I am growing ever so tired of the claims of sexism on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign. And, you know, I'm female with some working knowledge of sexual harassment/discrimination matters, so I think I can detect sexism when I hear it or see it, and in the context of Hillary Clinton's campaign I don't even get a whiff of it.
As a woman, and mother of a daughter, I would LOVE to see a woman elected President someday, just not Hillary Clinton. And, if Hillary is some sort of champion of women's rights, that is news to me. In fact, as this article articulates so well, I don't even think of Hillary as a woman candidate, probably because she's doing her best to act like a man. And I just don't think that's good for women.
Hillary has proven that sometimes the best man for the job may be a female posing to be a man. In other words, Hillary has simply clothed herself in men’s tactics and strategies. She can nuke with the best of them. Hillary not only authorized the war in Iraq but she repeatedly continued to do so for several more years — up until the time she began running for president. She allowed, along with Bill Clinton, the egregious trade blockade against Iraq as hundreds of thousands of children starved to death after the ‘91 war. She more recently has supported Israel’s terror bombing of Lebanon and has newly endorsed “the total obliteration” of Iran.
When Hillary became a US Senator, I saw that as a perfect opportunity to set herself apart and handle things with a cooler head and a gentler touch. It could have been oh-so-effective. And it was so disappointing when she started toeing the Republican Party line.
Hillary is a sexual decoy. She looks like a woman but is not a feminist nor does she speak for or on behalf of most women. She speaks for white people while identifying with her gender, as a woman. But she has trumped herself here. If a female prepares to bully the rest of the world with war and white privilege hopefully we — the big “we” — the “we” that spans across our differences will defeat the political forces she represents. And this means building a coalition for the November elections that makes sure that a non-misogynist agenda is part of the anti-racist politics of the Obama campaign.
Isn't it sort of funny that Barack Obama is coming across as the softer, gentler candidate? I don't know about you, but I'll take calm and controlled over bombastic and belligerent anyday, and most especially on Election Day!
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