Brett Kavanaugh’s use of the word ’emotional’ exposes a gross double standard

Emotional. This is the word Brett Kavanaugh employed in an op-ed to describe his behaviour during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. 

In an op-ed entitled “I Am an Independent, Impartial Judge” published in the Wall Street Journal, Kavanaugh characterised his conduct in the hearing as “emotional,” perhaps, “too emotional at times.” He prefaced this statement by saying that his testimony was a reflection of his “deep distress at the unfairness of how this allegation” of sexual assault was handled. Here, he is attempting to justify his behaviour and convince the American public that he is fit to serve. That he is, as the headline says, an “impartial judge.” Read more…

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