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Senator Cory Booker delivered an emotional speech during the confirmation hearings, invoking figures like Beyonce and Venus Williams to praise Judge Jackson's resilience. Adam and Mo critique the speech as "phony" and "patronizing," with Mo specifically highlighting Booker's story about a woman wanting to "touch him" because he was close to Jackson as an attempt to project a sense of divinity onto the nominee.
The story of Saartjie Baartman (the "Hottentot Venus") is detailed, describing how she was paraded around 19th-century Europe as a freak show attraction due to her physical features. The hosts note the Dutch connection to her name and the derogatory origins of the term "Hottentot." They argue that modern celebrities like Megan Thee Stallion are being positioned as modern versions of this historical objectification.
