tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post7940262814103781168..comments2024-01-04T04:31:00.481-05:00Comments on Mixed Race America: T.G.I.F.: Soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice, Judge Sonia SotomayorJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13261371053113519712noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-15632386192388407342009-08-10T19:34:39.083-04:002009-08-10T19:34:39.083-04:00Liberty,
I think you are right--that it wouldn...Liberty,<br /><br />I think you are right--that it wouldn't have been appropriate for Sotomayor to highlight the nature of her nephews' transracial/transnational/adoptee status. I think what I was surprised by is that no media outlets or even blogs for that matter seem to have picked up this issue and run with it. <br /><br />Maybe it's not surprising--after all they are her nephews and not her children. I guess one thought I had wondered about was whether Sotomayor's brother and sister-in-law ever got any push back on their adoption choice in terms of country-of-origin/ethnicity (in other words, would anyone have questioned why they didn't choose Latino children either in Latin America or the U.S.)? I guess I'm happy to see that there hasn't been this kind of push-back or scrutiny of their family choices--certainly Judge Sotomayor received enough judgement and scrutiny from everyone (esp. those Republicans on the committee) to last a lifetime.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261371053113519712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-26735665805179965372009-08-09T17:19:03.607-04:002009-08-09T17:19:03.607-04:00I have a particular interest in adoption and also ...I have a particular interest in adoption and also wonder why this was not brought into the discussion. Perhaps she didn't want to use her family to make a point, or felt that bringing it up might appear as an appeal to emotion, which would hurt her case in regard to what she's up against as a woman. <br /><br />Thanks for this post!<br /><br />Libby<br />writingforliberty@blogspot.comLibertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746303562008912745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-64816571237945523692009-08-08T22:24:52.882-04:002009-08-08T22:24:52.882-04:00I wish her luck! A lot of tough issues are headed ...I wish her luck! A lot of tough issues are headed in her direction. Affirmative action revisited to issues of privacy and corporate corruption (still)... sadly, she lives in interesting times.Genepoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13308610180196902757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-80153379840451394332009-08-08T21:19:37.267-04:002009-08-08T21:19:37.267-04:00lol; love the photo of the kiddies sleeping!lol; love the photo of the kiddies sleeping!Cipherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302124298991165004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658138279766595241.post-79221119617759261872009-08-07T18:49:46.484-04:002009-08-07T18:49:46.484-04:00Congratulations Judge Sotomayor!Congratulations Judge Sotomayor!Laura Stillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13966356555005312117noreply@blogger.com