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Jan 08, 2008 23:05

I'm just gonna put this out there: I am super super sick of people using hatred of Hillary Clinton as a screen for their misogyny. I don't like her but this whole "Hillary is satan" thing kind of puts me off. Some of it has to be legitimate dissent with her many political problems. But I think there's a pretty huge precedent for misogyny being a ( Read more... )

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cumaeansibyl January 9 2008, 04:20:33 UTC
ahsunflower January 9 2008, 04:36:18 UTC
Oh yeah, I'm really put off by the way she's run her campaign. I think she's doing it to try to shake off the ice queen stigma.

I'm not suggesting Hillary would make a good president - I just think it's really revealing about America's self-decided non-readiness for a female president how easily people have shoved her into that caricature.

Inexplicably, I don't want Hillary Clinton as president, but I'm constantly questioning the motives of others that agree with me.

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cumaeansibyl January 9 2008, 04:41:33 UTC

_tinsunshine January 9 2008, 22:11:02 UTC
LOL PRECEDENT SOUNDS LIKE PRESIDENT.

I really really hope you were thinking that when you wrote it.

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ahsunflower January 9 2008, 23:53:55 UTC
HOLY SHIT NO I WASN'T NOW I AM

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