Opponents of Jackson’s nomination seem intent on using misinformation to stoke fear about a Black women in power by intentionally conjuring images of chaos in the streets and child endangerment.
Since “hurting children is one of the worst things you can say someone is doing. It’s an easy way to demonize your enemy,” . It is an especially stinging accusation against women, who are expected to embody feminine virtues of caretaking and nurturing, and who can be subjected to punishing pushback for pursuing positions that were formerly exclusive bastions of male authority, such as the presidency or a seat on the Supreme Court.
Crying “soft on crime” is a classic conservative clarion call, particularly with racial overtones. In addition to the spurious allegations about inadequate sentencing for child pornography offenders by Hawley and others, Senator Marsha Blackburn alleged that Jackson had advocated for 1,500 D.C. criminal defendants to be released “,” mischaracterizing a concern that Judge Jackson had expressed regarding prisoners early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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