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One such point relates to the social/racial/ethnic composition of ACGLI. As was suggested in the article, many people have had a problem with what they see as the lopsided representation ACGLI provides a community as diverse as ours. Where there are gaps, and there are many, it is more likely inherent in the selection process imposed by City Hall than it is a problem caused by the community’s lack of interest or cooperation. In short, someone stacked the deck. Can you imagine how hard it would be to control a committee that embodied the whole range of political diversity found in a real cross section of local Lesbian and Gay activists? Can you imagine Richie Daley even trying?
In fact, Daley has assembled his appointments in much the same way as an avid collector adds to his doll collection. He has variety (Women, Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, Queers, etc), and he has a few rare pieces (The First this, The First that, and so on). Each and every one of them was, of course, carefully handpicked to fit into the collection. Sometimes Daley even find uses for his “dolls” but mostly they are just for show. When Daley is bored or distracted, his “dolls” find themselves pushed back into their boxes, out of sight and out of mind but always available as symbols of a “good and fair” administration.
W. Briar
