Because that makes racists feel better? If Newsom looked at his list of qualified candidates and saw that his top 3 candidate finalists were all Black women, he can pre-announce that the finalist will be a Black woman.
Similarly, the US is very comfortable with less than 1% of all VC funding going to Black women. We all just pretend that racist exclusion isn't happening. But the minute 1 tiny fund says that it's going to give < .01% to Black women? Lawsuits! Claims of unfairness!🤡
And I haven't read Newsom say anywhere that only Black women were eligible. I've read him say that the appointee will be a Black woman.
There's a significant difference between those two statements.
There is no phrasing that will make racists happy. It's a fool's errand to try.
Martin Luther King couldn't find it. "Nonviolent protest" and "civil disobedience" were hated terms in their time.
"Black Lives Matter" is apparently a bad term. "Hands up, don't shoot" is also bad. "Defund the police" is terrible.
When you find a framing that works for racists, let me know. Might win you a Nobel peace prize! Because even the peace prize winners couldn't figure it out.🤷🏿♂️
But it didn't make it harder? It's already hard for the appointee. Because racism.
Look at the difference in experience and capabilities between Laphonza Butler and JD Vance. The fact that we're even having this conversation has nothing to do with Newsom announcing that his short list had Black women near the top, and everything to do with racism.
There is no phrasing that makes the racism go away, but it is exhausting for Black folk to have to parse their words trying.
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