Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has received mixed reviews after making a surprise cameo as “Queen Mab” in the Broadway musical “And Juliet.”
Some social media users called Jackson's performance “humane,” while others called it “disgusting” and “embarrassing,” unbecoming of a sitting Supreme Court member.
Written by modern playwright David West Read, & Juliet is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet,” in which Juliet does not commit suicide and instead follows her life as an independent young woman. Explore different scenarios to explore. The musical features a character named Mae, who is Juliet's best friend and identifies as non-binary.
Mr. Jackson joined a cast that included TikTok star Charli D'Amelio and other Broadway performers for a one-off performance at New York's Stephen Sondheim Theater on Saturday night, making him the first Supreme Court justice to perform on Broadway. It became.
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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson smiles during a meeting with Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) at the U.S. Capitol on March 31, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
She wore jeans, an all-blue outfit with a corset and a floral hat. In one clip of her performance, her character excitedly yells, “Female empowerment sucks!” and in another, she sings the Backstreet Boys' “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely.” are.
In an Instagram post announcing the cameo, the “& Juliet” marketing team said Jackson's performance fulfilled a lifelong dream of “becoming the first black female Supreme Court justice on Broadway.” Ta.
However, her decision to appear on stage was not well received by many people.
Conservative influencer Aryn Wexler said of It’s disgusting and it’s also the biggest DEI.”
“This is a sitting SCOTUS judge. It's a lifetime appointment,” conservative influencer account Gunther Eagleman responded. “I'm speechless.”
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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and her husband Patrick Jackson stand in the front plaza of the Supreme Court Building after their investiture ceremony on Friday, September 30, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Amanda Andrade Rose/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Conservative commentator Liz Wheeler wrote, “Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is in the Broadway show & Juliet, a 'queer' version of Romeo and Juliet…so no, Ketanji Brown Jackson. When Brown Jackson refused to define “what a woman is,'' she said at her Senate confirmation hearing that she was not a great legal mind, but still promotes damaging information. radical leftist DEI was a neo-Marxist, anti-women transgender ideology.”
Influencer Colin Rugg responded: “I wish our country wasn't run by weird theater boys.”
“This is so embarrassing,” LibsofTikTok posted.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk jokingly suggested to Jackson that he should “sing her verdict.”
Democrats have attacked conservative Supreme Court justices, but have long ignored the ethics problems of liberal justices.
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
However, Jackson's performance was not widely derided. Former New York Congressman George Santos responded, “I love this! It humanizes a part of government that has not been humanized before! This partnership has been great!”
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Former Kamala Harris campaign writer Victor See called the performance “the most epic video I've ever seen.”
“Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson performed on Broadway, and some of her Republican colleagues would have spent this time on a plane with billionaires,” he continued. “It's so cool. It's so refreshing. Justice Jackson is awesome.”
Since being appointed by President Biden in 2022, Jackson has consistently cast liberal votes on the Supreme Court.
