Shout it From the Rooftops
May. 21st, 2008 02:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
semiotic_pirateRecall that yesterday I was looking for evidence about sexism against HRC?
Here is a doozy of an example that aired on CNN of all places, eh? Who'd a thunk it?
As the title of the post implies, this is the 96th post about specific sexist crap that Senator Clinton has had to deal with... And I am sure that there haven't been just 96 instances, just that these are some of the most horrific.
Some of my favorite comments:
God - it's like Castellanos was reading off a misogyny how-to manual:
1. Implicitly call a woman a bitch. Do not actually use the word "bitch," because that would be coarse.
2. Label said woman a "professional victim" - because nothing's worse than oppressed people naming their oppression.
3. Make it clear that it's the woman's fault. ("She's the "abrasive" one - I'm just the messenger!")
4. When challenged, claim that it's just some people's opinion - and therefore unassailable.
5. Up the ante: assert that the woman in question is not just a bitch, but a murderous one.
6. Make it clear that said woman can't win whatever she does: strength is good, strength is bitchy.
Lather, Rinse, Repeat.
and,
The fact that this is even debateable proves the sexism involved. They had to have a fucking round table? Confusing to them it is?
...
Calling a woman a bitch isn't acceptable. Even in these crazy days wherein "some women" find it a compliment, mostly because they have been called it SO OFTEN for having the temerity to stand up for themselves, they now associate it with a positive result.
Though I think what this person describes - reclaiming a term - has good intentions... It doesn't work all that often, and is still a slur if used by anyone outside of the group reclaiming it.
And so, now I have links to at least 96 examples of sexism aimed at Sen. Clinton. At least, those used during her election campaign for the 2008 presidential race.
Here is a doozy of an example that aired on CNN of all places, eh? Who'd a thunk it?
As the title of the post implies, this is the 96th post about specific sexist crap that Senator Clinton has had to deal with... And I am sure that there haven't been just 96 instances, just that these are some of the most horrific.
Some of my favorite comments:
God - it's like Castellanos was reading off a misogyny how-to manual:
1. Implicitly call a woman a bitch. Do not actually use the word "bitch," because that would be coarse.
2. Label said woman a "professional victim" - because nothing's worse than oppressed people naming their oppression.
3. Make it clear that it's the woman's fault. ("She's the "abrasive" one - I'm just the messenger!")
4. When challenged, claim that it's just some people's opinion - and therefore unassailable.
5. Up the ante: assert that the woman in question is not just a bitch, but a murderous one.
6. Make it clear that said woman can't win whatever she does: strength is good, strength is bitchy.
Lather, Rinse, Repeat.
and,
The fact that this is even debateable proves the sexism involved. They had to have a fucking round table? Confusing to them it is?
...
Calling a woman a bitch isn't acceptable. Even in these crazy days wherein "some women" find it a compliment, mostly because they have been called it SO OFTEN for having the temerity to stand up for themselves, they now associate it with a positive result.
Though I think what this person describes - reclaiming a term - has good intentions... It doesn't work all that often, and is still a slur if used by anyone outside of the group reclaiming it.
And so, now I have links to at least 96 examples of sexism aimed at Sen. Clinton. At least, those used during her election campaign for the 2008 presidential race.
