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Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton is at her best when she's counted out, campaigning her heart out
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2016/feb/06/hillary-clinton-campaigning-new-hampshire-jill-abramsonThe Anointed One may be gone, but so are dem good old days of the boys on the bus. Theres no crying in New Hampshire anymore
There is a picture on the wall of the Espresso Café here in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in a corner near the exit. Hillary Clinton is talking to voters, but it doesnt show the famous Hillary cried moment from eight years ago, when the senator teared up on the eve of the presidential primary.
She was exhausted, and a loss to Barack Obama was predicted. Some pundits believed the unusual display of emotion was a turning point that helped show Clinton had a human side.
That was sexism. Why do powerful women need to show their softer side or shed tears to be considered fully human?
The whole issue of Clintons likeability now, on the verge of a potential defeat to Bernie Sanders, as then against Obama rests on a long established, sexist double standard that many sociologists and business-school professors have studied: power and likeability have a negative corollary with powerful women. With men, that is not the case. If Clinton is judged too powerful and aggressive, shes dinged for being unlikeable. If shes too soft, shes dismissed. Women, unlike men, are rarely perceived as warm and competent. This locks them in a classic double-bind. Certainly, Ive seen it at points in my own career.
She was exhausted, and a loss to Barack Obama was predicted. Some pundits believed the unusual display of emotion was a turning point that helped show Clinton had a human side.
That was sexism. Why do powerful women need to show their softer side or shed tears to be considered fully human?
The whole issue of Clintons likeability now, on the verge of a potential defeat to Bernie Sanders, as then against Obama rests on a long established, sexist double standard that many sociologists and business-school professors have studied: power and likeability have a negative corollary with powerful women. With men, that is not the case. If Clinton is judged too powerful and aggressive, shes dinged for being unlikeable. If shes too soft, shes dismissed. Women, unlike men, are rarely perceived as warm and competent. This locks them in a classic double-bind. Certainly, Ive seen it at points in my own career.
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Hillary Clinton is at her best when she's counted out, campaigning her heart out (Original Post)
BlueMTexpat
Feb 2016
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Stuckinthebush
(10,845 posts)1. She is battle tested
She has run the gauntlet countless times.
She has dealt with the hate and sexism.
She is a fighter. She's got this!
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,123 posts)2. Hillary comands respect - even from her enemies.
which I believe is why she is attacked ad nauseum. She is a tough cookie with a great sense of humor. Couple those qualities with all her experience, it shows why she can get things done - even with a confrontational Congress. If she becomes POTUS, I can envision the GOP losing the House in 2018.
Cha
(297,307 posts)3. That she is, BlueMTex! She's a Fighter anyway.. and that counting her out just makes her Stronger!
Thank you!