So now we judge Supreme Court nominees by the way they sit? Come on! Robin Givhan was roundly and appropriately criticized in this article for criticizing not just Elena Kagan’s fashion sense but also that she likes to sit with both feet on the floor, rather than demurely crossing at the ankles. And from this, Ms. Givhan makes a series of
innuendos about her sexuality.

Well, I don’t find her wardrobe, her makeup, her haircut, or her sexual identity (which has nothing to do with any of the above anyway–if Ms. Givhan hasn’t ever met a short-haired straight woman who sits with her feet on the floor, I can introduce her to a bunch) to be the least bit relevant to her future performance on the Supreme Court. Let’s talk about her accomplishments in law, whether it matters that –like William Rhenquist and others–she has not been a judge in a lower court, and how she might be expected to shape future judicial decisions.

Let’s face it–if she’s on the court, she’ll be wearing the “fashion statement” of a long shapeless black robe anyway .