Ruth Bader Ginsburg, de tweede vrouwelijke rechter van het Amerikaanse hooggerechtshof, is op zevenentachtigjarige leeftijd overleden. Ze nam het tijdens haar carrière op voor vrouwenrechten, kansarme gezinnen en de lgbtq-gemeenschap.

Ginsburg was het onderwerp van Betsy Wests en Julie Cohens Oscargenomineerde documentaire RBG uit 2018 en werd in datzelfde jaar vertolkt door Felicity Jones in Mimi Leders On the Basis of Sex.

“Toen we Ruth Bader Ginsburg enkele jaren terug vroegen hoe ze wilde herinnerd worden, zei ze heel bescheiden: ‘Als iemand die deed wat ze kon, met het beperkte talent dat ze had om de maatschappij te bevorderen voor mijn kinderen en kleinkinderen.’,” reageren West en Cohen.

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Surely the smartest and toughest person I'll ever have the privilege to know. Rest in Peace, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. pic.twitter.com/TV7DpPQCk0

— Julie Cohen (@FilmmakerJulie) September 19, 2020

"Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." RIP, RBG pic.twitter.com/HLtKG7qdnp

— Robert Downey Jr (@RobertDowneyJr) September 19, 2020

FUCK

— Barry Jenkins (@BarryJenkins) September 18, 2020

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My deepest condolences to Justice Ginsberg’s loved ones. The nation mourns this loss quite deeply. #YouWereTheFairestOfThemAll

— octavia spencer (@octaviaspencer) September 19, 2020

Fuck 2020. In tears over here. https://t.co/Yv1LEI0z45

— Elizabeth Banks ❄️ (@ElizabethBanks) September 18, 2020

Today couldn’t be sadder. A brilliant Jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is gone. We must fight not to allow an Impeached Criminal to take her seat.

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) September 18, 2020

Her rest is earned. It is our turn to fight.

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) September 19, 2020

Everyone freak out tonight. Everyone get to work tomorrow. Okay?

(fuck)#RBG

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 18, 2020

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RIP RBG. Gutted. Sad.
Grateful for all she did. And very very scared.

— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) September 18, 2020

My friends, the great "Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the US Supreme Court and its most determined advocate for gender equality, has died at the age of 87. She had endured multiple bouts of cancer before succumbing to the disease." There are no words.

— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) September 19, 2020

My heart is broken. RBG, we did not deserve you.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) September 18, 2020

#rbg #RuthBaderGinsburg Rest with the best! But we must fight as she fought till the bitter end no matter what we cannot and must not succumb to cynicism!!!

— John Leguizamo (@JohnLeguizamo) September 19, 2020

Rest In Peace Ruth Bader Ginsberg. A giant. Make sure another Kavanaugh doesn't replace her. Please vote blue.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) September 18, 2020

She was my hero. I never got to meet her.

But I loved her and the way she moved through this world with such strength and grace and conviction.

Rest In Peace, Ruth Bader Ginsberg. #RIPRBG

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 19, 2020

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If there is a God, may She bless and keep RBG.

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) September 18, 2020

Thank you, RBG for devoting your life, love and legacy to the rule of law. What a trailblazer in every way. What an immeasurable loss in every way. We will honor you by voting to protect all that you stood for. #rbg #heartbroken

— Mandy Moore (@TheMandyMoore) September 19, 2020

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