Women respond to Gloria Steinem's apology:

[MADem]

208. I do not agree with that assessment. This is not about "accepting" or "not accepting."

You just tossed that in there to paint me as intolerant. Cheap shot, that.

I don't think the "women who chose Bernie" are special snowflakes. If they are the "strong, intelligent feminists" you insist they are, then they can handle an offhand remark (likely based on her own personal experience) from an eighty one year old feminist icon.

You never "followed around" those you were attracted to? I sure did--and I got "followed around" in return. That's how it was done back in the day. Nowadays, perhaps, the dating/mating game is done differently. That was MY experience, though--and I'll wager it was Gloria's as well. I am not insisting it is anyone else's experience, so I'm not sure why you're trying to play that I am doing that.

I think you aren't reading what I wrote, but instead "interpreting," because I did not say what you're claiming I said. This thought of yours is your creation, not my view:

...by continuing to say that there are some women who probably do things just to get a date or get noticed by a boy, you are perpetuating the sexist meme.

I didn't say that--never mind "continue to say." But see--you engaged in a low blow and said I said something I didn't say. Not cool. I spoke of MY experience, and speculated on hers, but I didn't say jack about "some women who probably do things."

This kind of "conversation" isn't the way to have an open exchange of views.

But hey, go stuff the old lady under the bus. Eighty one years old, spent her entire life working for the benefit of women and girls, and from the sages at DU we get 'Not GOOD ENOUGH, GLORIA!'

and smh!

I still like Gloria and I think she has a right to her opinions. She's done a lot for humanity in her eighty one years. I think far better of her than I do of the DUers going out of their way to denigrate her for an offhand remark on frigging Bill Maher's show! Another "OH, the Huge Manatee" moment here on this discussion board...