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tabbycat31

(6,336 posts) Sat Dec 20, 2014, 03:15 PM Dec 2014

My fear for a Clinton (or Warren) presidency [View all]

I said this in another thread, but it's worth discussing again.

When President Obama was elected, he (sadly) brought all of the closeted racists out of the woodwork and it possibly sent race relations in this country backwards (see recent events an an example).

Am I wrong to fear that a Clinton (or Warren, or a GOP woman for that matter) presidency would do the same for the misogynists in this country and set gender relations backwards.

FTR most of the younger people aren't that racist. But sexism is alive and well in the younger generations (see college sexual assaults). I've seen a shirt that says "Cool story babe, now go make me a sandwich" for sale at a mall kiosk. Most people shopping at mall kiosks are probably not older people.

Does anyone else share this fear? (FTR I'm posting this as a female).

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My fear for a Clinton (or Warren) presidency [View all] tabbycat31 Dec 2014 OP

No brooklynite Dec 2014 #1

Sorry but sexism and racism were alive and well before Obama was president or still_one Dec 2014 #2

I'm not doubting that tabbycat31 Dec 2014 #3

It's come into the light where ohheckyeah Dec 2014 #12

That is a real fear. Obama has certainly had to deal with a great deal of hatred, bigotry, & racism think Dec 2014 #4

Ironically, the ones most likely to resort to it are the same ones who adore Sarah Palin. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #5

Revealing bigotry does not "make it worse" - quite the contrary. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #6

Plus 1 bazillion! rufus dog Dec 2014 #13

Yes, I agree. I'm a white male too. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #14

No. HappyMe Dec 2014 #7

Nope. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #8

So we should just stick with the old white guys giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #9

Or bluestateguy Dec 2014 #10

Jeez, I hope not. nt RiverLover Dec 2014 #11

So we'll elect a white male, like Bill Clinton. They certainly treated him with utmost respect . . . Journeyman Dec 2014 #15

I think many of the people implying that Obama's treatment by Republicans PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #17

Or the treatment of Jimmy Carter . . . Journeyman Dec 2014 #18

Hopefully that fear will come true Matrosov Dec 2014 #16

My fear is this mythology Dec 2014 #19

What did they do in that time? RiverLover Dec 2014 #20