Kavanaugh Can Join Thomas.

[Joods]

By this logic, then she should have been angry too. Can you imagine being sexually assaulted at age 15 and not being able to tell anyone? Can you imagine bravely stepping out to the whole world and describing in graphic detail, events that have been burned in your mind? Events that will never go away. Can you imagine coming out and receiving death threats and having to relocate your family? Pulling your children out of schools because of threats on their lives? You bravely stood up and as a result your family and your career have been nearly ripped to shreds. Reporters flocked to her home, invaded her classroom under the guise of being a student, only to try and get an interview with an accuser who wanted to remain anonymous.

Yet through all of her testimony and the barrage of questions, and despite having to relive that moment, she retained her composure and behaved 1000% better than Kavanaugh. She answered every question put to her. He failed to do so. He answered questions with questions and at times, refused to answer some questions at all. His entire opening statement was riddled with attacks towards the democratic party and his behavior was not appropriate for someone deserving of a lifetime appointment in a seat of judicial power. He acted like someone guilty of the accusations against him. 

During all his time as a lawyer, he failed to do exactly what is expected of any client: He failed to keep his composure during a hearing.

This is reminiscent of the debate here regarding toxic masculinity.  His aggressiveness in attacking the charges actually undermines his credibility on that issue, towards which his only defense was that, in a redacted report, his aggressiveness there was explained by the context.  I think this goes to the point that as a man he is culturally conditioned to display strength in different ways than Ford as a woman is.  I don't find that difference a compelling reason to doubt his credibility.  If he was wrongly accused, it is culturally appropriate to respond with aggression if you are a man.

Maybe in other settings, this would be true. Given the above then, if based on masculinity, he rightfully showed aggression, then based on femininity she should have been a hot emotional mess, right? 

I just don't think that a man in his 50's showed the maturity and restraint that he should have showed. This wasn't a trial. It is a job interview for a lifetime appointment, in a position of being able to make judgment calls on the lives of others. Being angry because it's culturally acceptable simply because he has a peen is, in my opinion, a bs excuse. 

If he wanted people to think positively of him, he should have behaved better.