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These Kinds Of Sexist Remarks Are Not What I Am Looking For | 205 comments (205 topical)
It's Worse When You Watch It (5.00 / 6) (#13)
by chrisvee on Sat Feb 16, 2008 at 09:51:18 AM EST
Wow.  I'm having flashbacks to every business meeting I've attended where male colleagues try to diminish what I'm saying by claiming I'm 'upset' or 'emotional' instead of addressing my remarks on their merits.  Or the lectures I've received about how I should try to modify my style to be more likeable (appealing) when I present my views (crickets chirping of course when examples of men behaving in the same way are raised).  Is this really where Senator Obama wants to go?  And 'periodically'?  Please give me a break.  He needs to make a sincere apology immediately but I doubt we'll get it since his campaign doesn't seem to take accountability for negative behaviors.

You're Not The Only One (5.00 / 2) (#213)
by xjt on Sat Feb 16, 2008 at 11:38:46 AM EST
having flashbacks. A lot of women are re-experiencing ways in which they've been professionally demeaned and condescended to by watching this campaign. It's going to be very hard for Obama to walk this stuff back in order to get the votes of Clinton supporters in the general election, should he be the nominee. Too many hard feelings, too much ugliness. You can talk forgive and forget all you want. You can appeal to the greater good. You can trot out Al Gore and John Edwards to make us all hold hands. However, a lot of people will stay home on voting day out of pure disgust. You may not like it, but it's the truth. And the longer this goes on, the worse things will be.

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These Kinds Of Sexist Remarks Are Not What I Am Looking For | 205 comments (205 topical)

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