2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: As a woman who fought for gender equality in the 1970s let me define sexist for you.... [View all]ebayfool
(3,411 posts)I raised two daughters by myself, and went toe-to-toe in a traditionally male field with many an asshole, and I never expected to be treated like a delicate flower! If I had, they would STILL be male only occupations. You ain't seen a fight 'til you see a female xray hand throw out a male welders work! Everything from physical confrontation to weenie-wagging (although that stopped pretty fast when I announced "That's real nice ... does it come in men's sizes?" in front of the crew!).
Bernie was firmly standing his ground - nothing to get worked up about.
I guarantee the GOP will not sit back and let her pull this crap, and they won't be as nice about it as Bernie.
I raised my girls to be strong and assertive. They wouldn't dream of expecting to be treated differently than any man they were competing with - they know that's how we get shut out the game.