Sonia Sotomayor is a racist?

(this turned into a rant on racism in general at some point)

No, she isn't.

"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

It is an acknowledgment that racism exists, not an endorsement of racist ideas. Criticizing the fact that 106 of the 110 supreme-court judges have been wrinkly white guys isn't racist if its the truth. Seriously, the place of racism in the american consciousness is too prominent for it to go away any time soon. Constantly questioning if things are racists allow the meme that is racism to spread and survive. The only way to kill a meme like this is to stop thinking about it.

If noone ever thinks about the racism aspect of the culture, it becomes a non-issue. Seriously, in many civilized countries people don't even consider the race of a person they are talking to, becuase the concept of race is propagted there any more. Special interest groups that hold the rights of their particular race or screed only promote only the idea that they are different, and thats the whole fucking problem.

There is no such thing as race. In a thousand years, everyone is going to be fucking baje anyways. anyone who preserved their 'racial heritage' past that point is obviously racist, since the only reason to to mix to the pointof homogenity is a beilif that any particualr race is better than another.

To sum up - Anyone who idenifies with a race of proclaims themselves part of a race is a racist.