Yes, its OK to vote for Hillary because she is a woman!

[athena]

79. Why, then have we had 44 male presidents?

Please explain. If this is not a consequence of sexism, then what has caused it? And why is it wrong to correct this imbalance by voting for a woman who is the most qualified candidate and has spent her whole life fighting for women's issues? Why is it OK for all other minorities to support their own group in the belief that a member of their group will represent their concerns better, but not OK for women to support a woman in the belief that she will represent women's issues better?

By the way, I did support President Obama because he is Black. I supported him from the start because I believed it was more urgent for the country to have a Black president than a female president. I could see that this opportunity to have a Black president would not come again within my lifetime. If you did not support President Obama because he's Black, that means you really have not thought deeply about racism and what it means for a country to have a Black president.

Finally, supporting Hillary because she's a woman does not mean supporting her only because she's a woman. Supporting Obama because he's Black does not mean supporting him only because he's Black. I would not support Palin, Bachmann, or Condaleezza Rice, just as I would not support Colin Powell. That being said, I supported President Obama because he's Black, and I support Hillary because she's a woman. It's not so hard to understand if you try.

ETA: In case you get confused about the above, let me point out that I am not Black. I am a white woman. It's therefore not unthinkable for a white woman to vote for a black man to overcome racism. It shouldn't be unthinkable for a man to vote for a woman to overcome sexism, either.