The Atlantic - "Fear of a Female President"

[TomCADem]

In the right wing, it was in vogue to blame President Obama for the continued presence of racism. Will the same hold true with Hillary being blamed for the continued presence of sexism if she is elected.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/10/fear-of-a-female-president/497564/

Except for her gender, Hillary Clinton is a highly conventional presidential candidate. She’s been in public life for decades. Her rhetoric is carefully calibrated. She tailors her views to reflect the mainstream within her party.

The reaction to her candidacy, however, has been unconventional. The percentage of Americans who hold a “strongly unfavorable” view of her substantially exceeds the percentage for any other Democratic nominee since 1980, when pollsters began asking the question. Antipathy to her among white men is even more unprecedented. According to the Public Religion Research Institute, 52 percent of white men hold a “very unfavorable” view of Clinton. That’s a whopping 20 points higher than the percentage who viewed Barack Obama very unfavorably in 2012, 32 points higher than the percentage who viewed Obama very unfavorably in 2008, and 28 points higher than the percentage who viewed John Kerry very unfavorably in 2004.

At the Republican National Convention, this fervent hostility was hard to miss. Inside the hall, delegates repeatedly broke into chants of “Lock her up.” Outside the hall, vendors sold campaign paraphernalia. As I walked around, I recorded the merchandise on display. Here’s a sampling:

Black pin reading don’t be a pussy. vote for trump in 2016. Black-and-red pin reading trump 2016: finally someone with balls. White T-shirt reading trump that bitch. White T‑shirt reading hillary sucks but not like monica. Red pin reading life’s a bitch: don’t vote for one. White pin depicting a boy urinating on the word Hillary. Black T-shirt depicting Trump as a biker and Clinton falling off the motorcycle’s back alongside the words if you can read this, the bitch fell off. Black T-shirt depicting Trump as a boxer having just knocked Clinton to the floor of the ring, where she lies faceup in a clingy tank top. White pin advertising kfc hillary special. 2 fat thighs. 2 small breasts … left wing.

[RKP5637]

1. Had a jerk tell me the other day she does not have the stamina to be president because

women have periods. WTF! Some of Trump's supporters are so damn absurd. You can't ever respond to them they are so damn clueless and moronic.

[Stellar]

2. Although PMS is real,

at damned near 70 years old, that's one thing Hillary doesn't have to worry about.

[RKP5637]

3. That's what I was thinking at the time. They were so damn stupid, it was not even worth saying it

to them!

[Stellar]

5. Anti-Abortion Lawmaker Clearly Doesn’t Understand Female Anatomy

During a debate over an anti-abortion bill, a Republican lawmaker in Idaho asked Monday whether women can just swallow a tiny camera in order to conduct a gynecological exam remotely with a doctor.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/23/idaho-lawmaker-abortion_n_6738550.html

Do Republican men think women are mythical creatures, like unicorns or fairies? It’s the only explanation I can come up with to make sense of the party’s continued insistence that women’s bodies can perform feats of absolute magic.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/25/womens-bodies-cant-perform-feats-of-magic

[RKP5637]

7. They consistently demonstrate how strikingly ignorant, and frankly, uneducated and stupid they are.

Most belong nowhere near any level of power and authority.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. And then there's tRump's assertion about Megyn Kelly's "blood coming from whatever". . . . nt

[RKP5637]

9. He's such a disgusting creature! n/t

[irisblue]

4. the misogyny outbreak will be astounding. nt

[YOHABLO]

6. Oh but Sarah Palin can shoot moose with a gun from a helicopter while menstruating