That new girl in town
So far, the Elena Kagan nomination has failed to seize my imagination: I’ve started a couple of posts on the subject, and subsequently ditched them after realizing that I really didn’t have a whole lot to say about it, and the snark quotient was either nonexistent or excessive.
So I decided to outsource the job, which, in this case, means that I stumbled across someone else’s article and copied some of it over here with interstitial remarks, and this is the result:
What do we know of this lady? That she barred military recruiters from the school, that she isn’t a judge, that she’s yet another east-coaster from, oh hey, the same big schools. (Obviously, been out of coms, this is drawn from the newscasts.)
With that highly limited information, I would try to find out something different. What do you do then? You try to find out who she spends her time with. (Didn’t your mom ever pull that on you? “People will judge you by who you hang out with”?)
“By their fruits ye shall know them.” Or something like that.
That whole Appearance Thing can be disposed of:
So far as her looks … um … I had that same hair cut for most of my high school years. My sister has a teased-and-sassy version of it. Has a major advantage: you don’t have to do much to make it look alright and professional. I’ve got long hair these days because it’s even easier to throw back in a pony tail, but can you imagine the response they’d have to a lady in a suit and pony tail?
Huh, doing a mental count, most of the lesbians I know have long hair. Most of the folks with short hair either don’t always have time to style it (like my mom and sister) or use it as a form of armor — appearance is a sort of armor, after all. Folks will treat you differently depending on how you dress and look, and a quick scan of the various images of her seems to indicate she follows the Hillary Clinton theory — not-long hair and pantsuits. Not to be rude or insulting, but gals like us are better served by going that route; we don’t all clean up so nice as Mrs. Palin, so it would be foolish to call attention to our appearance.
Yeah, there’s Ellen. But there’s also Portia. I have yet to see anyone seriously claim that there’s an Official Lesbian Uniform.
Speaking of which:
It’s entirely possible that the lady is homosexual — I find it mildly unlikely, since she’s a liberal female in a high position and hasn’t made a big deal about it, but it is possible.
It’s of interest to me only if we’re actually dating. Which, I need hardly point out, we’re not.
Brett »
15 May 2010 · 8:22 pm
I expect I’d find myself disagreeing with Ms. Kagan on a number of issues — should she be gay, that would be one of them. Nevertheless, the only response to the interest and media inquiries she needs to give is “None of your damn business,” and I wholeheartedly stand behind her should she do so.
Jeffro »
15 May 2010 · 10:01 pm
I have many more issues with her politics – as little as we seem to glean from her actions and words – than whether she’s AC or DC. Obama will appoint someone with a liberal point of view, and any hyperventilating on my part isn’t going to change that.
As far as her sexual orientation and the frenzied speculation – I definitely agree with Brett – it’s none of our damn business, and I will stand behind her if she takes that position as well.
Foxfier »
23 May 2010 · 4:51 pm
Thank you for the link.