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https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/04/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-committee-vote/index.html
Apr 5, 2022 10:09 PM
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https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/04/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-committee-vote/index.html
NotRightNeverWrong
When you announce that you're only going to appoint someone of a certain race that makes it racist. Good pick, crappy pandering.
YouBeMadood
How do I tell if someone is "historically white" or has only recently become so?
HoochIsCrazzy
If the white guy gets the job it's because he's the most qualified, if anyone else gets the job, they got preferential treatment /s
hardytardigrade
And we are at historically record levels of racial and gender equality in those areas, too.
trippingthelightfantastic
TChallaVanDam
Ooh that’s good.
Thelrishlnquistion
Only bigoted GQP racist scumbuckets have a problem with Justice Jackson.
Duros62
Which is weird because they didn't have a problem with her when they confirmed her to the circuit court.
raptorlight3000
Technically speaking isn't the 30% white line the current demographic rather than a look at the population over time?
AngryGraphicDesigner
Republicans
djangojazz
Well the GOP is also near 100% white and while they preach about themselves 150 years ago. The modern GOP is pretty racist.
thugg77
appointing a pedophile sympathizer, someone who can't define a woman, doesn't recognize natural rights would be horrific
Rasdwa
I saw the 30% and was confused because I forgot that women exist. Jesus..
Lovingimpaler
Sadly, black women in America live in the intersection of ingrained racism and sexism. Break the cycle.
llandy
My stepdad was parroting this the other day. Something about Biden decided he would bring in a black woman before deciding who would get it
enderthedefender
He very publicly did do that though...
trippingthelightfantastic
Chalybos
He’s a conman at heart, always was
300Hectares1TankofKerosene
Well, its easy to forget $685,000. /s
QuartzPoker
That's an impeachable offense if true. He could get removed from SCOTUS. Wouldn't even be the first time a Justice was impeached.
TiredOldBroad
God DAYUM!
Justanoldsmartass
Should already be one there. Biden spent 2 years blocking her...
yuikol14
I need a source for these numbers they, don't seem right.
zxwaffen
You're right it's actually 93.91% for SCOTUS, 97.77% for POTUS, and 30.9% of CEOs.
Evi1Gav
Disregarding the actual issue, that is an abomination of statistical analysis.
greenercloud
It’s only racist if you’re intimidated. And I guess they’re intimidated.
Bluntmonger
America needs to get over race, and gender start focusing on equal pay and universal healthcare or there isn't going to be anyone left
HairySweatNoodle
The US has been historically 30% white? I don't think that's accurate. Think alot more HISTORICALLY.
Zahnradfee
It's about White MEN, so if you count the women in, it would be 60% white.
suckstoyourauntie
The way she handled ridiculous interrogation from Republicans without losing her shit was just monumental. She is already a legend to me.
Smacketywack
“sEE?! APpOinTiNG a WOmaN dEviAteS fRoM tHE nORm hiSToriCAlly, sO iT mUSt bE rAciALLy mOTivAteD!” —GOP
timwthornberry
That is crap us population per census 76% white misinformation!!
trippingthelightfantastic
It's a Republican thing. You wouldn't get it.
aaaaaandimdone
Also...For Anti-LGBTQ. For child marriage. Against Ukranian aid. Bruh, these asshats are evil.
weidermeijer
… and I never want to.
DuckPlanetKing
They’re also against minorities, women, immigrants, lgbtq, muslims, teachers and science. That’s how they get all those votes.
mizformica20139000
#1
ThailandExpress
chisox22
I see Kennedy and Lincoln. But where are Garfield and McKinley?
Endocrom
Taft should be a triscuit, or something, I dunno. Fat joke!
jacblake
Is that the JFK cracker? oomph.!
mifdsam
and the Lincoln cracker has a hole in it
randomcharacters6357
It’s off by a cracker by my count, counting back from Obama.
vanbarbee
Seems right to me. Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy.
randomcharacters6357
Forgot Carter. Poor Jimmy.
LouisArmstrongSingsToMeInTheShower
I'm upset Carter isn't a peanut
Smacketywack
Republicans are opposing this even though it STILL doesn’t correct the conservative-to-liberal imbalance created by McConnell and Trump.
DickeyBirdie
There's a reason snowflakes are white.
Maviyakuku
It all starts with dirt.
KuldFyt
DeadeicPrints
Oof. That's a good point.
xXxSTEVOxXx
Indeed. and I think it has something to do with molecular crystallography
Ioupou
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/01/biden-black-woman-janice-rogers-brown/
RadonGaming
Nice turn of phrase, but deeply racist. This doesn't help anybody. Rise above, and be the better you wish to see.
ShamelessSeamus
Yeah but he's white, so it's okay if he says it. It's our word.
soulsick
Ohhhh shiiit.
thesecondbreakfastclub
1KoalaTea
aCtUaLlY snowflakes arent white. Light(every colors) is scattered and bounces off the the ice crystals in the snow. Snow is transparent.
SliderOfElay
So are most racist... i like it ?
PineappleLoopsBroether
These republicans are making the rest of use pale faces look bad.
suckstoyourauntie
Yes, let's all go tanning in protest! I will burn and peel and freckle for this cause!
Shpielers
As a very pasty white dude: sorry man, skin cancer. I'll keep voting instead.
EveryGOPAccusationIsActuallyAnAdmission
And that the damn sad truth.
PineappleLoopsBroether
This is why we have to vote smart.
Tango999
You left out the percentage of mass shooters and serial killers
zxwaffen
Apparently it's not too far out of the racial demographics (which means the significant majority) but people don't really know it because
zxwaffen
serial killers tend to kill within their own races and minorities being killed doesn't get much press.
wadatahmydamie
You said a thing, and people took it the opposite of how you meant it
Tango999
Pretty much. It do be like that sometimes
FriendlyNeighborhoodGrammarPerson
Not sure why you're getting downvoted for this.
zxwaffen
People misread/misinterpreted it, and then momentum.
HolyZymurgist
you do realize its going to still be white men right?
MapleSyrupMafia
Yeah... on top of my head, I remember mostly white people (and I'm white).
KyleButNotThatKyle
That's the point @Tango999 was making.
KyleButNotThatKyle
Pretty sure that's what they were getting at.
PerfectManhattanUp
Interesting numbers considering the 2020 census indicates that 13.4% of Americans are black.
eggDK
Non American here.. It seemed like weird numbers to me to. Wonder what the definition for "whites" is used here.
PerfectManhattanUp
Looked at it again, I misread it... Thought it was saying 30% were black because that actually almost made sense. No idea how anyone ...
PerfectManhattanUp
Could get that America is 30% white by any measure. The 2020 census says 60%. Are they claiming whites are a minority group?
Tychodin
White men.
PerfectManhattanUp
Jesus Christ. Ok. Reading comprehension lol. Thank you!
AlwaysandEventuallyHannah
It's because Biden said he'd appoint a black woman, which automatically makes the hire racist. And they're really prefer you didn't 1/
MarkySpaceMagnet
Quota hiring
gitguuud
It’s because Biden said he’d appoint [someone], FIFY. They were going to do this to any nominee. Because they’re shitmongers.
grimwyrd
It's true... they totally mong shit.
LerryV2
He also said you aint black if you dont vote for me
seamusmcfly
You're being downvoted but he did say that.
faultysage
I really wish he'd said something like "consider well qualified individuals, many of whom are minorities, and select one".
Ioupou
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/01/biden-black-woman-janice-rogers-brown/
jzastrow
I still wish he would not have said shit about his intentions and just made the nomination. He undermined himself
joeldeluxe
He wouldn't have won the primary in South Carolina and gone on to win the nomination. Jim clyburn extracted that promise for that benefit
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
Maybe among the right leaning undecideds, but everyone left of center and even among left leaning moderates the announcement was well-
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
Received. Dems need to quit trying to avoid giving reps ammunition and just run their game. If Dems don’t give them ammo, they’ll make it up
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
It’s racist in the same way affirmative action is racist. I.E. it’s not. Black women have been explicitly excluded from the bench on the -
Neotrup
Making race a criterion for a position is racist, with the intent to create a balanced result that could otherwise only require equality and
Neotrup
Time, which is longer than we want to wait, as wed all be dead.
Heninthefoxden
That's wildly untrue, and recruiting and hiring for diversity is what creates diversity. Source: data, research, and also its my job.
Neotrup
I'm not sure how discriminating based on race wouldn't be racism, but I guess that would depend on how you define the term. Hiring based on
Neotrup
Merit alone in a fair and equitable society sh pi old also create a diverse workplace, though I acknowledged that we are not yet living in 1
Heninthefoxden
The dominant race cannot experience racism, because racism is systemic. Anyone can experience bigotry. Again. Research.
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
Grounds of race and sex. The only way to correct that imbalance is to bring someone who fits those criterion in. The opposite of racism-
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
Isn’t removing the racist policy, it’s reversing it’s effects entirely
PlanckEraWasMyBestEra
This is one of the best ways I've seen affirmative action and similar policies explained.
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
Sometimes you need to fight fire with fire
echonite
So making hiring decisions based on sex and race and allowed now?
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
Newsflash bro, it’s always been that way. Nothing involving humans will ll ever be 100% merit based.
FreudIndianNipSlip
They are, just not in the way you would like them to be.
FreudIndianNipSlip
To the privileged, equality feels likes oppression.
AlwaysandEventuallyHannah
acknowledge the underlying assumption that a black woman can STILL be the most qualified person for the job 2/2
enderthedefender
but we know she isn't. They didn't look for the best person for the job, they looked at black women only.
alex5775
You can have multiple considerations when looking into something. They were looking for a well qualified black woman
strangelyaddicting
I think the point that he intentionally made it a black woman is important. It was a "yes, others are qualified. But we NEED that >
strangelyaddicting
Representation on the surpreme court." It's important that we acknowledge our differences and celebrate them together.
LaughingInTheFaceOfDanger
She's light years more qualified than most already
boxbackknitties
How so?
Neiler
https://imgur.com/SsVuGaW.jpg
boxbackknitties
As oversimplified as this seems, Clarence Thomas lol. Education clearly isn’t the make or break variable.
ClumsyBagOfSaltWater
I want her to be a SCOTUS judge, but I wish Biden hadn't said he was going to appoint a 'black women' even before the opening occurred.
ratfaceddog
He didn’t. He said “woman.” There’s still hope, though.
ClumsyBagOfSaltWater
Hear him say it here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/politics/joe-biden-supreme-court-african-american-woman-nominee/index.html
ratfaceddog
He definitely said “woman.”
imoutofnames
I voiced this exact opinion prior to him nominating her and people lost their shit. He created an unnecessary thing for Republicans to(1)
imoutofnames
Grab on to and find any reason to oppose her appointment. Giving Republicans free ammo to score political points accomplished nothing.
alex5775
Definitely the right move, but he should have just done it and said nothing
hardytardigrade
I'm totally fine with that. For most of our history, it was said without saying that the appointee would be a white man.
ClumsyBagOfSaltWater
Who said they would appoint a white man to SCOTUS while running for president?
hardytardigrade
"It was said without saying". It was expected. I don't see a huge practical difference between that and making a pledge.
ActuallyAPirate
That's a reasonable thing to think, but when you look at the numbers in the post, it becomes a non issue.
ClumsyBagOfSaltWater
I think it would have better for him to hint at his plans while expressing the need for diversity in the court.
ClumsyBagOfSaltWater
It is either ok or not ok to decide the sex and skin color of the person you will give a job to. I say it is not ok.
hardytardigrade
That would have been a better sell, but given the resistance to any Dem appointee nowadays I think it would have made no difference.
briham86
Think of it like this: part of the reason we have multiple justices instead of a single authority is because we wanted multiple perspectives
briham86
on cases. So if the goal is to ensure varied perspectives, it makes sense to pursue a particular race and gender.
ClumsyBagOfSaltWater
For sure. Is skin color a perspective?
Drunkablancas
Oof, the white jumped out of this comment
briham86
Sort of. People treat you a certain way based on your skin color, and that influences your worldview.