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    veronykah: I think it would be nice to see people in all aspects of government who have shared some of the struggles of people without much political power. more »
    Trulymadlyme: What I really need to know is what Rosie Perez thought because you know show was sitting at home taking copious notes of the confirmation hearings. Li... more »
    Dodgergirl: It's easy for all of them to say. When Sotomayor is confirmed, and she enacts her plan for world domination, their lives will probably get BETTER. M... more »
    MizJenkins: I'm frankly kind of bummed she played it safe and didn't defend this statement during her confirmation hearing (I felt the same way many times during ... more »
    arodriguez.romero: Without having read the speech, I would guess she was implying that a Latina's experiences might differ from a white male's, and that divergent perspe... more »
    LolaQuinn is full of beans: Didn't you guys know? White, financially-secure men are raised in laboratory vacuum tubes until they're old enough to run for political office. That'... more »
    missteenwordpower: No no no. Everything, everywhere, is a referendum on white men. They are the fundament (serendipitous pun retroactively intended) on which every other... more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: They're assuming they aren't biased and that she is because she's an ethnic person. All these white men who were on the Supreme Court for the first 20... more »
    Penny: People tend to get so worked up about biases. It's kind of like stereotyping, there are always these cries of "OMG it's so awful I never do that!!" ... more »
    notadoll: Agreed with those sentiments, especially Josefina Lopez's. The thing that has really irked me in some of the reporting of this issue is the use of t... more »
    JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: But context means you'd have to use your brain instead of a knee-jerk reaction! And knee-jerk reactions are the only exercise those guys get! more »
    bellejay: Josefina Lopez's quote is EXACTLY what I was screaming in my head during the last week. Everyone has biases! At least she is aware of hers and honest ... more »
    Penny: "In the context of that speech..." Well, exactly. The statement was taken from a much longer speech in which these issues were being thoughtfully di... more »
    NefariousNewt: It's simple: she's a judge. She's been a judge for a long time. She has a sterling record. Attach that record to any person of any color, or race, or ... more »
    lilbobbytables: Josefina Lopez might just be my new hero. more »
  • #wordsofwisdom

    Latinas Discuss Sotomayor's Wisdom

    Not surprisingly, to many Latinas, Sonia Sotomayor's "wise Latina" remark doesn't mean "I am a racist who hates white people." Here's what it does mean. More »
  • #stereotypes

    Before Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek & America Ferrera

    Actress Lupe Ontiveros has played a maid more than 150 times. "I'd get parts if I spoke the way they wanted me to speak," she says. "I did it because it was an investment in my career." More »
  • #thelatinavote

    Politics Is Not "Black And White," It's Many Shades Of Brown

  • #mellamodora

  • #problemsinpageantland