According to Taylor’s article, the “limits of representation” refer to how having minorities in positions of power does not guarantee that they will also represent other minorities. The article focuses on how in American politics, many minorities and low-class people are not given the same opportunities and have trouble trying to improve their conditions. Politicians also feed into this as over time they have either backed stereotypical rhetoric of marginalized people or have made promises during election season that never actually become a reality. Taylor also explains how simply having a black vice-president with Kamala Harris, does not guarantee that progress in representing Black Americans, especially Black women, and the problems they face in the American society will occur. This is because there have been incidences in the past where minority leaders did not support others once they reached a status of power. A cause for this has been prioritizing other parts of one identity, such as social status. A person in power may start supporting capitalistic ideals and laws as it would support the new life they are living. Which in turn, leads them to turn their back on working-class people who are often the victim of many capitalistic ideals. Therefore, the “limits of representations” of the article are that having representation does not guarantee progressive action for all those represented. Having one person being represented, such as having a high-ranking leadership power, does not mean a change to helping others also reach this level will occur.
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I totally agree with what you said. A person who is a part of the minorities does not mean they can represent that minority. Fro example, Harris, as a black female, who is rich, having good education, will not understand what have lower class black females been through and since she did not have the same experiences as others, she is unlikely to solve the problems perfectly for them.