2016 Postmortem

Nonhlanhla

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6. I think that feeling is more common than we think.

Sun Dec 20, 2015, 10:03 PM

Dec 2015

There are some deep-seated cultural issues with regards to older women, including all kinds of mommy issues. I suspect some of that lurks beneath the surface of a lot of Hillary hate.

I know in academia the way in which male and female professors' student feedback is looked at, differs, because they found that students rated their female profs far more harshly. Students are more inclined to see male profs are "brilliant" and female profs as "shrill" or not motherly enough (but if the profs are motherly, then they don't get respect either, so it's a bit of a no-win game). I think we're seeing stuff like that being played on the national stage.

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I saw a comment online somewhere yesterday that cracked me up. [View all] pnwmom Dec 2015 OP

Hillary Clinton reminds you of your father? notadmblnd Dec 2015 #1

You need some new glasses. Either that or a reading class. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #3

I do need new glasses, can't afford them notadmblnd Dec 2015 #5

Some people are just too quick with the snark without even reading well. Cha Dec 2015 #57

Love it! <3 NurseJackie Dec 2015 #2

Yeah I know that guy. His mother was Margaret Thatcher. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #4

No, Joan Crawford "Mommy Dearest!" Dustlawyer Dec 2015 #14

lol nt m-lekktor Dec 2015 #47

I think that feeling is more common than we think. Nonhlanhla Dec 2015 #6

oddly enough I think you hit on something here hollysmom Dec 2015 #7

Good point. I think most women older than 50 have had at least one experience like that. pnwmom Dec 2015 #8

Pickles keithbvadu2 Dec 2015 #9

quite right: people should dislike candidates because of atrocious foreign and domestic policies MisterP Dec 2015 #10

Whichever is the nominee, the two others will strongly endorse. pnwmom Dec 2015 #11

Being a parent doesn't automatically make you a good person.... daleanime Dec 2015 #12

Neither does being a man, but that's been the de facto job requirement for more than 200 years. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #15

So it's OK just as long.... daleanime Dec 2015 #17

Why are you twisting what I said? I said that women have been dealing forever with pnwmom Dec 2015 #22

K & R SunSeeker Dec 2015 #13

Same comment was made in 2008 question everything Dec 2015 #16

My mother is not a hawk. tecelote Dec 2015 #18

Interestingly, an African-American male friend had very different take on this.... Moonwalk Dec 2015 #19

That is very interesting! pnwmom Dec 2015 #23

I love this take on it. leftofcool Dec 2015 #26

Nice take. Thanks. eom BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #48

Really. You've been looking at candidates that remind you of your father? Luminous Animal Dec 2015 #20

My father, brother, uncles, and grandfathers were all white men. pnwmom Dec 2015 #24

Ah. So your white male relatives were only that. White male relatives. Luminous Animal Dec 2015 #28

Hillary had a Republican father, so she had to make her own way politically, pnwmom Dec 2015 #30

Mine weren't.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #29

Amazing how a positive post about a historical candidate attracts negative misogynistic.... George II Dec 2015 #21

My mother was more honest. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #25

Great example catnhatnh Dec 2015 #27

self-delete pnwmom Dec 2015 #31

Yep I know because of the thousands of posts on DU... catnhatnh Dec 2015 #33

There were quite a few yesterday attacking her for needing more time in the bathroom. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #36

Just pulling your post about the race card... catnhatnh Dec 2015 #35

I pulled it to edit and accidentally ended up with two posts. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #38

To say " playing the gender card" is just as sexist as saying "playing the race card" is racist. pnwmom Dec 2015 #32

I certainly would catnhatnh Dec 2015 #37

No, you have not successfully read my mind. I didn't say that men in general are misogynists. pnwmom Dec 2015 #39

+1. eom BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #49

Cool story, brah. Bonobo Dec 2015 #34

Thanks, Bonobo. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #40

It isn't her age or gender that has brought out the many, many people to support Sen Sanders. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #41

I didn't say it was. I said that women have always had to deal with male Presidents pnwmom Dec 2015 #42

I didn't say a word about Bernie in my OP. For all I know, that young man pnwmom Dec 2015 #44

I wonder how Democrats sleep at night when they support the 1% that has brought us rhett o rick Dec 2015 #45

Some of us just don't think Bernie has a magic wand to wave. pnwmom Dec 2015 #46

If Sen Sanders will have the support of most all Democrats, he will have a much better rhett o rick Dec 2015 #55

African Americans and Hispanics aren't wild about Bernie. pnwmom Dec 2015 #56

If it helps, try substituting "Elizabeth Warren" for "Hillary" in the original post, maybe then... Moonwalk Dec 2015 #54

The young men should be safe until at least January 2025. Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #43

Great post! cwydro Dec 2015 #50

Oh, for pity sakes. Reminding one of a parent is not all about gender. merrily Dec 2015 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author JackInGreen Dec 2015 #52

Sister's back in town. @HillaryClinton crushed the #DemDebate. #ImWithHer but so is my sister. #Sist riversedge Dec 2015 #53

k&r cali Dec 2015 #58