If you read or hear a subtle or overt reference to lesbians and softball, it is no joke

[Stinky The Clown]

It is a deliberate effort to show that Elena Kagan is gay. These stories do NOT surface so conveniently by accident.

[dipsydoodle]

1. At the risk of sounding thick

what's the association with softball ? Is it American slang ?

[Stinky The Clown]

6. Up into the sixties there were women pro fast pitch softball teams

Many of the women were butch acting and therefor, presumed to be gay.

[dipsydoodle]

12. Oh

We don't have softball teams in the UK and hence the question. Sounds to me as if the same accusation would be levelled at girls who play hockey then which of course would be complete crap. My sister is gay but doesn't play softball which presumably means she only thinks she's gay. :)

[ejpoeta]

2. first of all.... if she were gay. SO WHAT! secondly, why must rwers try to

call any woman who doesn't look like a playboy model a lesbian? i think i know why... their general feelings about women and their 'place'.

[dipsydoodle]

3. ditto

.

[Stinky The Clown]

4. I think you're right

Plus, they will look for ANY issue they can use to slam people. Truth is of no consequence. Push the meme, plant the doubt. That's all they're doing with this. It is a softening up tactic. Just to debase her a little.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. You ask "so what" and I ask "so what"?

THe goal is to smear her in a subtle way, Gay or not will not be the defining issue, but they intent to color her with it.

[zbdent]

8. the irony is that most of the people they're aiming to influence are

not too keen on figuring out "subtle" things ...

[madokie]

10. Its the same shit everytime

We are going to have to get off our asses and head to dc and let our voices be heard before there ever will be any changes. Then and only after a big fight will we maybe be able to stop this shit.
You go Stinky, Clowns are some of my favorite people, you know why, cause you're born a clown not made. Come to think of it just like our gay brothers and sisters who are born gay so who the hell can fault that. Gay bashing pisses me off to no end. And yes its as simple as that.

[EFerrari]

7. And the upshot is that they're control freaks

who need to make this person feel less than and in public. It could be any smear, their aim is simply that.

[HipChick]

9. I played on a female rugby team..

does that make me gay too? This is such horseshit...

[tavalon]

13. I don't know

Do you prefer to be in sexual relationships with women? Then, the answer is yes. Joking aside, it's of no consequence to me what our next Supreme Court Justice's sexual orientation is.

[malaise]

11. I think it speaks more to the American carricature of

female athletes and seeing liberals and leftists buy into this BS is frightening.
I still love sports and so do all my siblings. What the fuck does that have to do with anyone's sexuality. That is buying into patriarchy. How pathetic.