Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson shocked the world on Tuesday when she humbly admitted during her confirmation hearing that she, a person without a biology degree, has absolutely no idea what a woman is.
Of course, conservatives mocked her for this, since everybody knows what a woman is.
But never fear: USA Today came to the rescue!!!
That's right, "experts say Jackson's answer was scientifically sound," and "there is no sufficient way to clearly define what makes someone a woman." So Jackson is in the clear on this one! And she's technically correct! Case closed, everyone.
Scientists, gender law scholars and philosophers of biology said Jackson's response was commendable, though perhaps misleading. It's useful, they say, that Jackson suggested science could help answer Blackburn's question, but they note that a competent biologist would not be able to offer a definitive answer either. Scientists agree there is no sufficient way to clearly define what makes someone a woman, and with billions of women on the planet, there is much variation.
Gender law scholars, people! Gender law scholars and philosophers of biology. They said that Jackson's response was totally legit.
"Scientists agree there is no sufficient way to clearly define what makes someone a woman."
You may think you know what a woman is, but you don't. Gender law scholars and philosophers of biology do… or they don't (not sure).
More from USA Today:
While traditional notions of sex and gender suggest a simple binary – if you are born with a penis, you are male and identify as a man and if you are born with a vagina, you are female and identify as a woman – the reality, gender experts say, is more complex.
"There isn't one single 'biological' answer to the definition of a woman. There's not even a singular biological answer to the question of 'what is a female,'" Jordan-Young said.
There you go, conservatives. According to USA Today, Jackson was right all along about what a woman is.
And USA Today knows an awful lot about women...
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