I find "gang rape" a very poor metaphor for political bullying. Yes, it's been a long, hard history for women--but you know something? Guys get bullied, too. Insecure people who want to feel strong will pick on anyone they can. It's a human failing, across both genders.
As a woman, I have a tendency to feel a bit prickly when anyone wants to give me a "head start," so to speak, just because of my gender. I would rather earn my accomplishments on a level playing field--skill against skill alone. Have women had to fight for the chance to compete? Of course. But fighting a battle is a different thing from getting a free ride just for being female.
A woman running for the Presidency is a positive example to girls, regardless of whether she wins or not. If she wins, she shows it can be done. If she doesn't, it tells some young girl somewhere that there is another goal to reach for.
Proverbs 31 is one of the best examples of what men and women can accomplish together. Both are able to make great achievements in life, honor each other for individual victories, and get along very happily.
I like competing with the boys. I respect their achievements, and it makes my day when I can prove myself and be respected for it in return.
Mithra
· 1 year ago
I'm not all that political, so I'm not trying to stir anything up, I promise, but I'm curious: why you would be horrified with either Obama or Hillary and whom you would prefer?
mykoleary
· 1 year ago
Why this is so poignantly disgusting is in the fact that the NAACP would NEVER liken the public being lynched due to another person/group's supporting Clinton over Obama. (BTW - I was going to replace "any group" for "NAACP" above, but that would be a lie knowing that for one, NOW has already stepped way off the deep end here.)
tamar
· 1 year ago
"I am horrified by the thought of Obama OR Hillary becoming President" because you're a Republican and don't want a Democrat to win the election? not now, not ever?
i think it's ridiculous that someone would compare ANYTHING with gang rape, including what goes on in politics.
i don't understand why i should vote based on my gender or race. maybe the fact that i'm not american has something to do with it, i don't know. i would pick my candidate based on his or her ideas and plans for the future. who i think would be best for me and my country. who would most likely be able to clean up the mess that the bush administration has made of the country and the rest of the world.
and this is for mithra, who commented before me. i'm always intrigued when people say they are not that political. what does that mean in your case? i mean, most people read the newspaper and watch the news, right?
(oh & i'm not a total stranger; you might know me as youlovetam on twitter)
Mithra
· 1 year ago
Tamar: When I said I'm not all that political, I meant that I don't like to get into huge political debates. I read the newspaper and the get news via the internet (no watching the news since I don't have a tv), and I have fairly strong opinions about which party and candidate would be best.
I should have been more clear that I was merely curious as to what Marina meant by her statement and why she feels the way she does, and that I wasn't intending to try and sway her opinion or start some sort of heated political discussion.
Damon
· 1 year ago
One question I have always had - if women demand equality, why are they still not required to register for the US Draft (Selective Service System these days, how PC). In my mind, that is quite the insult yet never have I heard women's rights push for that.
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As a woman, I have a tendency to feel a bit prickly when anyone wants to give me a "head start," so to speak, just because of my gender. I would rather earn my accomplishments on a level playing field--skill against skill alone. Have women had to fight for the chance to compete? Of course. But fighting a battle is a different thing from getting a free ride just for being female.
A woman running for the Presidency is a positive example to girls, regardless of whether she wins or not. If she wins, she shows it can be done. If she doesn't, it tells some young girl somewhere that there is another goal to reach for.
Proverbs 31 is one of the best examples of what men and women can accomplish together. Both are able to make great achievements in life, honor each other for individual victories, and get along very happily.
I like competing with the boys. I respect their achievements, and it makes my day when I can prove myself and be respected for it in return.
because you're a Republican and don't want a Democrat to win the election? not now, not ever?
i think it's ridiculous that someone would compare ANYTHING with gang rape, including what goes on in politics.
i don't understand why i should vote based on my gender or race. maybe the fact that i'm not american has something to do with it, i don't know. i would pick my candidate based on his or her ideas and plans for the future. who i think would be best for me and my country. who would most likely be able to clean up the mess that the bush administration has made of the country and the rest of the world.
and this is for mithra, who commented before me. i'm always intrigued when people say they are not that political. what does that mean in your case? i mean, most people read the newspaper and watch the news, right?
(oh & i'm not a total stranger; you might know me as youlovetam on twitter)
I should have been more clear that I was merely curious as to what Marina meant by her statement and why she feels the way she does, and that I wasn't intending to try and sway her opinion or start some sort of heated political discussion.
There's some good information regarding that exact argument here:
http://www.sss.gov/wmbkgr.htm