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peacebird

(14,195 posts)
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 08:21 AM Oct 2015

DNC committeewoman claims party is 'clearing a path' for Hillary

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3273404/Democratic-National-Committeewoman-says-party-clearing-path-Hillary-women-charge-want-way.html

Female member of the Democratic Party's controlling body spoke to Daily Mail Online in Las Vegas following Tuesday's primary debate
She rattled off a list of women at the top of the party hierarchy and said two vice chairs helped craft a decision this summer to favor Clinton
The committeewoman warned her party could promote Hillary 'because she's a woman, and risk having her implode after she's nominated'
The Democratic National Committee insisted that it 'runs an impartial primary process, period'
But it has sanctioned just six debates this time around; Democratic presidential candidates had to survive 27 of them in 2007-08
DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz campaigned for Hillary in 2008 when she last ran for the presidency
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DNC committeewoman claims party is 'clearing a path' for Hillary (Original Post) peacebird Oct 2015 OP
If this is true is this not institutuional sexism? Bread and Circus Oct 2015 #1
Not sure if its sexist as much as it is cronyism at its worst. But it's wrong, the party leaders peacebird Oct 2015 #2
I think I'm going to Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #4
Right wing rag claims the wimmins have taken over the party sufrommich Oct 2015 #3
And Karl Rove says Sanders is an "elderly dyspeptic Bilbo Baggins" Fumesucker Oct 2015 #5
kick nt restorefreedom Oct 2015 #6
K & R !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #7

Bread and Circus

(9,454 posts)
1. If this is true is this not institutuional sexism?
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 08:57 AM
Oct 2015

This is an honest question because as a male I generally am not a victim of institional sexism and I do think women women traditionally have been. I honestly have not studied the topic.

But if the leaders of an institution purposefully and systematically collude together to create structural framework to promote a woman at the expense of her male competitors, is that not sexism?

Please educate me.

peacebird

(14,195 posts)
2. Not sure if its sexist as much as it is cronyism at its worst. But it's wrong, the party leaders
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 09:00 AM
Oct 2015

Should be impartial

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
3. Right wing rag claims the wimmins have taken over the party
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 09:01 AM
Oct 2015

and claims anonymous woman agrees with them.

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