Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was suddenly able to define the word âwomanâ when it came to her status as a black female Supreme Court justice.
During her Senate Judiciary confirmation hearings in 2022, Jackson was asked by Sen. Marsha Blackburn "Can you provide a definition for the word âwoman?â"
"Can I provide a definition? No, I canât," she infamously responded, adding that he wasnât a biologist in widely ridiculed comments.
But that all apparently changed this week.
During her first interview since joining the Supreme Court, Jackson was asked by PBSâs Geoff Bennett âAs the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, how do you perceive your role in the broader context of American history and progress?â
And miraculously, Jackson didnât question Bennettâs use of the word woman, or even appear confused by what one is. This comes despite Jackson never having obtained a biology degree in the past two years.
âWell, it definitely demonstrates progress, I think. So many people have received my appointment in that light. I'm the first Black woman, as you say, but not the first Black woman who could have done this jobâ she said. âI think about Constance Baker Motley, who I talk about in the book and who was a role model for me. She was the first African American federal judge. And she argued something like 11 cases in the Supreme Court.
Previously, Jackson appeared on The View where she said that Kamala Harris as the Democrat nominee gives black and south Asian women âhope.â And once more, she did so without any hesitancy as to what the word woman means.
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