2016 Postmortem

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Gloria Steinem: young women back Bernie Sanders because �the boys are with Bernie� [View all] Luminous Animal Feb 2016 OP

Is she suggesting young women don't think for themselves? cyberswede Feb 2016 #1

Seems so. Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #5

OP....this is crap Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #16

This ain't crap it's bullshit.......... mrmpa Feb 2016 #64

Serious Bullshit Aerows Feb 2016 #74

What has happened to her? Total BS! Duval Feb 2016 #107

Same thing with Howard Dean. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2016 #139

WTF? PatrynXX Feb 2016 #62

Yup. winter is coming Feb 2016 #65

They can't stand that the young people aren't lining up behind "their" candidate. reformist2 Feb 2016 #78

Maybe Hillary will come back with something about not standing by her man, some little woman style. SMC22307 Feb 2016 #80

Shocking to me. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #109

Unbelievable MissDeeds Feb 2016 #123

No. Only the ones who don't obey her. n/t lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #181

Yes it is. Where are all the feminists who support Hillary? beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #197

What hogwash! HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #2

yes,gloria,that explains bernie's huge lead restorefreedom Feb 2016 #3

Not that recent. HubertHeaver Feb 2016 #137

my mistake. i had the wrong epoch lol. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #141

It does feel that way at times. HubertHeaver Feb 2016 #149

"Black men were given the vote a half-century before women of any race were allowed to mark a ballot MisterP Feb 2016 #4

Black men and the vote malletgirl02 Feb 2016 #83

Native Americans were not citizens until 1924 and even that was sporadic. artislife Feb 2016 #94

That's a pretty demeaning statement about young women. Vinca Feb 2016 #6

Oh my... Fumesucker Feb 2016 #7

I LOVE that woman, but that was a strange comment. jillan Feb 2016 #8

Yeah it's not like a boy ever pretended to like something a girl liked... PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #9

well that was quite the insult towards young women! m-lekktor Feb 2016 #10

Apparently she hasn't bothered to notice SheilaT Feb 2016 #11

I was surprised when I heard this... seemed like a highly sexist comment to make... but then Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #12

A woman president would be a fine thing. hifiguy Feb 2016 #71

I want Liz Warren Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #191

I will happily second that! hifiguy Feb 2016 #192

I couldn't agree with you more hifiguy Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #193

Pres. Warren has the fire in her belly you can rally around /nt JPnoodleman Feb 2016 #213

None of my granddaughters would ever do ANYTHING just because of boys. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #118

I was surprised too noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #184

Look, she's 81 and wants to see the day. I certainly would not begrudge her that motivation at all. Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #188

Hell will freeze over before my three daughters let boys sway their decisions. That's antiquated. nt TheBlackAdder Feb 2016 #13

That bugged me to see Gloria Steinem drop that bomb... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #14

What insulting garbage. I haven't changed a bit politics wise since CharlotteVale Feb 2016 #15

Ooooooh lordy, lordy, lordy...that's going to go over like a lead balloon! Calling young female in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #17

It seems a little out of touch, generationally 6chars Feb 2016 #23

Exactly. She's been out of the loop too long. Probably has some $$$ also which further leftcoastmountains Feb 2016 #99

Who is going to finance me ? The CIA jakeXT Feb 2016 #18

DAMN! I didn't know that! nt m-lekktor Feb 2016 #29

I was watching when she said it ms liberty Feb 2016 #19

I was stunned when I heard her demean young women like that. AtomicKitten Feb 2016 #20

That's sort of a sexist remark, isn't it? notadmblnd Feb 2016 #21

Yeah. It reads like an old Repug male snickering about wimmins and what they really want and need sarge43 Feb 2016 #89

Your charitable "sort of" puts you in the vanguard of Steinem supporters in this thread Jim Lane Feb 2016 #153

I wasn't being easy on her because of any reverence notadmblnd Feb 2016 #171

Thanks for your follow-up! We're pretty much on the same page. (n/t) Jim Lane Feb 2016 #173

Wow. What a Heidi Chronicles moment! LoveIsNow Feb 2016 #22

Gloria, Gloria, Gloria. What the hell happened to you?....n/t monmouth4 Feb 2016 #24

Yes, it hurts to see it. nt senz Feb 2016 #90

I agree... Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #25

Criminy! whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #26

What the fucking hell. I wonder how Gloria would explain my support of Bernie. Avalux Feb 2016 #27

She pulled that out of the way back machine. Terribly sexist. cali Feb 2016 #28

and "growing more radical" correlates to supporting somebody like Hillary CLinton? m-lekktor Feb 2016 #32

Seems to me the evidence she gives points the other way zeemike Feb 2016 #76

Rather the inverse of what Churchill argued, yes? malthaussen Feb 2016 #96

I am approaching 60 and have only gone further and further left hifiguy Feb 2016 #103

Same here Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #190

Crap Crap Crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #30

Was excited to see her - then saw her - and was disappointed and appalled. Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #31

We have had the Republicans attack teachers. SamKnause Feb 2016 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2016 #34

How mind-numbingly misogynistic. last1standing Feb 2016 #35

It was so easy for us men to fool these young women LittleBlue Feb 2016 #36

"Where the boys are, that's where I want to be" Connie Francis. oasis Feb 2016 #37

Someone's sexism is showing. senz Feb 2016 #116

I'll have to agree with Gloria for the most part, but oasis Feb 2016 #130

"I'll have to agree with Gloria..." Hissyspit Feb 2016 #202

first DWS calling Young women complacent now Stienem calling Young women attention seekers Truprogressive85 Feb 2016 #38

Reality Gloria: older women are supporting the more conservative candidate. Romulox Feb 2016 #39

Well, this old woman is supporting the radical candidate. Throw that one into the metrics!! LOL!! Karma13612 Feb 2016 #125

Love to hear it! Romulox Feb 2016 #185

Wow, what a disgusting comment. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #40

Gloria said this???? wtf???!!!!!! wendylaroux Feb 2016 #41

Gloria's projecting her own history on today's young women. Divernan Feb 2016 #42

I think there's a lot of that going around. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #164

WHAT???!!! grasswire Feb 2016 #43

I heard her say that. I know what she meant, but it was weird. Empowerer Feb 2016 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2016 #46

She tried to clarify it right after she said it, but it was still muddled Empowerer Feb 2016 #51

And that, as is stated in the NR, is false. cali Feb 2016 #79

That's not really much of an improvement. JoeyT Feb 2016 #81

I believe Gloria Steinem was radicalized at a relatively young age. malthaussen Feb 2016 #105

Please hip us to what she meant whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #48

A reprehensible and baseless smear. snagglepuss Feb 2016 #45

What a crappy demeaning thing to say! Punkingal Feb 2016 #47

Steinem also thinks women don't support Hillary because they are jealous of her marriage! Dems to Win Feb 2016 #49

LOL abelenkpe Feb 2016 #66

That is from the same pile of sheer nutsery hifiguy Feb 2016 #69

That's just sick and stupid offensive cali Feb 2016 #82

please tell me this is the onion.... questionseverything Feb 2016 #91

A psychoanalyst she's not. Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #198

What a steaming pile farleftlib Feb 2016 #214

She's trying to spin that young women don't really hate Hillary, they just love boys more! Donkees Feb 2016 #50

I totally agree with your sig line and am delighted that Bernie said it. senz Feb 2016 #158

It's from his speech about wanting to be an "Arts" President...I posted in Video forum recently. Donkees Feb 2016 #161

Will check it out. Thanks! senz Feb 2016 #169

Out of touch. n/t Peregrine Took Feb 2016 #52

Words fail. AzDar Feb 2016 #53

That was kinda creepy last night. nt valerief Feb 2016 #54

Wow. enigmatic Feb 2016 #55

I saw that and thought... malokvale77 Feb 2016 #56

Personally abelenkpe Feb 2016 #57

Clueless. TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #58

Easy claim to test... Helen Borg Feb 2016 #59

Clinton surrogates are going insane Arazi Feb 2016 #60

Sounds like it. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #115

Jesus how fucking dismissive can you get? dorkzilla Feb 2016 #61

Hell of a generation gap in this primary election Dems to Win Feb 2016 #63

I'm in my 70's and totally FOR Bernie. Duval Feb 2016 #113

There isn't as much of a generation gap Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #199

This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Feb 2016 #67

You've just exposed FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #68

Another good tweet Dems to Win Feb 2016 #70

Oh my, hifiguy Feb 2016 #72

LOL! senz Feb 2016 #93

That is hilarious! Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #95

Pffft! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #117

I'm embarrassed by her cluelessness. azmom Feb 2016 #73

That's not what she said. Empowerer Feb 2016 #75

This is the exact quote: TBF Feb 2016 #100

Here's the full quote and the context Empowerer Feb 2016 #104

But it isn't more conservative to support Bernie than it is to support HRC. Ken Burch Feb 2016 #122

Can't be spun... ljm2002 Feb 2016 #133

That's not the full quote PaulaFarrell Feb 2016 #147

oh! the stupid! it hurts! retrowire Feb 2016 #77

This thread says it all Gloria did not always feel this way about Bernie awake Feb 2016 #84

Steinem did not support Palin dragonfly301 Feb 2016 #85

Huge +1! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #119

Huh. Mama Stein thinks the plantation stock have no minds of their own, just following their urges. jtuck004 Feb 2016 #86

I'm astonished she'd say such a thing. malthaussen Feb 2016 #87

I've always loved Gloria Steinem and this does NOT sound like her. senz Feb 2016 #88

See post # 60. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #121

Is that as moronic as it sounds? Nt matt819 Feb 2016 #92

Spoiler alert. hifiguy Feb 2016 #174

I once thanked Ms. Steinem in person and she thanked me back. senz Feb 2016 #97

...... daleanime Feb 2016 #98

Saw Her On Bill Maher Last Night... ChiciB1 Feb 2016 #101

I saw this in 2008. artislife Feb 2016 #102

It certainly was an accurate reflection of some h supporters senz Feb 2016 #110

I love young enthusiastic women! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #106

OMG. She is pathetic. Skwmom Feb 2016 #108

Well, that was insulting. passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #111

It is not radical... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #112

"when I was their age, I had to get up and milk the cows and plow the back forty..." Ken Burch Feb 2016 #114

I hope she believes it was worth it because she will never live it down, ever. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #120

Well if older women are more radical activists IronLionZion Feb 2016 #124

62 year old female here, fully supporting Bernie. eom :-) Karma13612 Feb 2016 #129

Radical activists for women's issues. I don't think Steinem was saying that between seaglass Feb 2016 #163

Puts an unexpected twist on her Playboy bunny stint. senz Feb 2016 #126

Say wha....? AlbertCat Feb 2016 #127

This also calls for an owl. hifiguy Feb 2016 #140

If the photo you posted implies for one second that you believe Bernie supporters senz Feb 2016 #142

What the hell are you talking about? AlbertCat Feb 2016 #145

Sorry. I interpreted the t-shirt as saying that young people don't understand senz Feb 2016 #150

the Freud comment wasn't very nice, AlbertCat Feb 2016 #154

Yes, he was great; he was amazing. senz Feb 2016 #162

as nice as you AlbertCat Feb 2016 #165

Cocktail party for some, rhetorical warfare for others senz Feb 2016 #172

Just to clarify, my owl hifiguy Feb 2016 #176

If I misunderstood you, I apologize. senz Feb 2016 #146

I apologize. AlbertCat Feb 2016 #151

Is that AlbertCat in your sig line? senz Feb 2016 #189

Gloria is doing what she always accusing men of doing. Bernblu Feb 2016 #128

Fuck you Gloria. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2016 #131

Gloria really disappointed with this remark. Shame on her. Karma13612 Feb 2016 #132

Gals? noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #187

yea, I'm 62 so it sometimes rolls off the tongue when I start Karma13612 Feb 2016 #210

lol noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #215

Wow, completely denying agency to young women TransitJohn Feb 2016 #134

Tbis campaign is making good people say dumb things Armstead Feb 2016 #135

K&R for exposure. eom Purveyor Feb 2016 #136

"Wh-e-e-e-r-re the boys are, someone waits for me-e-e." Eleanors38 Feb 2016 #138

Can't say for sure, but I'm guessing saltpoint Feb 2016 #143

Jeez. How many more people are willing to undermine their own credibility for the Clinton Machine? frylock Feb 2016 #144

I know what boys like. mhatrw Feb 2016 #148

I know what guys want Fumesucker Feb 2016 #167

Not much of a compliment to Woman's intelligence . orpupilofnature57 Feb 2016 #152

Will ANY woman do? DeGreg Feb 2016 #155

Great idea, DeGreg! senz Feb 2016 #175

Wow, what a sexist thing to say. Shame on Gloria. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #156

She's only saying that because saltpoint Feb 2016 #157

Huh? Mike Nelson Feb 2016 #159

I liked Gloria a lot better when she was a young woman. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #160

Unfortunate statement. katsy Feb 2016 #166

This is sexist. Where the hell are the sexist police noiw? 2pooped2pop Feb 2016 #168

They vanish if the speaker is pro-HRH. hifiguy Feb 2016 #177

Wow! Le Taz Hot Feb 2016 #170

Well if it's a woman running for POTUS it doesn't matter who she is. hifiguy Feb 2016 #180

Oh really. So what's my excuse? Boomer Feb 2016 #178

Gloria:another comfortably well-off person blind to how bad the situation snagglepuss Feb 2016 #179

What Steinem demonstrates Utopian Leftist Feb 2016 #182

No, Ms. Steinem. 'The boys' are with Hillary. Young women are with Bernie Sanders and The People. seafan Feb 2016 #183

She's certainly awfully tight with hifiguy Feb 2016 #195

This country must move past the Clintons and the Bushes.... seafan Feb 2016 #207

I could not agree with you more. hifiguy Feb 2016 #208

My granddaughters are both mothers now but in their late teens/early 20's tularetom Feb 2016 #186

This really tarnishes my opinion of Gloria Steinem, Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #194

Say goodbye to the millenial vote, Hillary. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #196

How disappointing GreenPartyVoter Feb 2016 #200

Couple more good tweets Dems to Win Feb 2016 #201

And she doesn't see that as the least bit sexist? Nite Owl Feb 2016 #203

Its getting pretty ugly in the Twitterverse FreakinDJ Feb 2016 #204

How fucking demeaning. I am disgusted. Hiraeth Feb 2016 #205

Kick. eom saltpoint Feb 2016 #206

Go back to your job at the CIA, Gloria nichomachus Feb 2016 #209

I'd like to think that she didn't really mean that, and regretted it instantly renate Feb 2016 #211

Wow, what a feminist. Discrediting young women's opinions simply because they differ from yours. cui bono Feb 2016 #212