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MrScorpio

(73,630 posts)
Tue Jul 29, 2014, 09:48 AM Jul 2014

Did you know that the German word for "head" is "kopf?"

Well, after living in Germany myself for four whole years, it's not the kind of thing that's easily forgotten. It just so happens that remembering something like that can come in handy, like when you're reading this following slightly dated article:

Federal Judge to Women Lawyers: Don’t Dress Like ‘An Ignorant Slut’

By Igor Derysh on March 28, 2014


"My friends call me 'Dick.'"

Federal Judge Richard Kopf, not surprisingly a George H.W. Bush appointee from Nebraska, wrote a blog post offering what he thought was valuable advice to female lawyers: “don’t dress like a slut.”

In his post, titled “On being a dirty old man and how young women lawyers dress” on his blog “Hercules and the Umpire: The Role of the Federal Trial Judge,” Kopf suggests women don’t wear clothes that would cause “the female law clerks to call you an ignorant slut behind your back.”

He says he has been “been a dirty old man ever since I was a very young man. Except, that is, when it comes to my daughters (and other young women that I care deeply about).” He cites a “very pretty female lawyer that sometimes practices in his courtroom. “She is brilliant, she writes well, she speaks eloquently, she is zealous but not overly so, she is always prepared, she treats others, including her opponents, with civility and respect, she wears very short skirts and shows lots of her ample chest. I especially appreciate the last two attributes.”

He notes a recent incident, writing “In a recent case involving this fine young lawyer every female law clerk in the building slipped in and out of the courtroom to observe her. I am not exaggerating. I later learned that word had gotten around about this lawyer’s dress. Acknowledging that the lawyer was really good, the consensus of the sisterhood was uniformly critical. “Unprofessional” was the word used most often. To a woman, the law clerks seethed and sneered. They were truly upset.”

http://latest.com/2014/03/federal-judge-to-women-lawyers-dont-dress-like-an-ignorant-slut/


Looking at him, I can positively say that his own name perfectly fits his ow "dirty old man" ass extremely well.
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Did you know that the German word for "head" is "kopf?" (Original Post) MrScorpio Jul 2014 OP
I hope his midde name is Dumm. tanyev Jul 2014 #1
Beat me to it. hobbit709 Jul 2014 #3
Okay, I'll say it. What a dickhead. nt valerief Jul 2014 #2
Schwanzkopf GreatCaesarsGhost Jul 2014 #4
Schwanzkopf ist ein sehr geiler alter mann nt MrScorpio Jul 2014 #5
Dumbkopf used to be an insult we used as kids... Chemisse Jul 2014 #6
Dummkopf. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #8
His advice is excellent and applies in more than just a courtroom. badtoworse Jul 2014 #7
The problem is that this judge's take on the issue is horribly sexist. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2014 #10
Yep, there is plenty of oinkage coming from that guy. nt MrScorpio Jul 2014 #11
Wie ist Ihr Idioten konservativen Job bei der Durchführung Discussionist ? nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #9
Dude should change his name to scheiss kopf IronLionZion Jul 2014 #12
This quote jumped out for me: sammythecat Jul 2014 #13
Bwahahahah ...Richard Kopf or Dick Head. L0oniX Jul 2014 #14
Yes, I knew that. blogslut Jul 2014 #15
 

badtoworse

(5,957 posts)
7. His advice is excellent and applies in more than just a courtroom.
Tue Jul 29, 2014, 10:15 AM
Jul 2014

You dress in a way that is appropriate for your business. For women in a professional, that would preclude very short skirts and dresses that show huge cleavage. Same advice applies to the guys - dress appropriately for the business you're in.

Of course everyone is free to ignore that advice, but those that do should not be surprised if their career goes nowhere.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,670 posts)
10. The problem is that this judge's take on the issue is horribly sexist.
Tue Jul 29, 2014, 10:50 AM
Jul 2014

Yes, lawyers should dress appropriately and professionally when appearing in court. Before I retired from law I never, ever saw a woman in court wearing a low-cut top or a very short skirt, but maybe some do. However, to refer to them as dressing like "sluts" is just nasty, and the judge sounds like kind of a pig.

sammythecat

(3,568 posts)
13. This quote jumped out for me:
Tue Jul 29, 2014, 12:02 PM
Jul 2014

"Except, that is, when it comes to my daughters (and other young women that I care deeply about).”

What, the women he cares "deeply" about deserve respect? And the others? Says an awful lot about the guy right there. I suppose his disturbing and inappropriate horniness is, to him, an indicator of his virility or something and just adds to his magnetic sexiness. What a jerk.

I'll bet he has a ton of dumbass dirty jokes memorized that he tells to all the women(the "young" ones), sort of his way of probing for that one in a million naive young woman who might be somehow flattered by his unnerving creepiness.

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