I Don't Hate Women Candidates -- I Just Hated Hillary and Coincidentally I'm Starting to Hate...

[demmiblue]

I Don’t Hate Women Candidates — I Just Hated Hillary and Coincidentally I’m Starting to Hate Elizabeth Warren

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So I’m a perfectly reasonable, women-friendly fellow who is completely open to the idea of a woman president. And I never thought I’d hate anyone as much as I hate Hillary Clinton. But to my surprise, I’m actually starting to hate Elizabeth Warren.

Don’t get me wrong. I’ve heard that Elizabeth Warren is a champion of consumers and the middle class who battled the big banks and advocates for economic reform. Nonetheless, she rubs me the wrong way.

I hate the way she dealt with Donald Trump’s incessant attacks against her, for example. Why did Elizabeth Warren have to take that DNA test? Why couldn’t she have handled his abuse the exact right way? If I were being libeled by the President at his toxic mob rallies of hate, by golly, I would know just how to turn that into a moment of pure perfection.

And you know the DNA test is a huge deal, because Breitbart published five different stories about it over the course of 24 hours. Though I have never once in my life given a thought about the welfare of Native Americans, I am totally offended on their behalf. The fact they have criticized Elizabeth Warren just bolsters my claim that she’s the worst person ever, besides Hillary Clinton, and thus endeth my Native American advocacy until the day I die.

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I always tell my daughters they can be anything they want, so long as they don’t make other people feel uncomfortable. They can be as ambitious as they want, so long as they do it in an acceptable manner. They can reach for the stars, which you can see right up there on the ceiling painted to resemble a sky.

So bring it on, ladies! I’d love to see a female President. Just not Hillary Clinton. Or Elizabeth Warren. I am totally open to all other women leaders, but I have to admit that Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar are beginning to make me angry and I’m not sure why yet, but I know the reason will become clear soon, and I’m also wondering what they might look like if someone photoshopped their heads onto the bodies of prisoners and put them behind bars.

Reach for the stars, girls!

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-dont-hate-women-candidates-i-just-hated-hillary-and-coincidentally-im-starting-to-hate-elizabeth-warren

* Please note that this is satire before alerting.

[MontanaMama]

1. Holy gawd.

You almost had me. Taking a breath here. 😳

[ehrnst]

2. Yep... Spot on satire. I wish I could laugh at it. (nt)

[DrToast]

3. Ahhh yes...the old "you're sexist if you don't like Elizabeth Warren" satire

[demmiblue]

5. Umm, no. n/t

[SouthernProgressive]

16. This should have been a sentence in the piece.

[Farmer-Rick]

18. From the closing paragraph. Be careful what you wish for.....

"So bring it on, ladies! I’d love to see a female President. Just not Hillary Clinton. Or Elizabeth Warren. I am totally open to all other women leaders, but I have to admit that Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar are beginning to make me angry and I’m not sure why yet, but I know the reason will become clear soon, and I’m also wondering what they might look like if someone photoshopped their heads onto the bodies of prisoners and put them behind bars.

Reach for the stars, girls!"

[Drunken Irishman]

25. There's a hypocrisy when it comes to gender on both sides.

You see it with Biden and Warren from the left. Half the attacks thrown at Biden by progressives would be deemed sexist if they were used against Warren. Hell, this site called out the sexism of the GOP when they attacked Hillary on her looks, her health and age - and yet, many of the same people are now using it to attack Biden.

Warren is a young 70! Biden is an old 70!

Warren doesn't look her age. Biden looks old.

I've seen people here call out Biden's apparent botox...stuff that, if used against a woman candidate, would probably end with the post being deleted. It's disappointing.

There are some valid reasons to be critical of Warren and her electability - and it's not just because she's a woman. They're the same criticisms for Bernie. There are some valid reasons to be critical of Biden, but I don't think it's valid to subtly question his intelligence and stamina for the job.

[Beringia]

4. Exactly, react and then justify your reaction with any old thing

[SouthernProgressive]

6. Satire in its most basic and beautiful form.

Very minimal embellishments with each point mocked being rooted in reality.

[ariadne0614]

12. +1 n/t

[spooky3]

28. Another +1 nt

[dchill]

43. Totally agree. +1

[ariadne0614]

7. Have you ever considered a career in writing clickbait? n/t

[demmiblue]

9. Have you ever considered a career in writing nonsensical responses? n/t

[ariadne0614]

11. I meant it as a compliment. Really and truly!

My intention was to say your post was incredibly effective. The title was irresistible, and it was impossible not to read all the way; to the end.

[spooky3]

29. The OP didn't write it--author is shown on link. Nt

[ariadne0614]

38. Thanks. I didn't noice the link because i was in a hurry. n/t

[ariadne0614]

39. Oh, and thank you for posting this. I loved it. n/t

[demmiblue]

41. De nada.

[ariadne0614]

45. :)

[Skya Rhen]

8. This hits the nail right on the head - sexism, racism and ageism are all wrong and must stop.

[comradebillyboy]

10. A clever satire. Sexism is far from vanquished.

[irisblue]

31. Sexism, Misogyny and Misogynoir are barely scratched IMO

Sad to say

[Wounded Bear]

13. When real life gets this absurd, satire and irony become harder to recognize...

[rurallib]

22. Very true - this sounds like the kind of comments

that you could easily hear in everyday life. Maybe have heard.

[Pacifist Patriot]

14. Kinda sad you had to put the disclaimer at the end.

But I guess these days it is getting more and more difficult to tell. Well done blog post.

[thesquanderer]

15. Good piece. Suggest people clickthru to the original link. It's a lot better than just this excerpt

[mcar]

17. Some satire seems all too real!

[Farmer-Rick]

19. So, true....

"I am totally open to all other women leaders, but I have to admit that Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar are beginning to make me angry and I’m not sure why yet,".

From the last paragraph.

[Leith]

20. Very well done

It highlights that people are being taught to hate any Democratic woman who gets attention. If anyone asks why the hate, just any ol' excuse will do.

Well, let's make that any Democrat, woman or man.

[NastyRiffraff]

21. Good satire is believable at first glance

And this is good satire. Sadly, it's very believable that many men and some women think this way.

[murielm99]

36. You can go to many of the coffee shops

in my area and find people who think exactly this way. They are not afraid to say so, either.

[calimary]

23. I turned away the minute I got to the "I just hate Hillary" part.

Sorry. I just don’t have that much of a sense of humor about that. It’s NOT a joke to me.

[spooky3]

32. I understand, but I think the author was trying to mock

Sexist people who claim to be nonsexist, a la Daily Show, Colbert, etc. They are pointing out a problem and showing how ridiculous these statements are, rather than simply going for laughs.

[Soph0571]

24. Bloody hell you nearly had me!

I was about to get very outraged indeed and go on a full rant about the Patriarchy. I will refrain myself but we all know that the best satire is that closest to the real world....

[dubyadiprecession]

26. Warren has been a Democrat since 1996.

It took her awhile to get disgusted by her GOP.

[demmiblue]

44. Wow, that's a really, really long time to identify as a Democrat (and acting like one)!

Yay for EW!

[spooky3]

27. The author is Devorah Blachor--she and A. Petri of the WaPo

are both excellent at satire and calling out sexism! Thanks.

[JGug1]

30. Any Woman Except Hillary or Elizabeth

I'm sorry. The satire here is poorly done.

[demmiblue]

37. Hillary isn't running, JGug1.

[treestar]

33. I had to go back to realize it was satire

That's how bad things are today. Absolutely did not get it until the last paragraph when she said Harris and Klobuchar were making her angry.

A person named Devorah would seem to be female, but has a wife, could be gay or a guy named Devorah.

[Paladin]

34. Poorly done satire---if satire is indeed what it is.

Reads like something directly taken from the Drudge Report. Sorry I wasted my time on it.

[IronLionZion]

40. I'm starting to hate Harris, Klobuchar, Gillibrand, and Gabbard too

purely coincidental.

[Gothmog]

42. I love good satire

[Vegas Roller]

46. Nice sarcasm nt

[betsuni]

47. K&R

[StarfishSaver]

48. This is perfect

[rampartc]

49. alerted as "right wing talking point."

well, i'm not real sure this is anyone's talking point even if not clearly labeled "satire."