Video of Ted Cruz Asking 'Can I Be Asian?' to Jackson Viewed 3M Times
newsweek.comSupreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson if he could be an Asian man during the third day of her confirmation hearing on Wednesday has gone viral, with more than 3.24 million views as of Thursday morning.Jackson was put forward by U.S.
President Joe Biden for the position on February 25, making her the first Back female nominee for the court.Cruz has been pressing the D.C.
judge on critical race theory and how it originated at their shared alma mater Harvard Law School. The theory is the academic framework that racism has existed in many structures and systems throughout American history, including in the justice and political system.
However, Republican lawmakers have sought to give the term a broader meaning, applying it to any education that involves teaching about race and intersectionality.Cruz also challenged Jackson to define what a woman is, bringing up issues of trans rights.In a video of the hearing shared widely on social media, Cruz asks Jackson: "Under the modern leftist sensibilities, if I decide right now that I'm a woman and apparently I'm a woman, does that mean that I would have article 3 standing to challenge a gender-based restriction?"Jackson says that those kinds of issues are going through the court and that she could not comment on them.Cruz continues: "If I can change my gender, if I can be a woman and an hour later decide I'm not a woman anymore I guess I would lose article 3 standing?
