Diversity Conventional Wisdom
22nd March 2026
In the most recent election cycle, three incumbent black judges in San Antonio lost their primaries, and the other two first time black candidates also lost. In this article in the San Antonio Express-News appears the following quote:
“I think it’s a very bad look for the criminal justice system not to have any African American judges,” said attorney Andrew Birrell, president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. “The bench ought to reflect A, the society, and B, the people who come before the court. That’s how you get the fairest result that people are the most accepting of.”
Now, it really bothers me that someone can make such an absurd statement and no one raises an eyebrow. This is one of those fallacious arguments that has become so widespread that no one seems to notice anymore. Is this stuff impossible to overcome, or are we fated to have to hear it until the end of days?
Have you ever noticed how much trouble black women go to in order that their hair looks like white-woman hair rather than black-woman hair?