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the personal is political

Question: How Much Did Misogyny Cripple Hillary Clinton's Historic Campaign?

While Barack Obama plays host to "spectacular" crowds across the Pacific Northwest, the post-mortems on Hillary Clinton have begun in earnest… and the verdict is that misogyny has been a contributing, if not fatal, factor in her presidential campaign. Jodi Kantor made the front page of the Times today with her report on the gender discrimination directed at Clinton's campaign; that story follows a similarly-themed essay by Peggy Orenstein in yesterday's Times Magazine and a more forward-looking accompaniment in the paper's 'Week in Review' section. There was the AP report about disgusted Clinton supporters and Blake Fleetwood’s protest against “ugly sexist vilification” of the candidate in the Huffington Post. And then there was Julia Keller, who, in yesterday’s Chicago Tribune, raged against the “appalling preponderance of violent, death-infused imagery in conversations about Clinton”, calling them “an unprecedented public call… for a person’s death.”

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11:30 AM on Mon May 19 2008
By Anna
6,960 views, 401 comments

Latest by tybyla: As a forty-something woman of color, I honestly do not see a woman U.S. President in my lifetime. It will take YEARS to build the cred,experience, and support that Hillary had. And next time...it might be a woman vs. a more »

the personal is political

New York NOW President Calls Ted Kennedy A Traitor; Obama A "Psychological Gang Banger"

The National Organization for Women's New York State chapter president Marcia Pappas just went apeshit on Ted Kennedy for endorsing the "new guy," Barack Obama. "Women have forgiven Kennedy, stuck up for him, stood by him, hushed the fact that he was late in his support of Title IX, the ERA, the Family Leave and Medical Act," and also blah, blah, No Child Left Behind, Medicare something. "And now the greatest betrayal! We are repaid with his abandonment! He's picked the new guy over us." Did I mention she also called it the "ultimate betrayal"? She also goes off on Kucinich lovers, Alternet, Progressive Democrats of America, democrats.com and Howard Dean for tolerating Obama. Why does she so loathe Barack? Well, according to a press release she wrote two weeks ago, it's because he's guilty of teaming up with John Edwards to "psychologically gang bang" Hillary. More »

5:30 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Moe
4,647 views, 128 comments

Latest by Catty Is Cumbersome: @SloanePeterson: Unfortunately, thanks to Obama's lack of experience people see him as some great change agent who isn't like all of the other politicians. Given time, down the road, he would become a politician similar to all of the others. more »

the personal is political

Young Feminists Can't Decide Between Obama & Clinton

At Wellesley college, Hillary Clinton's alma mater, young women are split on the Clinton vs. Obama issue, The Washington Post reports. For instance: Katie Chanpong and Aubre Carreon Aguilar are both feminists and political activists. "If you're a woman, you vote for Hillary because of what it means to women everywhere," says Ms. Chanpong, a sophomore. Ms. Aguilar, a senior, says: "If I'm supposed to vote for Hillary just because I'm a woman, that's kind of sexist." The female-only school finds many of its students are having to decide what it means to be a feminist, writes Eli Saslow. "Do you vote for a woman to shatter the glass ceiling and further the cause? Or do you make an empowered, individual decision that is not confined by gender?" Ona Keller, the co-president of Wellesley College Democrats, is "hard-core Wellesley." She wears vintage ERA T-shirts, calls incoming students first-years instead of freshmen. "Everybody who knows me thinks of me as a feminist," Ms. Keller says. "Nobody imagined I wouldn't vote for Clinton." More »

4:00 PM on Fri Jan 11 2008
By dodai
11,610 views, 196 comments

Latest by n/a: I must disagree with one point in this piece. I do not believe the primary sign of womanhood nor the purest form of feminism is "individualized empowerment." Feminism is about relationships! It is about belonging to others in community and more »

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How Does A Black Woman Feel About The Glamour Controversy? I Asked Myself!

About a month ago, we wrote about an incident at a NYC law firm involving an editor from Glamour magazine, the "appropriateness" of certain African-American hairstyles, the word "political", and some angry, offended attorneys. Yesterday, the (now-former) editor, Ashley Baker, called Moe and gave as much of her side of the story as she could. Then the proverbial shit hit the fan on the comments, followed by the news that Glamour editor Cindi Leive will be convening a roundtable on the issue for an upcoming story. Anna asked me what I thought about the situation, and wondered if she and I, as black women, ought to weigh in. She was incredibly conflicted, and not sure what to think (she still isn't). But here I am.
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2:30 PM on Tue Oct 9 2007
By Dodai
8,633 views, 122 comments

Latest by n/a: OK, I will cop to the hair-touching fascination. Sometimes when I see an afro (or really nice dreads) I do want to touch them. Sorry. more »

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Smart Women, Happy Husbands

According to a new study published by Australian researchers this week, for each year of education a man's wife has, the more satisfied he is with his life. We'd make a joke about Bill and Hillary disproving this theory, but now that Hillary's suddenly flashing her tits like every other famous American woman, the whole marriage-of-convenience rumor seems a little shakier. In fact, isn't Bill totally looking down Hillary's shirt in that picture? Cleavage! Just as likely to get a man's attention and respect as a summa cum laude! More »

4:59 PM on Fri Jul 20 2007
By Jennifer
1,587 views, 10 comments

Latest by kerry: @sakade: I did! Wish I knew where they got their quote, though. more »