Since being nominated, and in spite of impressive credentials and poise, Amy Coney Barrett has been attacked for her experience as Justice Scalia's clerk, her religion, having five children by birth, and adopting two children from Haiti.
However, some appear to be upset most by Sen. John Kennedy (R - La.). Taking a break from more serious inquiries, Kennedy -- who'll almost certainly vote to confirm -- asked Barrett who does the laundry in her house. Barrett laughed, but some had a "visceral reaction" to what they deemed a sexist question.
Clearly, he asked this due to Barrett's (comparatively) large family, not her gender. (Doesn't this question imply that Kennedy doesn't assume who does the laundry?) There is precedent for lighthearted questions during confirmation hearings -- for example, when Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked Elena Kagan which Twilight character she preferred.
Attacks on Barrett -- such as that from this member of the sisterhood, who said that Barrett has a "clown-car vagina" -- emanate from the left...selective, manufactured outrage notwithstanding.
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