of a problem. People should wake up, especially this facebook friend, and smell the coffee. The facebook friend being a woman, especially should be appreciative that another woman (only the 3rd) has made it to this elite group of Justices giving a much needed voice for women no matter race. I'm tired of not only having my civil rights as a minority trampled on, but my civil rights as a woman too with laws being created and judgments being deliberated with issues such as abortion, the right of marriage for lesbians, and equal pay as with men! So some are feeling reverse racism is on the rise, well maybe so for those who are thinking against the new government these days. But wait, we should be used to being discriminated against for not agreeing with the government, we just dealt with that for 8 years under the George Bush era of thinking 'Either your with us or against us'!
Until then, one little 'Wise Latina' woman on the Supreme Court and a black man in the Presidency isn't going to pose too much of a problem. People should wake up, especially this facebook friend, and smell the coffee. The facebook friend being a woman, especially should be appreciative that another woman (only the 3rd) has made it to this elite group of Justices giving a much needed voice for women no matter race. I'm tired of not only having my civil rights as a minority trampled on, but my civil rights as a woman too with laws being created and judgments being deliberated with issues such as abortion, the right of marriage for lesbians, and equal pay as with men! So some are feeling reverse racism is on the rise, well maybe so for those who are thinking against the new government these days. But wait, we should be used to being discriminated against for not agreeing with the government, we just dealt with that for 8 years under the George Bush era of thinking 'Either your with us or against us'!
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