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Shortly after the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford regarding sexual assault allegations against him, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh took the hot seat to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
While Dr. Ford's testimony was widely regarded as credible, measured, and ultimately human, Judge Kavanaugh appeared enraged, frequently interrupting senators and in some cases, replying to their questions with the same question.
To many, a recently viral photo is summing it up well.
every woman in this pic tho https://t.co/6Y2SvY4YlU— Gustavo Luis (@Gustavo Luis) 1538079878.0
As Kavanaugh appears to sneer, the women behind him—including his mother Martha and wife Ashley—appear horrified.
A closer look:
Interestingly enough, nearly all the women in the picture support Kavanaugh's confirmation. From left to right, the women are Kavanaugh's mother Judge Martha Kavanaugh, friend Martha Cox Kaplan, wife Ashley Kavanaugh, friend Suzanne Mattan and former clerk Zina Bash.
The moment is only a snapshot, but from this picture Twitter users read a thousand words.
the faces of the women behind kavanaugh are absolutely unreal https://t.co/8wCtT4NHtI— RODB (@RODB) 1538082787.0
So, filling the space behind Kavanaugh with women seems to have backfired pretty spectacularly. https://t.co/3ncpOXELcM— ITMFA Sandra Swan (@ITMFA Sandra Swan) 1538082981.0
I won’t retweet a pic of Kavanaugh’s whiny tantrum rapistface so here’s two women sitting behind him at the hearing. https://t.co/T3b842tGXb— I'm That Hazel🕯️ (@I'm That Hazel🕯️) 1538085127.0
The women behind Judge Kavanaugh are wearing their thoughts on their faces. https://t.co/s8nSd6gRja— Chrιs Μarvεl✊🏽 (@Chrιs Μarvεl✊🏽) 1538082651.0
The faces reflect many of the thoughts shared by women on Twitter throughout the hearing.
I think lots of us—men and women alike—have come across entitled douchey frat boys who regard women as playthings.… https://t.co/Yqjl3qkGDP— Linda (@Linda) 1538086091.0
It's pretty clear from this testimony that Kavanaugh is using the "Trump Sexual Assault for Dummies Playbook: Deny… https://t.co/bqQFh7gS85— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@Holly Figueroa O'Reilly) 1538086213.0
Someone who works at a text therapy app tells me that they’ve been overwhelmed today because of the Kavanaugh hearing.— Ema O'Connor (@Ema O'Connor) 1538086128.0
There was a marked difference between Kavanaugh's temperament and that of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
Throughout the hearing, Dr. Ford was hesitant to interrupt, quick to clarify, and showed no combativeness.
Shortly after Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) mentioned her violently alcoholic father, she asked Brett Kavanaugh if he'd ever blacked out or otherwise lost memory due to drinking. Brett Kavanaugh instead replied, "Have you?". After a break, he returned and apologized to Senator Klobuchar.
Women were quick to pick up on the differences of behavior expected from a woman versus a man.
For men + women, it’s a different experience to speak before this nearly all-male panel: Ford was careful to be a… https://t.co/D8hHfcQxhP— Rebecca Ballhaus (@Rebecca Ballhaus) 1538085935.0
with Ford there was no yelling, no interrupting. That doesn't work for R's so they resort to yelling, histrionics,… https://t.co/UnFVtBE4xj— Jennifer Rubin (@Jennifer Rubin) 1538086113.0
If Brett Kavanaugh were a woman, they’d be calling this performance “hysterical.”— shauna (@shauna) 1538076743.0
Similarly, Kavanaugh frequently lamented the ways in which his and his family's lives and reputations had been destroyed by the allegations. Unlike even Republican senators, he did not acknowledge the insults and threats with which Christine Blasey Ford was met after coming forward with allegations against him.
Many saw Kavanaugh's belligerence as indicative of violent tendencies cited by some of his accusers.
Kavanaugh really does seem like a violent and angry man.— Jeff Hauser (@Jeff Hauser) 1538085085.0
People who react like Kavanaugh, with nothing but anger and violent screaming, have never been held accountable for… https://t.co/c5m910ZGSF— Jennifer Scheurle (@Jennifer Scheurle) 1538082202.0
Sure is hard to believe that Kavanaugh could be a violent drunk— LondonLee (@LondonLee) 1538085239.0
The hearing is ongoing and it's unclear if the scheduled confirmation vote will happen tomorrow as Senate Judiciary Republicans plan. However, there's been one hysterical person to testify. It wasn't the woman.