General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: "Women voting for Republicans is like roaches voting for RAID" [View all]Solly Mack
(97,311 posts)status within a white male dominant structure.
Not all white women will vote that way but too many will.
They'll vote for their own oppression, and the oppression of others, as long as they still get to feel they are better than everyone else.
Their embrace of their belief in their own superiority as white people is what matters to them - even if that status is completely dependent on white males and all the bad that comes with it.
Racism has a hierarchy and then you factor in the full social structure of straight, white, christian male dominance and the levels of that hierarchy increases -
Male v. Female
White v. Black, Brown, etc.
Straight v. LGBT
Christian v. Everyone else
from all the combinations that creates.
They, just like their male counterparts, engage in "Who am I better than today?" self-esteem delusions.
Their delusions in no way excuse them. It's a choice they make.