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Amimnoch

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4. I agree, but there a real and demonstrable caveat to that.
Thu Mar 28, 2019, 10:06 AM
Mar 2019

True, when asked, not many today will say they care about gender, or won't vote for women.

Likewise true, that it shouldn't matter at all.

However, much like today's version of racism, today's Misogyny has evolved into something less obvious, but much more insidious.

Sure people are willing to vote for women, but there's still many who hold women, just as they hold other minorities to a much higher standard for the exact same level of acceptance.

Really, just look at the 2016 run for POTUS... So many were willing to accept and turn a blind eye to all the worst things about Cheetolini while condemning/attacking Hillary for every minor fucking thing, especially when compared to the things he was given passes on.

Had Cheetolini been a female with the exact same "faults", he would have NEVER been elected.
Had Cheetolini been a racial minority, he would have NEVER been elected.

Male privilege/white privilege is a real thing.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided

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Voters don't care much about candidate gender Buzz Lightyear Mar 2019 #1
I was just told on here that a women presidential candidate is unelectable Celerity Mar 2019 #2
How many people told you that? Buzz Lightyear Mar 2019 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Mar 2019 #7
It was a comment from one person earlier this morning, a very active Biden supporter. Celerity Mar 2019 #8
Thank you for the answer Buzz Lightyear Mar 2019 #9
yw Celerity Mar 2019 #11
I agree, but there a real and demonstrable caveat to that. Amimnoch Mar 2019 #4
Is that why, after 58 elections, we have not had a single female president? athena Mar 2019 #25
I'm just the messenger okay... Hillary Clinton has said America is not ready for a women president Thekaspervote Mar 2019 #3
itwill depend on WHO the teevee media gnewz like better than the rating pig pansypoo53219 Mar 2019 #33
Right now I prefer Warren and it has zero to do with her gender BeyondGeography Mar 2019 #5
I don't really get the Abrams hype madville Mar 2019 #10
I think it was a trial balloon and not one that came from Abrams at all. Celerity Mar 2019 #12
Abrams herself denied that she spoke of a VP position R B Garr Mar 2019 #13
her exact words were Celerity Mar 2019 #16
WRONG. Her exact words were: " We talked about whether I was thinking about running. We talked R B Garr Mar 2019 #17
wrong Celerity Mar 2019 #18
Wrong. I gave you the quote and her on tape. R B Garr Mar 2019 #19
and the quote I gave you was after the one you supplied Celerity Mar 2019 #20
Your speculation is wrong. Abrams tells you that directly with her quotes. R B Garr Mar 2019 #22
let's really drill down into this, here are the names of the 2 Biden advisors Celerity Mar 2019 #28
You should drill down on what Abrams said and then quit R B Garr Mar 2019 #34
She really should run for the GA Senate seat up in 2020. Ace Rothstein Mar 2019 #23
With Trump on the ticket it may be harder to win statewide madville Mar 2019 #24
As long as they can secure the 270 to win.. I'm all for it! Amimnoch Mar 2019 #14
Regardless of what anyone says, the primary voters will decide. MineralMan Mar 2019 #15
Neither of the last two Democratic presidents BlueWI Mar 2019 #21
k&r bigtree Mar 2019 #26
I'm with Gaslit Nation in that we need a Nazi Hunter not a boy scout to deal with the Hassler Mar 2019 #27
Do you have a link for that particular podcast episode? Celerity Mar 2019 #30
https://gaslitnation.libsyn.com/the-barr-report Hassler Mar 2019 #31
thanks! Celerity Mar 2019 #32
oh, Stacy's great bigtree Mar 2019 #29
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