Minnesota state rep says wanting equal pay and sick leave makes women “look like whiners”

[kpete]

Minnesota state rep says wanting equal pay and sick leave makes women “look like whiners”
By MAYA | Published: MARCH 18, 2014

“We heard several bills last week about women’s issues and I kept thinking to myself, these bills are putting us backwards in time. We are losing the respect that we so dearly want in the workplace by bringing up all these special bills for women and almost making us look like whiners.”

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[shenmue]

1. Wow

Just wow.

[Brickbat]

2. Kieffer, for those wondering.

[PumpkinAle]

3. 'whine, whine, whine'

and we will keep doing so until we achieve equal pay and sick leave for all.

So Ms. Keiffer - I take it you are not paid the same as your colleagues and have no sick leave - because otherwise wouldn't that be very hypocritical of you?

As for whiners - that title would go to the GOP en masse.

[Initech]

4. They don't care. They don't care.

[Generic Brad]

5. And she makes the GOP look like clueless, heartless bastards

But then I am preaching to the choir here.