jonah’s question bothers me a bit, since it seems to imply that the forced sterilisation was worse if the victims “weren’t really” the intended target group, which is an argument that always really pisses me off (see here… DAMN, was that a year ago??? :o). it is interesting in how something aimed at oppressing/eliminating one minority group was also used against other minorities by associating them with the first one, tho (and does feed into the question of whether there is something that makes disabled people in particular more “acceptable” or “rational” to oppress than other minority groups… i’m agnostic on that one, but it is interesting how often oppression of other minorities gets “justified” by disability metaphors, accusations or associations…)

dopegirl, i know right? these two state reps also introed a bill last session about racial justice… if it can be proven that racism was a factor in someone’s death sentence, their sentence can be challenged. i don’t have much faith in gov/politicians but it is good to see folks trying to rectify injustice

bebe, good to see you here. : ) maia has a post you might be interested in: http://guerrillamamamedicine.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/forced-sterilizations/