08-13-2020, 12:18 PM
(08-13-2020, 07:45 AM)hollodero Wrote: 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.
I’m counting 13 Hispanic and Latino Senators in US history.
The marginalization claim was based on how they’re treated in society. This is centuries of over sexualization of black women’s bodies, Inadequate access to healthcare (which causes Black women to be 3-4 times more likely to die in childbirth than White, Asian, or Latino women), and gross stereotypes (like the angry black woman or the welfare queen).
Latino women are marginalized. They’ve also had more success in being elected to top executive positions. There’s also the reality that systemic racism against the Black community is the current focus in this country and Biden promised a woman on his ticket.