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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: As a woman who fought for gender equality in the 1970s let me define sexist for you.... [View all]dchill
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As a woman who fought for gender equality in the 1970s let me define sexist for you.... [View all]
jillan
Mar 2016
OP
Hillary and Bill's trade deal will effectively replace laws forbidding discrimination against women
Baobab
Mar 2016
#154
Oh, they have to pretend to have something to be outraged about. Poutrage. nt
silvershadow
Mar 2016
#6
Overuse of the woman card is, IMO, potentially very detrimental to women, esp those who need jobs.
merrily
Mar 2016
#9
"I'm as tough as any man but I am a fragile flower who must be treated gently"
Armstead
Mar 2016
#10
My idea of feminism is that civility and manners apply equally to both genders
Armstead
Mar 2016
#144
Hell, I had to see if this was the Bernie forum, since no Hillary supporters
angstlessk
Mar 2016
#14
Standing up for yourself while being interrupted is not the same as a snarky comment.
jillan
Mar 2016
#22
Is that to be read "we'll wail and gnash our teeth hoping to influence the way it plays out?"
Ed Suspicious
Mar 2016
#107
It just seems hypocritical of a woman looking down from a pedestal of her own making
A Simple Game
Mar 2016
#100
Whatever "we" are fighting for, it apparently goes right out the door during primary season
kcr
Mar 2016
#173
Thank you for clarifying that! I certainly prefere it being a misunderstanding than the alternative.
Bubzer
Mar 2016
#233
Thank you. Very sad that it had to be said here on a supposedly liberal website. Disgusting.
haikugal
Mar 2016
#32
So I can assume you made the same complaint when Hillary pointed in the faces of BLM activists
cui bono
Mar 2016
#40
You cannot take the high road on this because you have played the gender card.
cui bono
Mar 2016
#207
So the only acceptable response to Clinton's constant attempts to hog airtime is to wait quietly?
Cowpunk
Mar 2016
#103
Actually, that is what he was doing most of the night. Waiting quietly, waving his finger at the
Gary 50
Mar 2016
#108
She was the rude one. Didn't she ever learn it was crass and unkind to interrupt someone
Arugula Latte
Mar 2016
#203
It's obvious to everyone that when Hillary can't win on the issues she plays this gender card.
jalan48
Mar 2016
#37
As a feminist who fought for sexual equality in the 70s let me thank you for your great . .
Major Hogwash
Mar 2016
#39
Kicked and frigging rec'd! You got it, and them that don't ... don't because they refuse to get it!
ebayfool
Mar 2016
#48
I don't know if you remember but Bill and the rest of his DLC Dems used to do that too....
Spitfire of ATJ
Mar 2016
#139
It's not sexist to treat a woman disrespectfully, but it IS sexist to call someone out for doing it?
EffieBlack
Mar 2016
#84
Who says she can't handle herself? I haven't heard her complain about this - it's an observation
EffieBlack
Mar 2016
#94
adage from my youth: "You interrupt, you will be reprimanded...it is not good or proper manners."
islandmkl
Mar 2016
#113
They've been trying to paint Sanders as a sexist since the onset of this campaign
CoffeeCat
Mar 2016
#123
Her supporters and surrogates have nothing else, their candidate has been a sell out
Jefferson23
Mar 2016
#129
According to her supporters, she's running for Victim-In-Chief, essentially.
closeupready
Mar 2016
#140
And which side is constantly talking about how they are the victims of a conspiracy
BainsBane
Mar 2016
#142
I'm not saying there is NO sexism at base of any criticisms leveled at her.
closeupready
Mar 2016
#145
Thank you! It is so nice to hear this from a Hillary supporter. Let them bicker all they want -
jillan
Mar 2016
#156
Thank you! What Hillary and her fans are doing is setting Feminism back 40 years
Lorien
Mar 2016
#160
Voting for a woman because she's a woman is the same as voting for a man because he's a man.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2016
#161
With everything that's at stake, this is pure horseshit. Maybe Hillary should let
SammyWinstonJack
Mar 2016
#169
Well I guess that means we should all vote for Bernie because we all know now that a woman president
Akicita
Mar 2016
#189
That one question about religion when Hillary said she prayed at the same church as the
jillan
Mar 2016
#198