Is the backlash against Kagan due to subconcious homophobia?

[apples and oranges]

I see a lot more negative posts about Kagan than I saw about Sotomayor. I wonder if subconcious homophobia might be a factor?

[Truth2Tell]

1. no nt

[saltpoint]

2. I think the long view will see two entirely qualified, strong,

intelligent women chosen by this President because both deeply earned their appointments.

The Family Research Council can howl and squawk all they want.

[caledesi]

18. Well said! nt

[Hissyspit]

3. No. nt

[WCGreen]

4. No....

[MUAD_DIB]

5. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm............

No.

[Hannah Bell]

6. yes, right, it's because everyone's a subconscious homophobe.

the dead-end of identity politics.

[Odin2005]

7. Not liking Centrist Corporatists makes me a Homophobic bigot?:

:eyes:

[lonestarnot]

8. Fuck no.

:eyes: I want a fucking flaming lib on the damn Court. Does that make me a homophobe? :wtf:

[TexasObserver]

9. Ridiculous. She's bad on some key issues.

Isn't that obvious? She's terrible on key issues about government excess, a topic dear to most progressives.

[Egnever]

10. Is she a lesbian?

[Iggo]

11. No. It's because she's black. (n/t)

[Jennicut]

12. Not seeing that. If anything, she has not "come out" and that is an issue for some.

I think most people on DU have legitimate disagreements with her nomination. The Rethugs on the other hand...

[frustrated_lefty]

13. I didn't know she was gay.

[pnwmom]

19. Her orientation is unknown, but there are "suspicions."

[fortune]

14. Glenn Greenwald is gay

Yet he has opposed Kagan based on her very thin public record. That's an argument against your theory.

[havocmom]

15. um, no

:eyes:

[Toucano]

16. Barking up the wrong tree.

I think the opposition to her is based on her positions, her experience, etc.

[ultracase24]

17. when did you stop beating your wife?

:eyes:

[defendandprotect]

20. If she's gay, I think that would be a plus . . . it's everything else she is which concerns me!!

[Oregone]

21. Are you claiming she is gay?

What type of stereotypes are you running with that would lead you to draw that conclusion out of your ass?

[apples and oranges]

22. One doesn't need to be gay to be a victim of homophobia