Comments on: Hillary Is Going To Get In Trouble For A Supporters Remarks http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/ Overgrown with Political Incorrectness Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:13:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Linda http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 Linda Fri, 30 May 2008 14:33:56 +0000 http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/#comment-1209 I greatly admire Gloria Steinem and have for over forty years. But nobody is perfect. Her Joan McCain remark was not her best analogy, however her point about being a POW not being a qualification for President is spot on! So was her comments in the NYT article about sexism being more restrictive than racism. Unfortunately, discrimination against women is so institutionalized in our society that the vast majority of people - even the erudite ones - don't see it when it slaps them in the face. Have you ever heard someone say "His wife is so wonderful. She helps him out with housework and makes sure she spends time with the children." Who - other than God (please don't go there) - dictated that women should bear the burden of housework and childcare moreso than men. Men are actually stronger (usually) and more capable of hauling a child around the grocery store or mopping the floors. Women's place in this society is so entrenched in people's minds that only voices like Gloria Steinem's cut through it and challenge intellectually honest minds to think past the sexism. Most people, unfortunately, will prefer to defend their comfortable status quo sexism position and resort to calling the messenger names. What a pity that Gloria doesn't get some a little slack for making an occasional imperfect analogy. If she were Barack Obama, 95% of the press corp would be racing to explain it away for her - if they were unable to hide it under the breaking news of a car chase in LA. I greatly admire Gloria Steinem and have for over forty years. But nobody is perfect.

Her Joan McCain remark was not her best analogy, however her point about being a POW not being a qualification for President is spot on!

So was her comments in the NYT article about sexism being more restrictive than racism. Unfortunately, discrimination against women is so institutionalized in our society that the vast majority of people – even the erudite ones – don’t see it when it slaps them in the face.

Have you ever heard someone say “His wife is so wonderful. She helps him out with housework and makes sure she spends time with the children.”

Who – other than God (please don’t go there) – dictated that women should bear the burden of housework and childcare moreso than men. Men are actually stronger (usually) and more capable of hauling a child around the grocery store or mopping the floors.

Women’s place in this society is so entrenched in people’s minds that only voices like Gloria Steinem’s cut through it and challenge intellectually honest minds to think past the sexism.

Most people, unfortunately, will prefer to defend their comfortable status quo sexism position and resort to calling the messenger names.

What a pity that Gloria doesn’t get some a little slack for making an occasional imperfect analogy. If she were Barack Obama, 95% of the press corp would be racing to explain it away for her – if they were unable to hide it under the breaking news of a car chase in LA.

]]> By: Jeremy http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Jeremy Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:07:22 +0000 http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/#comment-383 Democrats... these events are the reasons you lose elections. If you want to win, please learn that you can't let it slip that some of your supporters feel like hating America and/or the people who serve America is "cool". Please learn this. Democrats… these events are the reasons you lose elections. If you want to win, please learn that you can’t let it slip that some of your supporters feel like hating America and/or the people who serve America is “cool”.

Please learn this.

]]> By: Nieves http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Nieves Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:04:06 +0000 http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/#comment-382 oh... looks like my previous comment (8 hours ago) displays *only* after a new post has been made (it's awaiting moderation). Disregard this comment as well as my previous one. oh… looks like my previous comment (8 hours ago) displays *only* after a new post has been made (it’s awaiting moderation). Disregard this comment as well as my previous one.

]]> By: Nieves http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Nieves Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:01:25 +0000 http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/#comment-380 You know what I love about politics? The amount of censorship that takes place. What happened to my comment of several hours ago? I'll post my comment on digg instead... You know what I love about politics? The amount of censorship that takes place. What happened to my comment of several hours ago?

I’ll post my comment on digg instead…

]]> By: Bill http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Bill Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:25:08 +0000 http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/#comment-379 Hey, Gloria - Iron my shirt! Hey, Gloria – Iron my shirt!

]]> By: Nieves http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Nieves Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:16:41 +0000 http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/#comment-376 Her Joan McCain analogy is stupid and Gloria Steinem continues to be a first class idiot becuase of her divisive nature. Her question, however, is valid... "This is supposed to be a qualification to be president? I don’t think so.” Spending years as a POW does not serve as a qualification for anyone to run this country. McCain has already made public remarks such as "gooks" and others. There is no question that the extra time served as a POW only reinforced a xenophobic mentality (because of the additional trauma). Our Foreign Policy would be better served by a candidate that is open to worldwide peace and communications - not one who remains angry at foreigners because of his or her traumatic past... Continuing aggressions for another "100 years" is NOT what we need now. Her Joan McCain analogy is stupid and Gloria Steinem continues to be a first class idiot becuase of her divisive nature. Her question, however, is valid…

“This is supposed to be a qualification to be president? I don’t think so.”

Spending years as a POW does not serve as a qualification for anyone to run this country. McCain has already made public remarks such as “gooks” and others. There is no question that the extra time served as a POW only reinforced a xenophobic mentality (because of the additional trauma).

Our Foreign Policy would be better served by a candidate that is open to worldwide peace and communications – not one who remains angry at foreigners because of his or her traumatic past… Continuing aggressions for another “100 years” is NOT what we need now.

]]> By: joshua http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/comment-page-1/#comment-366 joshua Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:47:57 +0000 http://politicalkudzu.com/2008/03/02/hillary-is-going-to-get-in-trouble-a-supporters-remarks/#comment-366 What an idiot. I would have loved to have seen this women spend five years as a POW and still hear her say that. What an idiot.

I would have loved to have seen this women spend five years as a POW and still hear her say that.

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