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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPeople should be chosen on who they are not what they look like. I have no issue with Sanders reps
on the platform committee.
Who they are = ideas, qualifications, experience, etc.
What they look like = male/female, black/white/Asian, etc.
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People should be chosen on who they are not what they look like. I have no issue with Sanders reps (Original Post)
hill2016
May 2016
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metroins
(2,550 posts)1. I agree
Qualifications and ability to produce is what matters, not appearance.
I don't think cornel west is qualified.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)2. I believe that the population make-up needs to be represented
Would you be OK (and I'm not saying this is the case here) with only men deciding what's best for women?
ETA: Sex/race are more than "appearance"
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)3. Yep- our history proves excluding women has dire consequences for them! To ignore that is ignorant.