Reply #32: Who says it doesn't "exist?" [View All]

[ismnotwasm]

It just doesn't have political meaning. As far as practical politics, your arguments are flawed. First, this is a Democrat primary. The other "electable party"--namely Republicans, have no female to offer. In fact, they seem to be stuck somewhere in the 19th century in certain ways, That's-- help me here, you with your astute mathematics, I'm sure your have the statistics, nearly HALF the population? More?

Second, this is the very first time, the very FIRST time, a woman is a viable candidate.

It's a stunning, incredible time. A powerful change. There is a sense of wonderment to me, that either a black man or a woman could possibly be, really, really, the front runners. I'm only in my late forties. That means I was alive when it was legal to rape your wife. I was alive when blacks had to march in the streets to fight segregation. Until now, a woman in the white house, a woman who has gotten this far, a woman who is just as qualified and/or "electable" as any of the other candidates just hasn't been part of any equation.

Third, those who say race and gender don't matter are right to a point, and that point is forgetting that white men made the playground everyone else gets to play on. The playground is in serious need of repair. Women didn't break the toys, oh great poly-sci intellectual one.

Forth, and more to your point, a request. Please define "role"-- I assume you're saying women responded "yes" to a question on a survey, and you took it all the way to misandry. Interesting point of view.

(Now, I'm a Default Democrat, you know, one of those who plans to vote for the one with a "D" behind their name, yes I'm female, No, I'm not a Senator Clinton fan. The reason I'm a Default Democrat is because I'm also old enough to remember the Reagan years)

By the way, using a very recent fantasy fictional character as a "rocking" female role model is at best disingenuous, and about what I'd expect given your thread title.