tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post3514754580817833744..comments2023-09-20T11:31:54.194-04:00Comments on Rabble Rouser Ruminations: So Frustrated; So Sad; So Fed Up...Rabble Rouser Reverend Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965609706204555067noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-5081129584884440662008-02-16T08:25:00.000-05:002008-02-16T08:25:00.000-05:00I have been amazed in this campaign to see young w...I have been amazed in this campaign to see young women turn against Hillary. I don't think my friends *have* to vote for her, but I do think they owe her some respect. Okay, a lot of respect.<BR/><BR/>I was talking to a good friend who is in her mid-twenties, and was shocked at how much hostility she had toward Hillary. Her reason? Because Hillary "is running on 'experience' and her only experience is being married to someone famous"! Which my friend says offends her as a feminist. She also claims there are plenty of women in politics who got there on their own merits, thank you, and we should support them. <BR/><BR/>Wow. I don't get mad that easily. But. I had to point out: a) Hillary has done plenty of things in her life besides be first lady (such as, oh, being a senator for 7 years); b) she did a lot in the white house too, regardless of how you feel about why she was there c) it's not as though the, uh, gentleman currently in the white house got there exclusively on *his* own merits, either, no one in politics does. Also, as far as I'm concerned Bill is an albatross around Hillary's neck most of the time, rather than some kind of political asset. And, please *show* me the other women in politics who have Hillary's level of competence and power and steadiness and ethics and prominence, and I will happily support them too. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, CLEARLY YOU HAVE NO EFFING IDEA WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR WOMEN JUST A FEW DECADES AGO WHEN HILLARY WAS YOUR AGE. Have some respect: it's people like her that have allowed people like you to be so sure that you'd never be like her. <BR/><BR/>So I got all mad about this, and then remembered when I came out in college. Everyone was all feminist about it (remember "feminism is the theory, lesbianism is the practice"?) and a big part of the dialogue involved criticizing the previous generation of butch/femme lesbians as "mimicking the patriarchy, perpetuating oppressive gender roles, identifying with male power and domination", etc. It took years before I understood how brave and radical and amazing these women were, and how much easier I had it because of them. Including the leisure to criticize other lesbians for *how* they lived as out lesbians. <BR/><BR/>I guess it's the same thing. Still, it makes me sad, to see women disrespecting someone who is such an incredible pioneer and role model.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-39084700361795891732008-02-13T22:30:00.000-05:002008-02-13T22:30:00.000-05:00We may "have come a long way, baby," but we sure a...We may "have come a long way, baby," but we sure as hell have a long way to go!<BR/><BR/>WOW abt Kristin!!! Dear goddess...Rabble Rouser Reverend Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965609706204555067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-41089970127851219802008-02-13T20:16:00.000-05:002008-02-13T20:16:00.000-05:00This reminds me of a situation that occured just l...This reminds me of a situation that occured just last night at our annual sales meeting. Here we are in the beautiful grand ballroom of the Queen Mary with people from all over the globe, and the time came for awards to be presented. The man in change of the Americas went through his entire list and left out someone from my organization. His 2nd in command, Kristin, rushed to the front to let him know about his oversight, and he said ... I kid you not! ... "and luckily I have this "pixie" to remind me of someone I missed". Excuse me? Pixie? Do you think he would have called a male subordinate an elf? A fairie?<BR/><BR/>Sexism is alive and well in all parts of my world - business and politics are just the most blatantly obvious.<BR/><BR/>How sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com