Looks like I'm not the only black woman who noticed Barrett's condescending tone toward Kamala

[StarfishSaver]

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[rurallib]

1. WOW - I wasn't listening that close - will have to try to find a video.

[Walleye]

2. Well I am white I noticed it right away. She didn't even try to hide it. Seen it so many times

I thought she condescended to Sen. Booker and Sen. Hirono as well. Maybe I’m being overly sensitive

[George II]

22. I loved it when she said to Hirono "I don't remember my exact words", to which Hirono said...

..."I'm quoting you!"

[saidsimplesimon]

26. Senator Hirono is a treasure.

[George II]

27. She is so calm and deliberate and understated. But she goes right for the throat!

[Tumbulu]

39. I observed that as well.

I did not catch it listening to NPR, but when watching it, wow- very obvious to me.

I just was infuriated be her condescension and rudeness.

Contrast how she replied to Senator Feinstein to see it visible on display.

[dchill]

3. It's the original, intended way.

[unblock]

8. Lol

[Spazito]

4. Yep, Barrett's tone absolutely was absolutely contemptuous...

when she was responding to Kamala. It was disgusting and revealed just who Barrett really is, a rabid right wing bigot, imo.

[Olafjoy]

5. My mom and I were commenting on how much snippier she was to the Democratic female Senators

She was absolutely the rudest and most condescending and sarcastic to Kamala. ❤️❤️❤️ How conehead walked right into Kamala’s trap of admitting that she thought climate change was debatable. Also, she is a law professor and doesn’t know the 5 freedoms protected by the First Amendment?

[Walleye]

7. Snippy is the word that came to my mind for sure

[barbtries]

20. we'll soon have a judge on the supreme court

who doesn't know the constitution. ain't that a kick in the ass

[beachbumbob]

6. I noticed, its pretty typical reaction of entitled white female having to put up with a black woman

who is WAY smarter than she is

[hlthe2b]

9. Race was definitely part of it, but her condescension flared with Klobuchar and others

I've dealt with "holier than thou," yet barely qualified (or fully unqualified) and thus insecure women being promoted to push the agendas of the men in power all my life. She is the epitome of it. Many a woman professional fights the urge to conclude that women can be (and often are) our worse enemies in the workplace as a result.

But yeah, I do think there is some deeply rooted racism in her makeup as well. She tried to appear more pleasant with Corey Booker (and hell he is so personable, why wouldn't you?), but her condescension came through there too.

[StarfishSaver]

10. One tweeter referred to it as the "slave master's wife voice"

[Demsrule86]

17. What concerns me is this woman who obviously has bigotry in her soul...is raising

Black children. It strikes me as horrible. I can't imagine what they must go through with her.

[StarfishSaver]

24. Did you see how she talked about her children?

She raved about the intelligence and talents of her white children while talking about her black children like they were charity cases.

[Demsrule86]

30. Yes I did. I was horrified. She is a monster.

[Illumination]

40. So maybe she IS using her black children as props? With 7 children, there's got to be lots of

dysfunction in that family...

[jcgoldie]

11. Yeah I was noticing

The way she spits “Senator Harris” was pretty striking.

She was probably also scared though if she watched Kamala destroy Kavanaugh.

[Blaukraut]

13. Most of the time, she only called her "Senator".

I noticed that right away. Not so with Klobuchar and Feinstein. She would always address them by their full title.

[Big Blue Marble]

14. I agree that she was fearful of Senator Harris.

She knew or had been warned to watch out for her questioning.

I saw both fear and contempt in her body language. She is livid that she has
to sit through these questioning by the Democrats when she is the golden gold
of the Right.

[pwb]

12. But she loves Justice Thomas

and his white wife?

[Polybius]

15. As a black man, I don't think that was the reason

She had a condescending tone against the Senators who weren't afraid to hammer her with tough questions and statements, such as Harris and Amy Klobuchar. On the other hand, Dianne Feinstein, Chris Coons, and Cory Booker were super nice to her and are all very personable, so she was not condescending towards them. I'm not criticizing these three Senators in any way. They are incredibly good human beings, and have reached out towards the aisle many times.

Harris and Klobuchar on the other hand are no nonsense/no-BS type Senators. They are great debaters and don't sugar-coat things with Republicans. They know they are their adversaries, and don't want to be friends with them.

[StarfishSaver]

25. As a black woman, I disagree with you

You may not have experienced that particular rone and demeanor from white women, but I have - many many times - and so have other black women.

Not to say you haven't gotten shade from white women, but it may have been couched differently because of your gender. But black women recognized it from Barrett immediately.

[Polybius]

31. I've experienced a lot of racism too from white women

I live in a mostly white area too, so it can be tough. Anyway, in this instance, she gave the same tone to Amy, so she was consistent. She did not give that tone to Booker, Coons, or Feinstein, because they were exceptionally nice to her. Not to say Harris was at fault, just saying that she's a total no-BS type person, as is Amy. They don't pretend to be friends with Republicans.

[StarfishSaver]

42. I still differ with you, as do many other black women who heard it

Her manner toward Kamala was distinctly different than it was to any of the other white women or men speaking to her. And it wasn't because they were "nicer" to her than Kamala was. And her manner was different than it was with Amy.

I am certain you have experienced lots of racism from white women. Most black people have. But black women are treated differently than black men or white women are. We know it when we see it.

[Bettie]

16. I'm white as can be and I noticed it

she copped an attitude with all of the Democratic women, but with Senators Harris and Hirono she was particularly snotty.

[cwydro]

18. I haven't been able to watch much.

Barrett’s voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

Any clips anywhere?

[PunkinPi]

19. FTR, Mitali is Indian-American, I've been following her for a while.

But, the sentiment is accurate as many WOC (myself included) can attest.

[Lonestarblue]

21. When she was responding to the question about climate change, she was particularly offensive.

Her weird little smile made me want to smack her. Barrett demonstrated only one thing that I saw or heard during these hearings. She is ignorant of the law but is thoroughly accomplished with her “BS” degree for using a lot of words and saying absolutely nothing.

[George II]

23. She was probably coached to do that because Harris is running against trump/Pence.

[Nasruddin]

28. This time next year

Maybe Mrs Barrett will adopt a different tone at her impeachment hearing.

[jaxexpat]

38. What a delicious image. But alas, it's siren song was so palate pleasing that I forgot to savor it.

I just gulped it down like rare scarce water in a relentlessly thirsty desert. Also, do look forward to ruminating over it and other tasty yet overdue images as the seasons proceed.

A toast, that some will find the new year VERY uncomfortable. Oh, and, cheers.

[GoCubsGo]

29. I wonder if she treats her adopted children the same way.

[Native]

32. I noticed right away..And she did it every night.

[dalton99a]

33. It was quite obvious.

[Hekate]

34. Appreciate all of you in this thread for listening to what I (& my husband) could not stomach...

My husband said her voice was like “fingernails on a chalkboard,” & neither of us wanted to have this performance on until we were sure it was over, so I just clicked in and out during the day with the mute on, hoping for a break.

Barrett is about as bad as she possibly can be, then.

She follows in the footsteps of nominations/appointments to the SCOTUS by the GOP that are blisteringly insulting to the intelligence of any thinking American — like filling Thurgood Marshall’s vacancy with Clarence Thomas. Now they’re going to fill Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s vacancy with this appalling creature.

That’s a helluva legacy.

[Iggo]

35. Harris. (n/t)

[Upthevibe]

36. StarfishSaver....

You are not the only person who noticed that. It's absolutely disgusting.....

[speaknow]

37. You are so right not only nasty

in tone but giving Senator Harris nasty looks.
Senator Harris is terrific and she's going to be
a great President. Stay safe Senator Harris, the Country
needs you!

[Catherine Vincent]

41. Maybe she was afraid Senator Harris would make her cry