tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post4386318485973750161..comments2023-09-20T11:31:54.194-04:00Comments on Rabble Rouser Ruminations: "Why Do They Hate Us?"Rabble Rouser Reverend Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965609706204555067noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-86913915092355165422008-06-30T21:55:00.000-04:002008-06-30T21:55:00.000-04:00PJ -Thanks so much - I really appreciate both your...PJ -<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much - I really appreciate both your comments, and adding me to your blogroll!<BR/><BR/>Absolutely, ageism is another major issue in this country. No doubt abt it. And sexism is very insidious - the levels at which is tolerated, and in some cases, ENCOURAGED, is staggering. There were a few years there - back in the '70's and '80's, that it looked like we might just be making a move. Then the backlash began...<BR/><BR/>Other countries have definitely seen what is going on here, and are shocked at the way Clinton was treated. Uh, yeah...<BR/><BR/>Thanks again!Rabble Rouser Reverend Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965609706204555067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-5453565183791421892008-06-29T12:18:00.000-04:002008-06-29T12:18:00.000-04:00Thanks for your article pointing out the sexism an...Thanks for your article pointing out the sexism and misogyny towards Senator Clinton during the primary.... and toward all women... that we live with every day.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, Obama's using JayZ's song "I've got Problems but a Bitch Ain't One" during his campaign and of course, the "Bro's before Ho's" t-shirts didn't help our cause.<BR/><BR/>When he gave Hillary the finger, then brushed his shoulders as if he was brushing her off his suit during a speech, it was incredibly disrespectful, especially when you compare it to the song that tells men to do that to women.<BR/><BR/>Our current lifestyle is infused with sexism and ageism (which no one addresses at all), and, I contend that it is actually more insidious than racism at this point.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your good work. I'll put you on my blogroll.<BR/>PJ<BR/>4hillary@wordpress.comPJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12722562025869179902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-30021634180323638562008-06-28T20:49:00.000-04:002008-06-28T20:49:00.000-04:00Lindaa1 -Thank you for your thoughtful, comprehens...Lindaa1 -<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your thoughtful, comprehensive response. I really appreciate the time you took to write.<BR/><BR/>And I agree with you BIG time. Is it really possible that these men (and some women, e.g., Andrea Mitchell or Nancy Pelosi) DON'T see the sexism, or is it that they are just playing dumb? Seriously - it seems as if once a few of the commentators were not held accountable for their sexism, the flood gates just OPENED. Remember how MAD a lot of MEN got when David Shuster was held accountable for calling Chelsea a whore and her mother a pimp?? There was OUTRAGE that HE was being held accountable for his sexist remarks, not that he MADE them!! How DARE we women (and some men) find fault with his denigration of these two women!?! What the hell is the matter with US??? And that is exactly how they paint it - WE'RE the ones with the problem, not them.<BR/><BR/>And seriously, I just cannot buy into this whole, "oh, he didn't mean it, he'll be nice this time, Promise!" crapola with Obama. Bullshit. He has shown who he really is, and it isn't pretty - certainly isn't hope and changey!!<BR/><BR/>Oh, absolutely RIGHT abt women prisoners. I worked with male and female prisoners up in Boston (and the state system in MA, as well). Approx. 90% of women who were incarcerated had been abused as children or as adults, most of their crimes were related to self-medicating, and others, like bad check writing, were because they were forced to do so by their batterers, or partners (and often to feed their kids wen they had no money as the result of the men in their lives TAKING it for drugs/alcohol). VERY few of the women in the state system were there for violent crimes. And the correlation between their abuse histories and drugs/alcohol were crustal clear.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for bringing that up! And thanks for coming by - I really appreciate your comments!Rabble Rouser Reverend Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965609706204555067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208401365281331903.post-83648069021048035912008-06-28T15:02:00.000-04:002008-06-28T15:02:00.000-04:00Thanks for the great post! Too little is being sai...Thanks for the great post! Too little is being said about the institutionalized sexism in our society.<BR/><BR/>I believe many of these folks who look dumbfounded when you point out sexism - it's about as normal as morning sun up and evening sun down.<BR/><BR/>Have you ever wondered how it is that you can put your key in your door lock or car ignition so easily - practically without looking? After all, it's a little point of a key that has to find its way to a tiny matching opening.<BR/><BR/>To me, that level of unconsciousness and ease of use illustrates how ingrained sexism is in the minds of people in this so-called free country.<BR/><BR/>The abhorrent treatment of women in the Democratic primary - and the accompanying jaw drops of mainstream Americans when we yell we're mad about "something" - may be a blessing in disguise.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the issue is finally on the table in a big way. Women who are too young or too busy or too unaware have come face-to-face with the centuries-old feminist elephant in the room. It has cost them this time in a flashy celebrity historical way that cannot be easily ignored.<BR/><BR/>TV pundits and political surrogates seem clueless about the fuss. It's because our candidate lost? Like it was a football game?<BR/><BR/>They WON'T believe the visceral, gut-wrenching reaction they're seeing and hearing from women. At first I thought it was because they were gaming us, trying to fake us out, trying to get us over it and back into the fold.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm beginning to believe that sexism is so embedded in the fabric of this culture that average - or clueless - men and some woman are genuinely taken aback by the outcry.<BR/><BR/>Well, from a feminist leader in the early seventies, may I rejoice in saying IT'S ABOUT TIME SEXISM GOT UP IN EVERYBODY'S FACE BIG TIME! <BR/><BR/>On another similar note:<BR/><BR/>I get sick and tired of hearing what a violent society WE are. We are not violent, MEN ARE.<BR/><BR/>When are we going to name the mean and hateful behavior of so many men in our society what it is? <BR/><BR/>Women account for less than 20% of ALL ARRESTS made in this country.<BR/><BR/>Since the 1960s, female arrests have been less than 15 percent for homicide and aggravated assault and less than 10 percent burglary and robbery. <BR/><BR/>Females are more likely to commit the less serious crimes of larceny, fraud, forgery and embezzlement like shoplifting, bad checks, welfare and credit fraud. These are crimes which relate to traditional female consumer and domestic roles.<BR/><BR/>In other words, women commit crimes mostly out of need even when they do it at all.<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/46h7n3<BR/><BR/>We are not a violent country. THIS IS A COUNTRY OF VIOLENT MEN.LindaA1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04235802109964261403noreply@blogger.com