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"It worries me that people like you have any say or influence in politics"

By Liza Sabater
Created 27.10.2006 - 12:54

I can't remember if those were the exact words of the guy, but this was said to me at Wednesday's Blogging and Politics [1] event and, well, I am still shocked at the comment.

Why? Because he said it after I commented "when was the the last time you saw a Puerto Rican black woman being part of the political discourse?"

This guy for some reason found it necessary to call me a shrill because I am a Puerto Rican black woman being part of the political discourse. That somehow, the only way a Puerto Rican black woman can only be part of the process if she is shrill or offensive or part of an echo chamber. That somehow there is no merit to what I as a publisher am trying to accomplish with my blogs because of the kind of mentality that will rationalize, "if no Puerto Rican black woman made it before, then there's a reason for why you shouldn't be here now".

I was shocked and I am still shocked that this guy said what he said.

BTW : If you were there, please feel free to correct me in the wording of this asshole Smiling



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