Sexism Still Being Used to Attack Hillary (HILLARY GROUP)

[DeepModem Mom]

HillaryMen Peter Daou and Tom Watson have my gratitude for calling out certain media operative’s endless loop of sexist tropes used to attack Hillary Clinton. The words “testy,” “combative,” “calculating,” “defiant,” “conniving” and “secretive” as applied to her have but one purpose: character assassination designed to distract from Secretary Clinton’s policy prescriptions and derail her presidential campaign. That is not too strong a statement. No man is described in such terms. Pundits who repeat and cross-reference each other’s destructive descriptions of Hillary Clinton harken back to a discrediting of the feminine that has been plaguing women who dare to be heard for centuries....

Having written about the dung hurled at Hillary by famous pundits and journalists in her 2008 campaign, I’m familiar with the methodology used to isolate, ridicule and reject a qualified woman candidate. Back then, she was called “Vaginal American,” “Sybil,” “hellish housewife,” “Nurse Ratched,” “she-devil” and “white bitch.” The elbow jabbing, locker room antics of newscasters telegraphed that one should be “ashamed” to support Hillary. Yet in 2015, the beltway cabal is likely hip to the fact that this isn’t 2008; the year misogyny was made cool. But if it worked once, they figure it will work again, albeit in a more subtle form. Therefore, today, the memes are better coded....

Hillary Clinton is immensely popular with Democrats. Far from “imploding,” as breathless “reporters” pretend in their desperation to create a horse race, she is running an intelligent campaign and is addressing issues important to many Americans.

There are certainly honorable reporters in local or foreign media, and yes, some write for major news outlets. And while they may at points be critical of Hillary Clinton, you’ll know you’re reading honest reportage because the “adjective police” won’t be trying to influence your vote.

http://www.anitafinlay.com/sexism-still-being-used-to-attack-hillary/ via Anita Finlay

[shenmue]

1. This garbage is all they have

Intelligent people will see through it. I just hope there are enough people who haven't been numbed to death by all the noise.

[Thinkingabout]

2. It is a hard hill to climb, Hillary has been climbing the hill all of her life, probably why she is

so compassionate about working on women's issues. I have heard the stories before several time, stay home, barefoot and pregnant. More was a man should have this job, they have a family to provide and you are taking a job they need. I guess I needed a job to provide for my family. No, this does not happen as much as it once did but just judging about some of the comments mentioned in the op there is still remarks made about females even trying for a job or position.