2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Planned Parenthood Stands with You [View all]YoungDemCA
(5,714 posts)....my observation that there is an implicit notion in the "How dare Planned Parenthood endorse Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination!" outrage that an organization run by and for the benefit of women (and their families, for that matter), that advocates for women's rights and issues, would somehow have some nefarious reason for endorsing - shock, gasp, the horror! - a woman for the nomination of the Democratic Party for POTUS. It's almost as if they want a woman to be President....and they didn't even ask anyone permission to do that! How dare they assert their autonomy as women!
Furthermore, I'll note that some on this very thread are calling this move by PP (more precisely, their PAC) "divisive". Now where have we heard that language before? Oh right: issues of special concern to women (and minorities, for that matter) are considered "divisive" by the dominant culture - and not merely among right-wingers, by any means. Yet this is the same crowd that wants to nominate a self-described Socialist for the nomination (not saying that Socialism is necessarily bad, but in this country? That's not divisive? OK, whatever...) And not just that, but one who outright refuses to identify as a Democrat, who wanted to PRIMARY America's first black President, a Democrat who is beloved by his party and especially African-Americans....again, that's not divisive?
And don't you dare try to tell me that your reaction would be the same if PP's PAC had endorsed Sanders for the nomination. I think we all know what the reality would be in that scenario.