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Mike Pence Is Why We Have To Stop Excusing Religious Sexism [View all]
Mike Pence Is Why We Have To Stop Excusing Religious Sexism
The United States, particularly under this administration, is a powerful reminder of how far women have yet to go.
Soraya Chemaly, Contributor
Writer
Mike Pence Is Why We Have To Stop Excusing Religious Sexism
The United States, particularly under this administration, is a powerful reminder of how far women have yet to go.
03/31/2017 02:14 pm ET | Updated 2 hours ago
ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES
MARCH 17: Vice President Mike Pence arrives for a joint press conference by U.S. President Donald Trump (not seen) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not seen) at the White House.
The Internet is on fire after an in-depth Washington Post profile of Vice President Mike Pence’s wife, Karen Pence. The article revealed that Pence explained, in 2002, that unless he is with his wife, he won’t eat alone with a woman or attend an event where alcohol is served, a spin on what evangelicals call the “Billy Graham Rule.” Twitter threads and think pieces have abounded. “Mike Pence’s ‘Billy Graham Rule’ has Internet yelling sexism,” blared a USAToday headline that could have read, but didn’t, “Mike Pence’s ‘Billy Graham Rule’ is sexist.”
What a luxury it is for a man to decide he can’t, and doesn’t have to, be unchaperoned in the presence of a woman who might be an evil temptress out to destroy him. And what a serious problem for women.
The United States, particularly under this administration, is a powerful reminder of how far women have yet to go.
Soraya Chemaly, Contributor
Writer
Mike Pence Is Why We Have To Stop Excusing Religious Sexism
The United States, particularly under this administration, is a powerful reminder of how far women have yet to go.
03/31/2017 02:14 pm ET | Updated 2 hours ago
ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES
MARCH 17: Vice President Mike Pence arrives for a joint press conference by U.S. President Donald Trump (not seen) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not seen) at the White House.
The Internet is on fire after an in-depth Washington Post profile of Vice President Mike Pence’s wife, Karen Pence. The article revealed that Pence explained, in 2002, that unless he is with his wife, he won’t eat alone with a woman or attend an event where alcohol is served, a spin on what evangelicals call the “Billy Graham Rule.” Twitter threads and think pieces have abounded. “Mike Pence’s ‘Billy Graham Rule’ has Internet yelling sexism,” blared a USAToday headline that could have read, but didn’t, “Mike Pence’s ‘Billy Graham Rule’ is sexist.”
What a luxury it is for a man to decide he can’t, and doesn’t have to, be unchaperoned in the presence of a woman who might be an evil temptress out to destroy him. And what a serious problem for women.
Religious Sexism. Sums it up.
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Somehow I have this posted twice. Cross linked with my dup, sorry.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028878867
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