Saturday, April 4, 2020

Judge Brett Kavanaugh cool open

When I saw this video, I had a lot of fun since the senators asked Kavanaught several questions. He was going to be eligible a judge of the supreme court. Every time, he was asked a question, he said he likes "American" beer. On the other hand, while the prosecutor wanted to speak, she was always interrupted. I think that people act according to their ethnic origin since it is their way of behaving in that way. In this funny video, the judge has a strong attitude since when the senators asked him specific questions he answers them in a different and funny way. At the end of the conference, he is asked if, after all the questions asked, he wants to be the representative of the Supreme Court. He responds in an angry way that so much effort will not be for pleasure.
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  1. steph gApril 4, 2020 at 8:45 PM

    I remember that whole situation with Kavanaugh. With that in mind, this story helps bring into focus a little bit of what fraternity culture is like, women’s place in their “club” and how they regard women generally. I suppose in this story women weren’t violently objectified and nobody seems to be outright disrespectful or too demeaning of the female characters the way they were in the multiple accounts by those familiar with Kavanaugh from his high school and college years. I read an interesting article during the time of Kavanaugh’s hearing (actually I don’t even think it was considered a “hearing”) about how the humiliation of women was an important part of male bonding (in the context of fraternities). It gave me a lot to think about!

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    1. Prof. John TalbirdApril 20, 2020 at 11:04 AM

      Yes, rereading this story made me think about the Kavanaugh hearing and this SNL skit. Matt Damon is really exaggerating what actually happened at the Kavanaugh hearing, not really making up anything. The way he alternately cried and shouted in anger, the way he sentimentally talked about his pals, using nicknames, strikes me as emblematic of frat culture which can often shift between homoeroticism and toxic masculinity.

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