You've heard the saying, "Lady Justice"?
2006-10-22 11:09:24 · 8 answers · asked by Constitution 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Probably because it gets screwed the way it does
2006-10-22 12:19:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a saying. It's a personification of an idea. It goes back a few thousand years, so the originator is not available for comment. I'm sure if you dig in the internet you can find the original statue of Lady Justice, it was probably pre-Christian Greek.
A lot of such ideals were personified. Ever heard of the Statue of Liberty? The real name is Liberty Lighting the World, and the one in NYC is actually a copy of the original, which stands six feet tall and is in Paris. That was personification of Liberty in female form.
I don't know why the ancients made the nobler ideals female. Maybe they thought there was something sexy about the ideas of Justice and Liberty.
2006-10-22 12:00:57 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, who are "they"? It is from Greek mythology where Athena, a goddess, was in charge of justice.
2006-10-22 11:53:42 · answer #3 · answered by T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In English, the personification of ideas has always been expressed in the feminine.
2006-10-22 12:22:01 · answer #4 · answered by ahab 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like our courts and judges she keeps changing her mind.
2006-10-22 13:12:20 · answer #5 · answered by lil kelvin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because how bad it will punish you if you do something wrong? Well at least back when you were punished.
2006-10-22 11:17:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is never 100% trustworthy.
2006-10-22 11:12:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because women are historically more fair.
2006-10-22 11:19:33 · answer #8 · answered by so.good 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋