2016 Postmortem

pmorlan1

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Mon May 23, 2016, 04:40 PM

May 2016

there is most certainly a lot of sexism even for those of us who don't support Hillary so I hear you. I agree with you.

Here at DU, however, what bothered me was seeing a lot of her supporters call almost any criticism of her sexism. It's really angered me when I've seen it and I've said so on several occasions. Sadly, when you wield claims of sexism like a weapon just to shut down criticism of your candidate you offend a lot of people who are not sexist. It's dumb, it's counterproductive and what's more it's damaging to women who suffer from real sexism.

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'I'm not with her': why women are weary of Hillary Clinton [View all] insta8er May 2016 OP

All the younger women who did not go through the changes from our great grandmothers to now, Thinkingabout May 2016 #1

Young women are not as ignorant as you think cali May 2016 #5

No they are not, and my daughter is voting for Hillary still_one May 2016 #26

It has nothing to do with ignorance.... CherokeeDem May 2016 #28

I am in Hillary Clinton generation and just because she is a woman isn't enough to make me vote Seeinghope May 2016 #39

Did I say that? CherokeeDem May 2016 #42

I was taking what you said and expanding on it in a couple of ways. I am sorry if it offended you. Seeinghope May 2016 #46

Lol. You don't realise it but you just called them ignorant. cali May 2016 #57

What in the world does that have to do with voting for Clinton now? pangaia May 2016 #102

Agreed! yuiyoshida May 2016 #51

Ya got that right! Barefoot and pregnant wasn't just a running joke - it was expected. tonyt53 May 2016 #6

Hillary has done nothing for feminism farleftlib May 2016 #43

Now if you had said Sanders has done nothing for feminism you would be right. Thinkingabout May 2016 #45

Informed voters know Bernie is the true feminist Android3.14 May 2016 #52

Since I am an informed voter I know Sanders is not a feminist, a true feminist Thinkingabout May 2016 #56

Apparently, for low information voters, fiction is more important than reality Android3.14 May 2016 #76

I love your signature. Nedsdag May 2016 #82

No, Hillary is not a feminist because Sanders wrote the article, I am saying Thinkingabout May 2016 #91

A truly informed voter would know Amaril May 2016 #94

You are wasting your time with her. pangaia May 2016 #103

I suspected as much Amaril May 2016 #106

Tell this to Sanders, I did not write the article nor did I have it published. Rape may be Thinkingabout May 2016 #112

Clinton has said she would be open to additional constitutional restrictions to abortion Ash_F May 2016 #49

When you get the truth then let me know. Thinkingabout May 2016 #58

It's on video Ash_F May 2016 #60

Hillary favors constitutional restrictions of abortion. It's right here -- senz May 2016 #92

Most of the women I know are within 10 years of my age(65) and 90% are for Bernie hobbit709 May 2016 #63

This is not my experience, guess we run in different circles. In fact I only Thinkingabout May 2016 #65

I'm pretty sure Hillary had nothing to do with it arikara May 2016 #79

She lived it, while in Wal-Mart board she advocated for women to be promoted and women started Thinkingabout May 2016 #88

Hilary was never a friend of working class women senz May 2016 #93

Good RW talking point, or the people who wants to hold women back. Thinkingabout May 2016 #99

Bernie is 100% pro-choice. His supporters are to Hill's LEFT. senz May 2016 #100

Women's rights are more than abortion rights. You do not know who a republican if you are saying Thinkingabout May 2016 #109

Hillary's Wall Street speech haul did not go to charity. senz May 2016 #110

Not true, she donated it to the Clinton Foundation. Sanders per the tax summary he released, Thinkingabout May 2016 #111

You probably didn't know she worked for the CDF instead of taking a position at a well established Thinkingabout May 2016 #101

Yes I heard that a lot too when I was younger arikara May 2016 #97

Some people love attention KingFlorez May 2016 #2

Yes you do, because if you would have taken the time to read the article you would realize that your insta8er May 2016 #3

Yet, Clinton has demolished Sanders in the primary KingFlorez May 2016 #4

She hardly demolished him. Had she done so, they wouldn't, for example, be cali May 2016 #9

And what might the outcome have been if Payday Debbie hadn't had her thumb on the scale? n/t Jester Messiah May 2016 #12

She did not demolish Bernie Sanders Seeinghope May 2016 #40

Hahhaha, LOL nothing else eh? figures. Maybe time to actually read stuff before you open your? insta8er May 2016 #10

K&R!!! Peace Patriot May 2016 #7

Nor am I. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #8

I'm with you Lizzie! yuiyoshida May 2016 #53

On a related note... Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #66

Hey, guess who is following me on twitter? yuiyoshida May 2016 #72

Ha! That's cool! Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #84

Yeah noticed they were in yuiyoshida May 2016 #85

They are overestimating the # of women who will vote for Hillary. Skwmom May 2016 #11

Almost 72 and I`m not with her either. democrank May 2016 #13

77 - for Bernie 840high May 2016 #32

Another 77, for Bernie Duval May 2016 #73

Obviously she doesn't have 100% of the female vote, but she does have a significant majority Tarc May 2016 #14

People don't like liars and pandering and constant evolving to get votes EndElectoral May 2016 #15

Opportunity LOST pmorlan1 May 2016 #16

In all reality, there is real sexism on twitter. She's been called every vulgar name in the book. JRLeft May 2016 #20

On Twitter pmorlan1 May 2016 #29

Yeah, she's lied about on a lot of occasions. JRLeft May 2016 #31

This. n/t ms liberty May 2016 #61

note how it's the Valenti-Marcotte "it's the penis that's the problem" type of "feminist" MisterP May 2016 #27

very well said. thank you. Hiraeth May 2016 #70

Women vote one person at a time, just like MineralMan May 2016 #17

I should not have put the picture up, but I could have guessed that the majority of her supporters insta8er May 2016 #22

I read it. My point still stands. MineralMan May 2016 #23

You also said: One woman holding up a sign is simply one woman expressing her opinion. insta8er May 2016 #25

I'm not "with her," but I'll vote for her if she's the nominee, because I'm with "Better is good." ancianita May 2016 #18

Why? She hasn't worked any magic the past 40 years or so what is the fuel for hope now? TheKentuckian May 2016 #68

Inclusion of the progressive wing gives me hope. Yeah, you're right about Trump. No good there. ancianita May 2016 #74

What inclusion? Seems hacks like Brock and Schultz run the show and there has been nothing but TheKentuckian May 2016 #86

You're right, but now that they've got a foothold working on the party platform, they're not ancianita May 2016 #98

Not enough votes to force movement on the platform and no method to enforce it if they did. TheKentuckian May 2016 #113

Add Cummings and Lee and there's a possibility. ancianita May 2016 #115

I trust Lee, Cummings seldom actually bucks the company line even if he pretends he might for a bit. TheKentuckian May 2016 #116

Yep, one of the little reported stories of this election. Hillary is disliked by half of all women One Black Sheep May 2016 #19

I am not white either, but somehow I cannot seem to get it through to "them". I wish I was still 30 insta8er May 2016 #24

The US is 16% Hispanic and 13% Black XemaSab May 2016 #50

Obviously a lot of women are dana_b May 2016 #21

because Trumps policies are so much better MFM008 May 2016 #30

My 64 yr old wife thinks Hillary stinks! B Calm May 2016 #33

She does have a certain "air" around her...I don't know if it stinks though... LOL insta8er May 2016 #34

If it comes down to Hillary and Trump, I know I will have to pinch my nose to vote for her B Calm May 2016 #35

LOL insta8er May 2016 #36

I don't even want to be in the same room with her. nc4bo May 2016 #37

Im sure they will be finger-wagged, insulted, and told to get off the lawn Warren DeMontague May 2016 #38

63 am not, never have been and never will be with her...nt Land of Enchantment May 2016 #41

When it comes down to Hillary versus Donald "blood coming out of her wherever" Trump, Nye Bevan May 2016 #44

When a woman bashes Hillary Clinton, athena May 2016 #47

Bashes? chervilant May 2016 #62

I like what it says about these women. It says they have evolved. Maybe, you catch up. Hiraeth May 2016 #71

It's much easier being a male. Throd May 2016 #75

Your claim is that Hillary Clinton is the same as Sarah Palin? athena May 2016 #117

What complete nonsense Amaril May 2016 #95

Complete twaddle. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #105

Specifically Bash Away jamese777 May 2016 #108

I'm not weary of Clinton. I just disagree with her policies n/t eridani May 2016 #48

Yeah not really rjsquirrel May 2016 #54

No one likes to choose the lesser of two evils. Vattel May 2016 #55

#SheIsWithHerself; #BernieIsWithUs. merrily May 2016 #59

Kicked and recommended! nt Enthusiast May 2016 #64

What's the point of this thread? Soon there will be a choice, Clinton or Trump and they will have seaglass May 2016 #67

I honestly believe that, to Hillary, we are all irrelevant anyway, she just wants us to put djean111 May 2016 #78

I feel sad for you, it must really suck to believe that. n/t seaglass May 2016 #80

Oh, save your "sadness", really. Not needed in the slightest. And I suspect that is merely just djean111 May 2016 #81

voting issues, not gender. nashville_brook May 2016 #69

I am a 70 year old woman. I vote based on issues, not gender. I cannot support Hillary. djean111 May 2016 #77

interesting story on NPR this morning. white women are not supporting Hillary Exilednight May 2016 #83

Says a 34 year old who wasn't alive when the women from my mother's generation Beacool May 2016 #87

74 year old great grandmother and I have other issued to jwirr May 2016 #89

Hillary is open to constitutional restrictions on abortion senz May 2016 #90

Wife just turned 77 and won't vote for Hillary. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #96

As it looks now...I'm Anyone But Trump The empressof all May 2016 #104

There will be Trump & 3rd Party Candidates jamese777 May 2016 #107

And of course the 2nd wavers only insult millennial women davidn3600 May 2016 #114