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You can be too loud, too ambitious, too emotional, not emotional enough. You can say things and do things that are still considered the exclusive realm of white men. You can rally millions of people to vote for you. You can do anything and everything, and it doesnt matter: The word bitch, more than almost any other, will cling to the back of your smart pantsuits forever.
But what if thats not a bad thing?
The fact that bitch has become both an epithet and an honorific for Mrs. Clinton has turned out to be one of the least weird things about this election year. In a race that is indelibly colored by gender and sexism, its also potentially transformative. Few of the women who choose to venture into the male-dominated sphere of American politics are hothouse flowers, of course, but Mrs. Clintons long journey to the center of presidential contention mirrors a larger impatience with a time-honored tradition of going along to get along. This is not just in politics either: From film stars to athletes to teenage activists, outspoken women from all arenas are increasingly visible, much to the concern of sexists everywhere.
Bitch has long been an effective way to silence women because so many of us have been brought up to believe that remaining likable to others even those we ourselves dont like is paramount. For instance, after the candidates forum on national security on Wednesday, Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, included this in his criticism of Mrs. Clintons demeanor while she answered questions: No smile.
For more than 20 years in American politics, Mrs. Clinton has embodied what we might call Classic Bitch. Shes perceived as an interloper who challenges or threatens masculinity, entitlement and a status-quo worldview; shes the scandal magnet who can seem as heartless and venal as any old-boys-club member. Worst of all, shes the woman who accepts that she will be disliked and carries on anyway
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roamer65
(36,745 posts)I am going to vote to shove her right down their throats.
Fuck these GD cretins.
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bmstee01
(453 posts)Trump is the crying tantrum throwing bitch.
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onecaliberal
(32,829 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)mopinko
(70,088 posts)"you say i'm a bitch like it's a bad thing"
so, yeah, i am one who says bitches get things done.