Sonia Sotomayor on Supreme Court hearings: “I was offended”

[homasse]

Sonia Sotomayor on Supreme Court hearings: “I was offended”

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was so chagrined at what she deemed the gratuitous minutiae and sexist questioning during her confirmation process that she told a friend, "I think they already know the color of my underwear," she revealed Monday.In a candid, self-confident but also

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[blackjedii]

Well you never know, her significant other could have ties to the Tea Party or some other non-biased organization.

[kyra_neko_rei]

*snrk*

I see what you did there.

[sakura_no_miko]

LOL, I was gonna point out the same thing. I read an op-ed about how "Thomas suggested that his critics were endangering freedom by undermining his authority and, by extension, the authority of the court."
What a jerk.

Undermining authority comes from the subtle repetitions of stereotypes designed to undermine a person just because of their sex or orientation or race or whatever. Pisses me off.

[kyra_neko_rei]

What, now it's "undermining the authority of the court" to postulate that he's unworthy of it?

[anolinde]

Didn't someone ask Elena Kagan whether she was Team Edward or Team Jacob? Ugh.

[celtic_thistle]

Yeah, and I was really insulted. I somehow can't imagine them asking a male justice the same thing.

[salienne]

Yup!

Because she is a lady, and ladies know these things. It's like Hilary Clinton and her clothes--there is nothing more important or pressing to ask any woman about than something on looks and romance!

[coyotesuspect]

What

[salienne]

I'm kind of in awe of her honesty. Such bullshit that she and other women have to go through all of these extra hurdles in order to get into a position of power.

[jiaren_shadow]

Maybe I obsess about politics a little too much, because right now I'm fangirling over Sonia Sotomayor. I actually squee'd.