On Jun 7, 2008, at 11:52 AM, authfriend wrote:
Did Clinton lose because of sexism? No more than Obama won because of race. Did the ugly sexism on display in the mainstream and "progressive" media, tolerated and even sometimes indulged in by the male candidates (not simply Obama) and their campaign supporters and surrogates reveal the ugly depths of misogyny in the political as well as broader culture? Including in the "progressive" movement.
You mean like the "Iron my shirt!" episode that Hillary's campaign apparently helped organize? If anything, she started out with many huge advantages, one of which was that the media were willing to cut her a break time and again, which they almost certainly would not have done for anyone else. Does "tears in NH" mean anything to you, Judy? How long do you think Obama would have lasted had he pulled something like that? If anyone played the gender card, it was Hillary, again and again. Sal
