Although there is not much diverse representation in politics, it is important. We know this is true for many reasons, but for example, “ the Black voter turnout declined for the first time in twenty years, dropping from sixty-seven to sixty percent.”
The truth is many of these politicians have racist pasts. As they get more well-known and run for a bigger position, they tend to deny the racist things they have said and done because it just wouldn’t benefit them. Because nowadays, they need support from many different racial groups to succeed. So when Biden tries to excuse what he said about young black children saying, “I haven’t always been right. I know we haven’t always gotten things right, but I’ve always tried.” He’s trying to gain back the appeal of the people he disrespected, so they can think “maybe he isn’t that bad” and support him. There definitely needs to be a more diverse representation in politics. Specifically, more women and people of color. There are some politicians of color that are not racist or horrible people, but not enough.
As I mentioned in my post too, Biden had a history of racist/homophobic remarks in the past. He also supported many policies that hurt black communities. There is proof that he changed but at the end of the day, we barely have African Americans up there in political power. Most if not all of our previous presidents have been old rich white men. Obama and Harris are a great step into the future, we need more representation.
I couldn’t agree more. I wrote something similar to this too. Biden has some racist past, he tried to gain votes by demonizing blacks to attract white voters. But I think it’s a step in the right direction, although Kamala Harris could be part of his “scheme”, I also believe it does allow someone new that minorities can look up to. And maybe it’s a new voice for minorities in office.