The Trials Of Ms Americana -

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No trials better expose the legal and symbolic prosecution of Ms. Americana than the Senate testimonies of Anita Hill (1991) and Christine Blasey Ford (2018). Both women came forward as credible, reluctant accusers against Supreme Court nominees. Both were subjected to national ridicule, character dissection, and accusations of political motive. Hill was called “erratic” and “obsessive”; Ford was mocked for memory gaps and emotional demeanor. In each case, the real trial was not of the nominee, but of the woman’s right to be believed. Ms. Americana, when she accuses a powerful man, becomes a traitor to the nation’s comfort. the trials of ms americana