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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
But you too are reading a lot more in than what was said.
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I don't
think I am. True, she didn't describe other experiences as rich and varied, but she also did not describe them as uniform or bland. I think the import of her speech as a whole is what I've said before --
everyone comes from a his or her own ethnic and experiential background and it is counter-productive to pretend that doesn't have an effect on decision-making.
I think what I might be doing is reading it like a lawyer -- that is interpreting what she said through a legal/jurisprudential lens rather than a political lens. Maybe that's leading to the way I (and, I think, other lawyers/law students) are understanding her comments.
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I don't think it matters very much.
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I don't either, so why are we talking about it?
Seriously, I'm not nearly as concerned about what she said as i am about the totally a-contextual spin it has been getting in some circles. Again, maybe it's the lawyer in me, but trying to make major hay out of a sentence or two while ignoring the context of that sentence is what drives me bonkers.