Reply #31: All sounds like fair game to me. [View All]

[lapislzi]

There's been plenty of talk about the candidates' backgrounds and early careers, and there are always discussions about candidates' positions. Sen. Clinton should be subject to the same scrutiny. No more, no less. The difficulty arises when people and critics filter her positions through the lens of gender. To say that she said so-and-so because it's a woman's perspective...or...well, you see where I'm going (I hope). It is not easy to disengage from the politics of gender, even if you try.

Admittedly, Sen. Clinton is in a rather unique position because she is married to a popular ex-president. If you didn't discuss it it would be like the elephant in the living room. Bill Clinton has a role in Sen. Clinton's campaign. BFD. Why would that not be OK to discuss?

You want to call her a Republican (which I know you have), go ahead. You have good reasons for saying so, and none of them to do with her gender.