The nation has barely had a chance to meet the new nominee for the Supreme Court, but some are all too ready to resent a woman of such fortitude. The author argues that sexism is evident in the agenda of many of Judge Sotomayor’s opponents.
by Erica Gonzalez…
The Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor has been described as a bully and domineering. Critics have questioned her temperament on the federal bench, as well as her intelligence.
Is this a surprise when it comes to a powerful woman?
The language used to describe Sotomayor was tired before it was even launched. It reflects a stale, conservative script with two aims: deflating the power of a woman poised to advance our nation and using her gender against her for political means. And it fuels a Jurassic and patriarchal notion—that leadership and greatness are the domain of only men
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