She makes no apologies for coming from a working class background
14% (6 votes)
She's proud to be a Puerto Rican, a Latina and a Woman of Color
30% (13 votes)
She treats everybody as equals and never as her betters
2% (1 vote)
Some call her "an angry Latina", when others say the problem is that she has no problem speaking her mind
9% (4 votes)
Some call her sloppy, shoddy or lacking of professional craftsmanship when she's actually "intimidatingly brilliant"
2% (1 vote)
She's grateful for friends and allies but doesn't believe she owes anybody her success
7% (3 votes)
She isn't just scary smart: She believes she's smarter than some of her peers
5% (2 votes)
"She is not intimidated or overwhelmed by the eminence or power or prestige of any party, or indeed of the media."
16% (7 votes)
"She commands attention, she's clearly in charge"
2% (1 vote)
"She can be difficult." "She is temperamental and excitable. She seems angry."
14% (6 votes)
Total votes: 44
What's this poll about?:
I don't know anything about Sonia Sotomayor's record but am not going to lie : some of the harshest and most despicable bigotry I've had to endure as a Puerto Rican black woman online has come from so-called liberal/progressive/leftist allies. It's why I find Jeffrey Rosen's hit job in The Case Against Sotomayor right on target. I've been there, done that.
So let's see which is the most popular put-down used against you or any of your Latina amigas.
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