Ok, so I'm reading
this article on Sotomayor and racism, you guys should read it, it's right up your liberal alley, and I come across this:
Quote:Ms. Sotomayor’s nomination is a big deal because never before in the history of the United States has any president nominated a Latina to the highest court. Only two blacks have ever been on the court, and the one selected by a Republican has been like a thumb in the eye to most African-Americans.
Now, why would the author, spouting on about how being Latino has nothing to do with being a judge, make this statement that a black judge has been "like a thumb in the eye to most African-Americans"? Is he not doing enough for the black community or something? Are there expectations for a judge on the Supreme Court to do something special for people of his his/her race?
What will the Hispanic communities expectations for Sotomayor be? I wonder is she, too, will be a "like a thumb in the eye to most African-Americans"?