"If Kshama Were a Man She'd Be Treated Differently": Democratic Women Defend Sawant
A text-bank volunteer for the Kshama Solidarity campaign sent messages to District 3 voters to ask them to vote “no” on the upcoming Dec. 7 recall.
One man replied, “F**k off b***h. I’m voting YES!!!”
Another voter provided more detail. He said, “NO! Kshama must GO! All societies must have political and structural balance and though I call myself a socialist I call Kshama an anarchist. GET THE B***H GONE! THE SOONER THE BETTER!!”
Councilmember Kshama Sawant has called the recall campaign many things: racist, right-wing, an act of voter suppression. Women who stand against the recall, whether they support Sawant’s leftward politics or not, add an additional descriptor to the attempt to unseat the loudest woman of color on the council: sexist.
“I know from my own experience that women of color in elected office face particular scrutiny,” Washington state Senator Rebecca Saldaña said in an endorsement statement. “I think if Kshama were a man she’d be treated differently.”
Read more: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/11/17/62921542/if-kshama-were-a-man-shed-be-treated-differently-democratic-women-defend-sawant