Jun 06 2009
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“ Some white men got very upset when Sonia Sotomayor expressed pride in the fact that she is a Puerto Rican Latina, and noted that her identity shapes her worldview. This was controversial to conservatives because “white man” is not an identity, and therefore white men are not influenced by identity. Only people of color, immigrants, LGBTQ folks, and women have “identities” — which they must ignore, lest they be considered biased.
