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Related: About this forumElection year sexism against Hillary Clinton brought me closer to my mother
Election year sexism against Hillary Clinton brought me closer to my motherLaura Bogart Monday 18 April 2016 12.07 EDT
For years I thought of my mother as a pathetic figure who had turned her back on feminism until I saw the scorn heaped upon Clinton and realized my mom was a victim of her time
But I wasnt ready for the Republican frontrunner to crack wise about blood coming out of a woman reporters orifices, and gain in popularity. And I certainly wasnt ready to see lefties I respected arguing that anyone whod served as a senator for eight years, and as secretary of state for four years, could somehow be unqualified to be president.
Seeing journalists chide Clinton for shouting too much when her male opponents on both sides would give Foghorn Leghorn a run for his money makes me understand why someone like my mother might be too afraid to step out of the kitchen, and into a bolder life.
This understanding crystallized during the debates: fingers pointed, repeatedly, toward Clintons face; the curt way shes called the secretary; the booing and the constant talking over her and the fact that she has to stand there, calmly, and take it, lest she be too shrill makes me ache with rage.
I remember the boss who told me to be more positive (AKA smile more) during a job performance review (the rest of my work exceeded standards) and the ex-boyfriend who said, in a not-kind way, that I want too much in life. I felt a sudden, inchoate longing for my mother.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/18/hillary-clinton-sexism-brought-me-closer-to-my-mother
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Election year sexism against Hillary Clinton brought me closer to my mother (Original Post)
workinclasszero
Apr 2016
OP
A lot of snarky remarks we had to let run off of our backs, just the way it was. I arrived in the
Thinkingabout
Apr 2016
#7
ismnotwasm
(41,965 posts)1. Omg yes.
My Mom is a fucking hero to me, considering where she came from and the shit she put up with.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)2. Mine too
May God rest her soul
ismnotwasm
(41,965 posts)3. Mine is still around
We weren't close when I was younger, and I am very grateful for the time I have with her now
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)4. Thats great
I'm glad its better for you both now.
spooky3
(34,403 posts)8. I miss my mom.
SunSeeker
(51,510 posts)5. I wish my mom had lived long enough to see Hillary win.
Cha
(296,816 posts)10. Me, too.. my Mom and your Mom, SunSeeker. I wish my Mom would
have lived to experience Obama's Presidency, too.
fleabiscuit
(4,542 posts)6. Excellent post as usual zero. K&R
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)7. A lot of snarky remarks we had to let run off of our backs, just the way it was. I arrived in the
workplace while the "evolving" was happening, but many before me was not able to get better jobs simply because they were women.
Cha
(296,816 posts)9. Ah yes, @ demdebates when her opponent showed himself..
This understanding crystallized during the debates: fingers pointed, repeatedly, toward Clintons face; the curt way shes called the secretary; the booing and the constant talking over her and the fact that she has to stand there, calmly, and take it, lest she be too shrill makes me ache with rage.
Reminds me of when we were told by Skinner to be more nice and we wouldn't get Hides by the majority here on DU. Yeah, that worked out so well. "Power corrupts" that's not an adage for nothing.
Thank you for this, workin'~