Blog 28

Sonia Sotomayor, an intelligent woman from the Hispanic decent, experienced harsh criticism by a republican writer, Jeffrey Rosen. Being a woman in a superior position can bring a lot of criticism, judgment, and media attention. Sonia Sotomayor is now a member of the Supreme Court. She has experienced many negative comments and stereotypes because she is a woman and is also Puerto Rican. Some men do not believe that women should hold the same power as they do. I believe Sonia Sotomayor is being criticized only because men are afraid that it will be a turning point for women and minorities. In the report that Jeffrey Rosen presented stated a lot of negative critiques about Sonia Sotomayor. It explained however, that Sonia Sotomayor was “too vain, too temperamental, and too stupid.” She was critique in this way only because she is a woman. Men feel the need that women should prove their intelligence. Men believe that women are incompetent until proven otherwise. Jeffrey Rosen proposed this information to the media after he cropped out quotes. The actual documents that was given to him also had presented how Sonia Sotomayor was smart. By Jeffrey Rosen not presenting this information and only presenting the negative critiques, proved how men do not want women to be seen as competent. They describe Sonia Sotomayor as temperamental. This reflects on how men and women are portrayed. Sonia Sotomayor is not allowed to be toughed because if she portrays to be tough then according to men, she is considered to be temperamental. However, it is allowed for men to be toughed. If a male judge is tough then they are portrayed positively. In the report it compares Sonia Sotomayor to Scalia. Since Scalia is a male, it is ok for him to ask hard questions, be tough, and “duel harshly with litigants.” However, if Sonia Sotomayor does exactly the same thing she is picked out to be mean, too harsh, temperamental, and difficult.