After reading the article, it really exposed the things that were unsaid. For example, the fact that Biden chose Kamala Harris as his vice just because she was black. Her being black is a way for him to get more black voters which I think is insane. “That choice only accentuated his selection of a Black woman, Kamala Harris, as a running mate without offering an explanation of how such gestures toward change will turn into the material goods that millions of Black women desperately need.” I also noticed how he was a part of the 1994 crime bill, which painted out black communities to be seen as dangerous. The article says he’s avoided any direct apology, which says a lot about him. The “limits of representation” all depend on mainly race and gender, which is so unfortunate. The author goes on to say “Black women are overrepresented in the ranks of the poor, in part because they make only sixty-two cents to every dollar made by white men.” So I believe the way you’re represented depends on those factors of race and gender.
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I thought your take on “limits of representation” was interesting. As you’ve stated, I also think that race and gender play a large part in this issue. Along with a plethora of other factors, it really is unfortunate and difficult for the misrepresented to have their voices heard on a political, economical, and social scale.
I also said something similar regarding the “limits of representation.” I think it’s so crazy how politics stay the same over so many years, despite society growing and changing values. It shows how these people will do whatever it takes to get the power they want, which is very unfair.