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Can anti-Racist statements become racist at some point?

Asked by crazyguy (3207points) March 25th, 2021

Recently two Democratic Senators went on record criticizing Biden’s selections for Cabinet. They went on to say, that in the interest of a diversified administration, which is a laudable goal, they would not support any White male candidate for any office. They would vote only for minority candidates. The two Senators said they would do this until Biden committed to nominating somebody with the right ‘color’. This blackmail apparently worked, because the same day Biden committed to nominating an Asian-Pacific Islander to a key position. See
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/544612-duckworth-and-hirono-vow-to-oppose-biden-picks-over-diversity-concerns

My question is: Is it possible for somebody with laudable goals of diversity to become a racist in the process?

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