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Let’s recap. 1) Chua wrote a much cited WSJ op-Ed supporting SCOTUS nomination of toxic, alleged rapist Brett Kavanaugh saying he was a great mentor for women, including her daughter she made a character in the Tiger Mom book. https://abovethelaw.com/2018/07/yale-prof-promotes-brett-kavanaughs-extraordinary-ability-to-hire-her-daughter/">https://abovethelaw.com/2018/07/y... https://twitter.com/je_rhee/status/1381239195616878592">https://twitter.com/je_rhee/s...
2) Chua absurdly argued promoting Kavanaugh went against her own self-interest because her daughter was clerking for Kavanaugh & for the brief moment would be reassigned if Brett went to SCOTUS. Sophia said she “won’t be applying to SCOTUS anytime soon” & praised her “brave mom” https://twitter.com/schuarubenfeld/status/1017808434371219458">https://twitter.com/schuarube...
3) Not anytime soon” doesn’t mean what it did in my days so Tiger daughter left Starship Troopers & got a clerkship with the “I like beer” judge the following year. But so much more had been revealed by then... https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/06/tiger-mom-amy-chua-daughter-clerkship-brett-kavanaugh.html">https://slate.com/news-and-...
4) Former Yale students said Chua & white Tiger dad told them they could dress to exude a “model-like” femininity to help them win a post in Kavanaugh’s chambers. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/20/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-yale-amy-chua">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...
5) Source also said Chua “invited a group of students she mentored to a bar last year to discuss clerkships. The conversation turned to a high-profile #MeToo 
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6) The Dad/Husband (& best-selling pulp novelist who made Chua want to get into trade book game) was under investigation for sexual harassment & last year the inquiry concluded with his suspension for reported attempted assault. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/nyregion/jed-rubenfeld-yale.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/2...
7)This scrutiny, which YLS students felt should end with Rubenfeld’s termination, is context for Chua’s interaction with students being monitored & restricted. Her “I like beer” response is bad enough but her “I’m a mentor to Asian Am women” is repulsive https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2020/10/12/law-students-demand-rubenfelds-permanent-removal-greater-transparency/">https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2020...
8) And as others pointed out, Chua & Rubenfeld did more of their flimsy decontextualized arguments about the model minority in this purportedly global take on the role of "culture" in success. https://www.salon.com/2014/02/13/the_dangerous_myth_of_the_triple_package_what_amy_chua_gets_wrong_about_asian_american_communities/">https://www.salon.com/2014/02/1...
9) It& #39;s a dangerous game. Chua mentored JD Vance, who now reportedly seeks to be GOP senator & recently defended Tucker after he was chastised for promoting "white replacement" conspiracy theory. After Trump won, Vance used his model minority... https://twitter.com/DanDhoust24/status/1381310723721064448?s=20">https://twitter.com/DanDhoust...
10) bootstraps narrative as a white Appalachian to advance right-wing discourse of "underclass" culture (see it& #39;s ok if he spreads stereotypes about his "own" people rather than urban African Americans who Chas Murray & prior books attacked) https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/06/hillbilly-elegy-mentor/529443/">https://www.theatlantic.com/business/...
11) Vance heralds Tucker as courageous foe of cancel culture. It& #39;s a far right ruse. Just like Chua& #39;s Asian narrative isn& #39;t about Asians, his narrative isn& #39;t about Appalachians: it& #39;s just to bolster right-wing, neoliberal ideology about "underclass" https://secondnexus.com/tucker-carlson-jd-vance-replacement">https://secondnexus.com/tucker-ca...
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