tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164668092336456174.post8313745327845039370..comments2023-11-03T02:04:52.098-07:00Comments on Lake Effect: Some Thoughts from SteinemSimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436092838615543095noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164668092336456174.post-38257418276009535502008-01-11T00:08:00.000-08:002008-01-11T00:08:00.000-08:00Also, interesting remark from M. Dowd today:Gloria...Also, interesting remark from M. Dowd today:<BR/>Gloria Steinem wrote in The Times yesterday that one of the reasons she is supporting Hillary is that she had “no masculinity to prove.” But Hillary did feel she needed to prove her masculinity. That was why she voted to enable W. to invade Iraq without even reading the National Intelligence Estimate and backed the White House’s bellicosity on Iran.The Hitmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932809117781643894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164668092336456174.post-45684583134713463872008-01-09T11:07:00.000-08:002008-01-09T11:07:00.000-08:00Here's the thing. Ms. Steinem says, 'We have to be...Here's the thing. Ms. Steinem says, 'We have to be able to say: “I’m supporting her because she’ll be a great president and because she’s a woman.”'<BR/>I think that's dubious. I think what you really need to be able to say is, “I’m supporting her because she’ll be a great president.” When people say that, the victory will be in hand.<BR/>The goal of true feminism, like the struggle against racism, would necessarily encompass its own extinction.The Hitmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932809117781643894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164668092336456174.post-47559687865822640632008-01-08T21:17:00.000-08:002008-01-08T21:17:00.000-08:00Did any absorb any media coverage of of Obama's Io...Did any absorb any media coverage of of Obama's Iowa win? The dominant media narrative / frame in every single outlet was crowing like an Obama campaign memo: "Obama is the new, exciting, substantive cnadidate for real change in America, Hillary's just a corporate, more of the same also-ran, rejected by even Independent and female voters. Her candidacy is crumbling, look!" The gloating only made it more obvious than ever that sexism DOES trump all - nobody wants a woman with power, period. Amen to Ms. Steinem for tellin it like it is!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732448668703600293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164668092336456174.post-15877169510409260102008-01-08T15:16:00.000-08:002008-01-08T15:16:00.000-08:00This editorial should come with a warning label: C...This editorial should come with a warning label: Completely specious reasoning at work!<BR/>Yes, there is sexism in this country and yes, most likely Obama could not be where he is if he were a woman. Granted. IT DOES NOT FOLLOW from this that Hillary Clinton is a good candidate or worth voting for, unless one believes that her gender alone (apart from her policies and positions)somehow makes her worthy of the office. I, as a feminist, do not.ekmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12876615471245115062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164668092336456174.post-10615361336842821642008-01-08T11:16:00.000-08:002008-01-08T11:16:00.000-08:00Wow. Amen, Gloria.Wow. Amen, Gloria.quickdrawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626474568837573877noreply@blogger.com