The US never fails to deliver a nail-biting finish. In 2008, I was supposedly "looking" for a job, but was hopelessly distracted by a landmark election that could expose the deep-seated bigotry of people in America. In 2016, I am "looking" for a job, but have been hopelessly distracted by the a landmark election that could expose their deep-seated misogyny. What? You say, what has misogyny got to do with it? From where I stand, the underlying sub-text of every conversation that has taken place and that has not taken place is gender.
Whether she was likable or not.
Whether she was authentic or not.
Whether she was truthful or not.
Whether she was too much of a feminist.
Or she was too little of a feminist.
Whether she was too independent not to have left her job when she became the first lady of Arkansas. Whether he lost the governorship because she called herself Rodham.
Whether she was too practical that she could pay the bills when Bill was no longer the governor.
Whether he could win if she got rid of her glasses and got a makeover.
Whether he could win if she became Mrs Bill Clinton.
Whether as first lady she had a right to be involved with policy.
Whether she was deceiving the world about her husband's excesses.
Whether she was to blame that he strayed.
Whether she was to blame that she stayed.
(Also, whether she was lesbian or not)
Whether she was so distastefully practical that she cared how she and Bill would pay for the lawsuits after they left the White House.
Whether she was too ambitious that she came into politics after Bill was done.
Whether she was too opportunistic to have become Mrs. Clinton in her quest for power.
Whether she was sincere in her so-called commitment to women and children.
The hypocrisy of people when faced with a female leader stand starkly exposed. Our inability to think outside our little boxes. Trapped within the limits of our own cognition, we flail about wildly, helplessly, failing to change as we drown. Or not.
Your move, US of A. Vote for Hillary Rodham.
Ps: Sam Bee put it so well.
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/11/sam-bee-hillary-clinton/506936/
Update: United we stand in our hatred of women.
Ruth Graham expresses the sad story of the women in "A lament for Hillary, the woman".
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/11/09/a_lament_for_hillary_clinton_the_woman_on_election_night.html
The double standards are so blatant.
It was not ok for her to give speeches to make money. He, on the other hand, could stiff vendors and withhold their due.
Whether she was likable or not.
Whether she was authentic or not.
Whether she was truthful or not.
Whether she was too much of a feminist.
Or she was too little of a feminist.
Whether she was too independent not to have left her job when she became the first lady of Arkansas. Whether he lost the governorship because she called herself Rodham.
Whether she was too practical that she could pay the bills when Bill was no longer the governor.
Whether he could win if she got rid of her glasses and got a makeover.
Whether he could win if she became Mrs Bill Clinton.
Whether as first lady she had a right to be involved with policy.
Whether she was deceiving the world about her husband's excesses.
Whether she was to blame that he strayed.
Whether she was to blame that she stayed.
(Also, whether she was lesbian or not)
Whether she was so distastefully practical that she cared how she and Bill would pay for the lawsuits after they left the White House.
Whether she was too ambitious that she came into politics after Bill was done.
Whether she was too opportunistic to have become Mrs. Clinton in her quest for power.
Whether she was sincere in her so-called commitment to women and children.
The hypocrisy of people when faced with a female leader stand starkly exposed. Our inability to think outside our little boxes. Trapped within the limits of our own cognition, we flail about wildly, helplessly, failing to change as we drown. Or not.
Your move, US of A. Vote for Hillary Rodham.
Ps: Sam Bee put it so well.
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/11/sam-bee-hillary-clinton/506936/
Ruth Graham expresses the sad story of the women in "A lament for Hillary, the woman".
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/11/09/a_lament_for_hillary_clinton_the_woman_on_election_night.html
The double standards are so blatant.
It was not ok for her to give speeches to make money. He, on the other hand, could stiff vendors and withhold their due.
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