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In reply to the discussion: Bernie speaking on 1st day at Women's conference is a horrible idea & it's easy to show why... [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)"Women's rights has not been one of Bernie's signature issues. He's probably on the right side of those rights, but that's not his bailiwick. "
Almost every elected Democrat is on the right side of most diversity issues. But none of them have the time to be particularly vocal advocates for ALL of them. No one has time for that. So, no, most elected Democrats would not be ideal speakers during a conference for the deaf for instance. I can see a man possibly being invited to speak at this conference if women's issues were their most important issue and they were constantly advocating for them and they had cred for being that way.
The conference organizers admitted that they knew this decision was controversial for both of the obvious reasons. They can't now say they are surprised by the controversy.
http://time.com/4981357/bernie-sanders-womens-march-convention/
Mallory acknowledged that inviting Sanders was a controversial choice. "Some people just don't want to hear from Bernie Sanders," says Mallory. "There are some people who dont believe that a man has a place at a womens convention."