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sarae

(3,284 posts)
2. Right?
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 11:52 PM
Jun 2016

Women are made to feel guilty, or bad, for winning.

News reporters today were saying that Bernie should be proud because he ran a "heroic" campaign. I honestly can't remember (or fathom) them saying that about Clinton in '08. The general impression the news gave about her in '08 was that she was "greedy" and "grasping" in a very unflattering and desperate way.

Now we see that, even when she wins, people consider her to be "rubbing it in" for her to openly celebrate her historic achievement. So screw it - if we're going to be wrong no matter what we do, we might as well do what we want.

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Wise woman. charlyvi Jun 2016 #1
Right? sarae Jun 2016 #2
Always the double standard ... BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #4
I like your woman's card. :) sarae Jun 2016 #8
The problem is the woman card doesn't get you much. athena Jun 2016 #9
Good point. sarae Jun 2016 #10
AWESOME article! DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #3
This whole election seems we've been told to "SHUT UP, WON'T YOU ALREADY!!!" Her Sister Jun 2016 #5
Connie Schultz speaks for me! SharonClark Jun 2016 #6
KNR Lucinda Jun 2016 #7
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