I never mentioned that nor did I claim that they did. Neither did I think it.
However, do you recall how carefully the Senators on the Judiciary approached the questioning of Anita Hill?
They had to be a little more careful with a woman than a man. And while they're NOT worried about losing votes, the members of the Judiciary, while they would have been tough on Rogers-Brown, would not want to APPEAR too mean-spirited, so they would have been less rough on her than on Clarence Thomas. Additionally, with all the attention on the hearings, she would have been able to play up her humble background. She would have been confirmed.
I believe the original poster made that claim and I thought that you were agreeing. No biggie.
However, do you recall how carefully the Senators on the Judiciary approached the questioning of Anita Hill?
That is because she was a black woman that was a possible victim of sexual misconduct being questioned by white Republican senators. Being a woman had nothing do with beyond the sexual harrassment charge.