#women judges

[importantwomensbirthdays]

Vanessa Gilmore

Judge Vanessa Gilmore was born in 1956 in St. Albans, New York. In 1994, Gilmore was appointed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. At the time, she was the youngest sitting federal judge in the country. During her time on the bench, Gilmore presided over several high-profile cases, including litigation stemming from the Enron scandal. She retired from the bench in 2022. Gilmore is the co-author if A Boy Named Rocky, a book for the children of incarcerated parents, and has written three other books.

Image source: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

[womensjudgesday]

"Inclusive justice = resilient justice" exploring questions.

The 3rd annual "Women in Justice/for Justice" high-level event to celebrate the International Day of Women Judges will be opened by H.E. Ms. Alma Zadić, Minister of Justice of Austria, and Ms. Ghada Waly, UNODC Executive Director, and will feature a discussion with high-level experts from different regions on the theme "Inclusive justice = resilient justice" exploring questions.

Watch the International Day of Women Judges - Women in/for Justice Initiative

"Inclusive justice = resilient justice" exploring questions.

[papermariosuggestion]

[fictionadventurer]

Maybe the problem with Christian fiction is that it's non-denominational. People are just "Christian", with no effort put into showing what practicing that religion looks like for them specifically. No indication that there are other Christians who could have different beliefs. No wrestling with differing ideas and the struggle of how one should live out their Christian faith. And that makes it unrealistic and unrelatable.

[crackwhorism]

if hearing a girl criticize consumerism and beauty/makeup/anti-body hair culture or even just saying they don't like wearing makeup or shaving or performing femininity immediately makes you label them a pick-me maybe that's your own conscience or internalised guilt projecting just sayin'. maybe she isn't the one who thinks you're anti-feminist for wearing makeup (let's face it she most probably doesn't because most people fucking wear makeup) but your visceral defensiveness at someone just existing outside conventional beauty standards says more about you than it probably does about them

[squarbies]

"oh daemon's wife is cheating on him-" IDGAF he groomed her i think rhaenyra gets to kiss girls without judgement thanks

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Results from the ‘Who is the tallest MDZS Character poll! Thank you all for voting!

[sagasolejma]

Me, charging in the front door: OH GREAT AND AWE-INSPIRING WITCH OF THE VALE, I SHALL REQUIRE THINE AID IN THE MYSTICAL ARTS!!!!

*swoons into her arms, caressing her cheek*

Alas oh illustrious and beautiful witch, mine body has been struck by a force of nature of the most foul and despicable sort, causing strange black growths to pierce mine skin at the hour, leaving me in a horrid and unworthy state, fit only for life in the sewers where a monster like me shan't ever see the light of day again, never to once more know the tender touch and warmth of love... Could thou perhaps be persuaded to help an unfortunate soul like me, in her time of desperation and need?

The woman who's gonna do my laser hair removal: dude chill it's just body hair

[importantwomensbirthdays]

Amalya Kearse

Amalya Kearse was born in 1937 in Vauxhall, New Jersey. In 1979, Kearse was appointed and confirmed as a judge in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, where she still serves today. Before that, she had argued and won a case before the US Supreme Court. The same year she became a judge, she also became the first woman chosen as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In 1992, Kearse was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In addition to her illustrious legal career, Kearse is also a world-class bridge player who has won five North American bridge championships and seven American Bridge Association championships.

[womensjudgesday]

Stories of Women Judges.

Progress in the Quest for Gender Parity in the Judiciary of The Gambia.

Women judges and women judicial leaders play an irreplaceable role in modern judiciary.

Significance of women judges and my contribution towards equality of access to justice.

[cry-ptidd]

How to serve a man

[uncanny-tranny]

At some point, I think people have to contend with the fact that misgendering isn't a completely a universally agreed upon concept in the specific sense that misgendering can be very personal.

What may be misgendering to you will not be to other trans people - even if they have the same gender as you. You may be misgendered if somebody used the wrong label to describe you (e.g., somebody calling you "girl," even if it is slang), but that does not mean that that will apply to everybody.

It's important to recognize this because so often, people will say things like, "you can't use this label/phrase/term for any trans person who is a [gender]! And if any trans person who is a [gender] uses those labels/phrases/terms, they're wrong and bad!" and that is simply too broad a generalization.

It's fine to be uncomfortable with certain things like this. It is fine if you don't want to be misgendered, and indeed, I share in that sentiment. However, that does not mean that your comforts and discomforts apply to all trans people or all trans people who share your gender. There's a difference in that, I think.

[sailing-ever-west]

The Vinsmoke men are misogynistic and it's so narratively important even though it's mostly subtext and never outright stated. None of them ever say anything against women specifically, and they don't seem to discriminate as far as who can be warriors, but their actions reek of it nonetheless and I can't stop thinking about it.

On the surface it seems like Sanji gives thought to treating women differently and the Vinsmokes don't, but it's clear through their actions that the only "equality" they're really upholding is that no gender is exempt from abuse and exploitation.

It's like when people say "well if you want equality, women should get drafted into the military too!" When the problem is that no one should be forced to join the military. That's basically exactly what Germa is doing.

Sanji's view of women is frequently flawed and a bit myopic, but he seeks to treat them with kindness and love and respect, whereas the Vinsmokes make no attempt at philosophy about women and just treat them horribly.

The most glaring example is probably Cosette, who they berated for making food they didn't like and then proceeded to beat unconscious solely to shatter her confidence and upset Sanji. And when Sanji is understandably enraged at their horrible abuse, they assume the reason is that he was physically attracted to her and didn't want the object of his attraction damaged (saying they didn't know he Liked her, and if the busted up face wasn't a dealbreaker they could make her Sanji's personal attendant, which also reaaally sounds like code for something else).

Another aspect is that despite having no emotions, the Vinsmoke brothers still seem to experience attraction to women. But it's not love in any sense of the word, just purely physical. They find Nami attractive, even wanting to arrange to keep her around when the Strawhats are captured by Big Mom (ew), and there's that scene of them and Judge in their private room surrounded by mostly drunken unconscious (and rather scantily dressed if I remember correctly) barmaids that were sent to them. Granted, nothing Happens in that scene, but the undertones are gross and we're only shown a small portion of the night. Whatever the case, it's clear that these women were not sent in to be equal, respectable company, but an objectified distraction to pair with alcohol, and were treated as such.

And then there are the internal family dynamics, which I think are the biggest and most important part.

To start, there's Reiju. On the surface she seems like she has the same status as her brothers, a modified Germa weapon capable of performing as her father wants. But whenever Judge talks about being proud of his children, he always emphasizes the triplets. Often he doesn't even mention Reiju, and his attention to the boys' training seems to be much closer than to hers. Her raid suit is also more sexualized, as though that's expected to be part of her arsenal. And of course, there's her name meaning "zero" while the boys are all numbered. She is the eldest, but she survives by being ignored, and it's clear that her father prefers her emotionless brothers. This feels symbolic as well since being emotional is often seen as a feminine trait, portrayed as a weakness. Judge hates weakness. And so he hates emotion, hates women.

But at the root of it all, really, is Sora. Sora who's choices and body and children were stolen from her for an abusive man's ideals about war and domination. We don't really get to know how much choice she had in her marriage, but given Judge's royal status and the fact that they obviously share zero values I think it would have to be a strategic political arrangement at best, and something she got no say in at worst.

The kids are all named in a numbering system, which also reeks of Judge not letting her into the decisions. And, of course, there is the absolutely horrific experience of being forced into prenatal surgery to genetically modify her children against her will, to the point that the only way she could exercise any agency was to poison herself in an attempt to save even one of them. She was literally just a baby-producing machine to Judge and it couldn't be more blatant.

The violent, self-centered, and misogynistic Vinsmoke brothers are born directly from a woman's choice being taken away from her. Kind, selfless, and loving Sanji is born directly from her one act of defiance, and then later saved by his sister's one act of defiance as well (after which, she was programmed to be obedient).

Basically, the Vinsmoke family is built and preserved on the abuse and exploitation of women, and Sanji is the black sheep for many reasons, but I suspect a rather large one is that he's the ultimate antithesis to that.

[bass-alien]

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