Andrew Wolfson reports on Tim Philpot’s Public Reprimand

   Outspoken judge on gay marriage sanctioned Andrew Wolfson , @adwolfson 11:14 a.m. ET Jan. 9, 2017 A conservative Family Court judge who has called gay marriage an “oxymoron” like “jumbo shrimp” has been sanctioned by the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission.The agency issued a public reprimand against Fayette Circuit Judge Timothy Philpot, saying it received…

Judge Philpot’s White Savior Complex

1. INTRODUCTION “White Savior Complex” refers to a common trope, prevalent throughout much of US popular culture, which validates white superiority by depicting individuals who heroically rescue “less developed” cultures through dissemination of “western” values and wisdom: https://matadornetwork.com/change/4-ways-americans-taught-white-savior-complex-can/ Judge Philpot writes about his mystical spiritual experiences in India in his autobiographical novel “Judge Z” and…

Attitude towards successful men: Part 3

It is difficult to convincingly label Judge Philpot as either misogynist or anti-male through his public actions because there are more subtle layers of bias underlying his decisions in individual cases. His dichotomous attitude towards women has already been explored from the Madonna/Whore complex perspective in this blog: (http://judgephilpot.blogspot.com/2017/01/dichotomy-in-judge-philpots-attitude.html). Judge Philpot’s conscious and subconscious attitudes…

Attitude towards successful men: Part 2

It is difficult to convincingly label Judge Philpot as either misogynist or anti-male through his public actions because there are more subtle layers of bias underlying his decisions in individual cases. His dichotomous attitude towards women has already been explored from the Madonna/Whore complex perspective in this blog: (http://judgephilpot.blogspot.com/2017/01/dichotomy-in-judge-philpots-attitude.html). Judge Philpot’s conscious and subconscious attitudes…

Attitude towards successful men: Part 1

It is difficult to convincingly label Judge Philpot as either misogynist or anti-male through his public actions because there are more subtle layers of bias underlying his decisions in individual cases. His dichotomous attitude towards women has already been explored from the Madonna/Whore complex perspective in this blog: (http://judgephilpot.blogspot.com/2017/01/dichotomy-in-judge-philpots-attitude.html). Judge Philpot’s conscious and subconscious attitudes…