"It's Very Difficult For A Woman To Attract Male Hispanic Votes"

[Rage for Order]

I heard Diane Sawyer on ABC repeat this line - maybe not verbatim, but that was the gist of it - several times while talking about the battle between Clinton & Obama. What exactly does she mean by this? Is it not just a thinly veiled racist supposition as to the mindset of Hispanic men?

[DesertFlower]

1. interesting. nt

[treestar]

2. Pretty much

The intersection between racism and sexism is interesting, but it is presumed in the US that all men will have issues with women, no matter what race.

But singling out Hispanic men is racist. Like white men wouldn't be sexist? :rofl:

[aquart]

3. In Greece they are referring to Hillary as Hitler.

Nothing like a patriarchy. No matter what its color.

[Warpy]

6. No kidding, sexism is much more deeply ingrained

than racism is. I think most men will have misgivings about voting for a woman, although the better of them will do so if she's the nominee.

[rwheeler31]

4. Yah think

[BrotherBuzz]

5. I heard just the opposite - a Hispanic exit poll suggested

50% older men, and 60% older women went with Clinton.

Obama won over the younger crowd.

They were reluctant to 'say' California because the polls were still open, but I got the feeling the exit poll may have been conducted in California. :shrug:

[Warpy]

7. Might've been NM

where I stood in line for over an hour to mark my ballot.

[BrotherBuzz]

9. Must have been NM, because latest California Latino exit polls now say

65% Clinton 33% Obama.

[Rage for Order]

8. I heard something like that as well

She mentioned that in one state, can't remember which one, Hispanic men went 55% - 45% for Clinton/Obama, and she said it was very interesting due to the amount of difficulty a woman would have in getting Hispanic men to vote for her.

[greenbriar]

10. MACHISMO baby

women are cooks and baby makers


yes it is still that way


I see it all the time with my hispanic students. The men come to the conferences and most of the time they are the ones to speak and the moms sit quietly

[Warpy]

11. I know them as neighbors and co workers

and while it still might be that way in the country, it's not that way here in the city.

[Hekate]

12. As of 10 minutes ago it looks like Diane Sawyer will have to eat her words. CA went to Hillary...

...with the help of those same Latino men.

Hekate