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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:29 PM Original message |
A few people are trying to disarm calls against misogyny... |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oh, fantastic |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Obama supporters MUST ridicule anything to do with Hillary |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. But the ridicule is so lame. |
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EmilyAnne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Hey, I totally agree misogyny is very real and very insidious in our culture. I also think racism |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I don't think that the Clinton's are racists and the the Obamas are sexist, either. |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. For some it is a knee- jerk reflex. |
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EmilyAnne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. We are all just scared. Some of us have been victims of sexism, homophobia and racism. |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. The reflex reaction I was referring to is the response of so many |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
37. another spiteful little generalization |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. The real problem is NOT that Hillary is a woman, the real problem is that Hillary is a liar. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. A person lying does not justify sexist comments about her on television. |
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LSparkle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. This is exactly why I wish HRC weren't the first viable woman candidate |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I think that's a very, very fair assessment. |
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EmilyAnne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. True. Anyway, I think Hillary is a perfectly beautiful, healthy 60 year old woman. I don't know |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
31. I could not care less if Hillary is male or female.... |
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zarath (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 05:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
44. yes and no |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Obama has a few lies on his resume, too. |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. the real problem is that if O was a woman, his candidacy would have gone nowhere. that's "reverse se |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm really starting to wonder whether you're at all capable of an intellectually honest statement. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
8. Oh please. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. You're saying "at every opportunity." |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Agreed. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. I respect them for speaking out against misogyny. God knows we could always use more of that. |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. well, it is a possible symptom of the sexism that people like Tweety have. |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
36. Tweety is an asshole 99% of the time... |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. That is what I would summarize as "media illiteracy." |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
11. you are correct that many here implicitly deny that sexism exists at all in america. they must be c |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. Criticizing Hillary = ridiculing women's rights efforts? |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. No. Ridiculing a protest opposing sexism in the media = ridiculing women's rights efforts. n/t |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. No, claiming that Hillary is losing because of sexism is ridiculous, and so is this: |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Hillary isn't losing because of sexism... but sexism has played a role in the negative press she's |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. No, her lying and dirty campaigning is responsible for the majority of the negative press. n/t |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
40. Oh, GMAFB..... |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
22. Can misogynists like Barbara Boxer, Nancy Pelosi, Claire McCaskill and Amy Klobuchar? |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Well... if you are a misogynist, I can recommend a few good clinics for you. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
24. Excellent post, expect attacks by the 'usuals' |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
25. Yup. Now consider too the impact of misogyny/sexism on a child of a single mother. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Where did I say that Hillary Clinton's bias is "exclusive?" |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Uh ... maybe with "it has played a role in this primary and Clinton's bid for the presidency"? |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. It has PLAYED A ROLE, not "It is the sole reason." |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. There's a difference between "her only problem" and "only her problem." |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. There is a problem when you read things into an OP that simply aren't there. |
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PoliticalAmazon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
33. The issue is claiming misogyny as a reason for Hillary's failures.... |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
35. Thanks, good post |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
45. And yet no one talks of misanthropy |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
46. K&R |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
47. Comparing the 400 women rescued from that compound... |
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