Being told by a male under age 30 (2.00 / 2) That it's not sexism is ... laughable. But you're taking after your candidate explaining to people why they feel the way they do.
That it's not sexism is ... laughable. But you're taking after your candidate explaining to people why they feel the way they do.
in my book. Condi is a woman. Selebius is a woman. I would not vote for them.
hwo about margaret thatcher?
Sexism comes in many forms. For instance, all those who are voting for Hillary because they want a woman candidate,
So the African-American community is racist for supporting Barack Obama? The AA community should be proud of Barack Obama and I think it is wonderful that they have shown up in record numbers to support him. To me, that is pride, not racism.
But if women for Hillary, they're sexist?
I'm a gay man and I have made no effort to hide the face that Hillary's gender has played a significant role in my decision to support her. Am I sexist? If so, against whom am I discriminating?
At least you see the equivalence. Yeah, a lot of African-Americans are drawn to Obama, and a lot of women are drawn to Clinton, and it's obvious that racial and gender affinity plays a role for both candidates. There is nothing inherently wrong with this. Some Obama supporters are just upset because for months now they've been told that black voters are ONLY voting for Obama because of race, and that's the only reason he's winning. It's an offensive blanket statement that's untrue. Just as it is equally offensive and untrue to say that women voted for Clinton in very high numbers in many states ONLY because she is a woman, and that's the only reason she made it this far.
Yeah, both of our candidates are history-making in their own way, and they represent remarkable racial and gender progress, which has inspired women and African-Americans, in addition to their solid progressive policies. It's a shame that this had led to sites like mydd devolving into back and forth accusations of sexism and racism.
Voting for your own gender or race to break down a barrier, that's fine and anything but racist. BUT, voting for your own race or gender because you hate or fear the other races or gender, that would be racist or sexist.
I don't hold it against women who want a woman president. There have been many silly or offensive arguments made for why we HAD to have Hillary as our nominee, but solidarity between women never sounded silly or offensive to me. If all other things equal, as a liberal man, I would make me feel proud as an American to vote for the first woman for president. However, the issue of the war in Iraq spoiled it for me with Hillary. As it is, since Obama has won the nomination, I am VERY pleased, because he is and was against the war, and because it will make me very proud as an American to vote for the first African-American president.
Fail.
Someone who would never vote for a candidate of a particular sex or race is sexist or racist. Someone who would have a hard time voting for someone of a particular race or sex is racist or sexist. Someone who counts the fact that a candidate is breaking through a glass ceiling as a point in their favor is being anti-sexist or anti-racist.
