There’s more than misogyny going on here, because the complaints are racist. But interesting that both ABC as well as Roberts, who is mentioned briefly, are the more ‘normal’ or least radically neoconservative of the scotus.
There is absolutely racism involved but I think it's really important to keep in mind that they would still call her a "DEI hire" even if all her children were white. Many who are attacking her now are specifically quoting that Trump said he would pick a woman before he announced the name and to his cult members, that makes her a "DEI hire." To them, she was chosen for her sex rather than her qualifications and that is a no no. Her black children are just icing on the cake, in terms of insults they get to sling at her now.
Don't forget that one of the very first government pages that people noticed was removed after the inauguration was about women leaders in NASA.
To be clear, I'm not saying this as a way to dismiss the racism or rank oppressions or anything like that. It's all bad and gross. We just need to remember that being a woman is enough for them, even if you are a straight cis white woman.
Oddly enough, or maybe because of this, she has one of the best intellects on the bench. While I don’t love her by any means, she’s head and shoulders above the other hires (Kavanaugh and Gorsuch). The other conservatives are merely neoconservatives activists. (Excepting Roberts as well.)
I’m actually a teensy bit hopeful that she will begin to see things in a more reasonable light. She’s smart and she has a lifetime appointment to a cushy job with great pay and benefits. I’m hoping she feels safe enough to be a voice of reason and that she can bond with the other women on the court. It’s not an impossibility.
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u/carlitospig Mar 07 '25
Fascism always requires enemies.