GOP’s woman-haters club swells: Why their hatred is actually getting worse

[sheshe2]

In the recently released report he commissioned on the bridge closing scandal, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s lawyer depicts the client as the innocent who was ensnared in the web woven by an “emotional” woman. No longer is Bridget Anne Kelly his hard-working deputy chief of staff, doing the bidding of a canny, no-nonsense governor; instead, she is your run-of-the-mill hysterical female lashing out against the multitude of commuters to get revenge, somehow, for being dumped by a guy.

Does this scenario make any sense? Why is it so common to subject to psychoanalysis a public official who is a woman? Why must she be cast as the dangerously “emotional” one in a political drama that paints Christie as a properly sensitive, duly caring public servant with “heartfelt” concern for his staff? Kelly’s attorney reacted to the obvious gender bias: “The report’s venomous, gratuitous, and inappropriate sexist remarks concerning Ms. Kelly have no place in what is alleged to be a professional and independent report.”

The Christie report’s sexist motif cannot be treated in isolation. The evidence suggests a deep-seated hatred that calls to mind the hatred directed at President Obama for his oft-imagined illegitimacy. Just like the knee-jerk “You lie!” and “subhuman mongrel” that Obama unfortunately has to hear, sexist remarks from thought-deprived men are more than an eye-rolling distraction. “Barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen” is not a dead ideology; insidious remarks about women’s “natural” helplessness are automatic in certain circles. They keep popping up like an annoying Whack-a-Mole. Can we figure out what’s going on?

The month just past was a heckuva month for know-nothingness and woman-bashing. In mid-March, responding to news of a projected National Women’s History museum, the always instructive Rush Limbaugh auto-blurted: “We already have, ladies and gentlemen, I don’t know how many museums for women all over the country. They are called malls.” Pregnant pause. “Hey, I could have said brothel.” Yes, and you could have admitted that in your oafish imagination a woman who is not deferential is a militant.

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[seabeyond]

1. so.. when using this same kinda argument with women on du, and we get pissed and call you on it

and then there is a whole lot fo pretending of wha? wha? ...

remember back to this.

i hope he gets his ass fried. like limbaugh is still getting with fluke being a whore.

[el_bryanto]

2. You mean people arguing that woman at DU are too emotional? nt

[seabeyond]

3. yes. that is what i mean, lol. or when we call people out in dismissing what we say,

WHEN they use that terminology. and then pretend there is no history of this dismissal with women.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. Are you accusing the OP of doing this and being called on it?

Because that's what you typed. Can you show examples of this OP doing the 'same kinda arguments' as Rush? If not I just do not believe you.

[seabeyond]

7. i was talking "you" as du, not the OP poster. as that person clearly gets,

having come across this argument from duers herself.

[sheshe2]

5. I couldn't agree with you more!

Thanks sea...

[Bluenorthwest]

6. I thought you were being accused....

sometimes the syntax puzzles me.

[sheshe2]

9. Well...

I must admit I read it twice...however knew it was not, Bluenorthwest~

[seabeyond]

8. lol....

thanks for understanding me even in my mess....

[sheshe2]

11. As I said to Blue above,

I did read it twice. However I got what you meant.

OMG! Love...

[riqster]

10. This from the article:

"Before the weaponless, holier-than-thou Rand Paul attaches Hillary Clinton to husband Bill’s Lewinsky affair, the Kentucky senator ought to have a word with Newt Gingrich, who cheated on his second wife because he loved America so much. And he should ask Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn why he covered up Nevada Senator John Ensign’s sordid, payoff-laced affair with his campaign director’s wife, when Ensign used their ultra-Christian bachelor pad in D.C. to stage his trysts. There are enough Republican libertines to go around–and generally speaking, they are the same men who attack women for using birth control."

[sheshe2]

13. Thanks for posting that paragraph, riqster.

Those asshats are all holier-than-thou. Ha! I think we should take their viagra away from them, it's rotting their brains. That is to assume of course that they have one functioning brain between them all.

[mercuryblues]

12. I am

hoping they are in their death throes. More women are going to college, more women are voting. Women are the biggest voting bloc. So you would think that the republicans would try to STFU concerning women. But this is not the case. Their strategy is to try and humiliate, demoralize and disempower women. When you take away women's rights over their own bodies, taking away their right to vote will be easy.
Yes, they have women who will support that. They think they are special and people like Christie, Limbaugh and Huckabee don't mean them, just those "other" women. They are beyond help.

Even their rape talk falls into this line of thinking. Rape is denying a woman the right over her own body. Therefor even rape must be questioned, minimized and women must be branded as liars to get even.

The good part is that it really isn't working. Women are getting mad and to the voting booth. What does discourage me is that line of thinking is seeping into the so-called liberal media and people who would have said, just a few years ago that stuff is crazy, are now defending it.

[sheshe2]

14. I am hoping they are in their death throes, too.

They can't help themselves, they just keep digging themselves in deeper and deeper.

[mercuryblues]

17. It is the

republican brain. They want X to happen and devise a plan. The only outcome they see happening based on their plan is X. When X doesn't happen, they don't ask what is wrong, they just assume they are not trying hard enough. They double down. Look what they did with the economy. They really believed that loosening wall st and banking regulations would result in an economic boom, despite that every reasoned brain said the exact opposite was true. They still will not admit their policies were failures and filibuster every piece of legislation proposed.

Now it is women who stand in their way of achieving the money and power they desire.

[sheshe2]

19. True, however...

They severely underestimate the power of a woman. They have no clue who they have taken on.

GOTV2014 and beyond!

[mercuryblues]

24. because they

surround themselves with women the bachmann and palin types of women, they think all women are like that.

It will bode well if Hillary wins the nom. They will underestimate her and they will unleash the vitriol like we have never seen. I think a lot of this crap are just them laying the groundwork. Even more women will be running from them as fast as they can.

[hollysmom]

15. I still ca't figure where they get GOP women from.

Maybe they will eventually not reproduce

[obxhead]

16. This happens all the time in the "news"

The recent shooting at Ft Hood is another example.

Before the name of the gunman was even released he was a disturbed individual with a history of mental issues. That was widely reported here on WTOP in the DC area before they even "knew" the name of the shooter. It was reported within minutes of the initial announcement of the incident.

Twist the news to discredit the target. It doesn't matter if it is incorrect, all that matters is that the "offending" party has "mental" problems of some kind to explain away why they did it.

[longship]

18. The He-Man Woman Hater's Club.

Why? Oh why would any guy hate women? Or would want them to be anything less than equals?

It just does not make any sense. None at all.

R&K She!

[sheshe2]

20. Thanks longship!!!!

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[longship]

21. What's with the Gingrich Buddha pose?

I suppose that as long as he's pregnant -- and not just plain fat -- it will have to do.



Longship is a guy who learned feminism at his parents' knees. It was always an issue to be advocated for in my household. And I was born in the 40's, very much a Baby Boomer. I lucked out, I guess. No need for cultural transformation. I learned it all basically from birth. And my father served in the US Marines. He was very cool with it. He was also very funny.

Lucky I guess.

[sheshe2]

22. You are a good man, longship.

"Teach your children well..." they sure did that~ I think I love your family.

[longship]

23. One boy amongst three girls.

(Plus my dad, who was all over it.)

I had no choice. Best thing ever, BTW.

I have a twin sister. She's eight minutes older than me. So she's got that going for her. My other sister is three years older. No brothers.

One learns feminism one way or another. I think it's best to learn it my way. Less stress that way. It's just normal.

[seabeyond]

25. Love your story. Thanks for telling it.

I was gonna ask how that worked for you seeing how both my boys get it. Glad it was positive. I hear men speak about that experience in a negative manner. I like the positive better.

Coolest

[longship]

26. And my father was with it, too.

And he was a US Marine (before WWII).

He was an awesome guy. If I were 1/10 the guy he was, I would be awesome myself. But I would not be so presumptuous.

[seabeyond]

27. That makes all the difference in the world, I believe.

The acceptance from the father and an example. My father was like that. It allowed me my worth. Self respect takes us a long way in life.

And ya... I am sure, you are all that.

[longship]

28. Love ya, sea! nt