08-13-2020, 07:45 AM
(08-12-2020, 10:17 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Black women are a very marginalized group with very little representation in politics. Harris is the 2nd black woman ever to be Senator. There’s never been a Black woman who served as governor.
Male and Female Latinos and Asians have had far more representation as governors (only 3 elected Black governors ever). Latinos have had more representation in the Senate and there’s only be one more Black Senator than Asian Senators.
In a post George Floyd America, Black voices are crucial. Female voices are too.
OK, looked up the senate, there were nine latino senators and ten black senators. Of course, right now it's 4-3 in favor of hispanics and 1-1 when regarding black women and hispanic women. In the current house, 56 members are black and 43 hispanic. Amongst them are 22 black women and only 12 hispanic women. Indeed there never was a black women governor until now, while there've been already three hispanic women governors, that much is true. However, there only was one female hispanic cabinet member ever, while there were four black female ones.
Does that mean much, no. It just imho means one could easily make a case that female hispanics are a marginalized group.
(08-13-2020, 12:37 AM)Dill Wrote: LOL identity rotation?
Yeh kind of... blacks had their turn :) ... sure, I do not even intend to veil it, I find it odd in general to say, well I have no idea who my VP will be yet, but let's commit to a black woman nonetheless. Imho, this is also not ideal for Harris. Many can quite easily say, well mainly she got the gig because she checked the two major boxes, that aren't exactly accomplishments. And they wouldn't be wrong about that.
Of course I get why Biden did that. Still think it's not ideal.