“My name is Hilary Clinton and I speak for women.”
It’s not a secret that Clinton is looking to win a race based on a growing platform that she is the champion of feminism; a real stick-it-to-em
kind of gal.
Yawn … next please!
I’m not saying that a woman should forgo a bid in a presidential party, because she would break the walls only held by hinges after a black president won the election two times in a row, but I would like to put my money on a candidate who isn’t quite so hypocritical.
I don’t think Hilary Clinton is a feminist, because feminism is not a swaying opinion based on what is presented to the table. To prove my point, let’s go back to the humble Clinton beginnings,
shall we?
In the 1990s, many women came forward to accuse the Clinton family of sexually assaulting/harassing them in
some way.
State trooper Paula Jones accused then-governor Bill Clinton of asking her for sexual favors. Juanita Broaddrick accused Bill of raping her and then, after some Hilary-bullying, took it back.
Gennifer Flowers was publicly accused of being a slut by Hilary after standing up for the women who came forward to speak against Bill. Kathleen Willey came forward and said Bill raped her during their days at Columbia, then after a lot of Hilary-bullying, took
it back.
And let’s not forget Monica Lewinsky, who was accused of being a “stalker” and “obsessed” by Hilary after her alleged affair
with Bill.
The common theme lies in the standard patriarchal set up. We saw it with the Ray Rice case, we see it with women who are defending their pimps due to emotional brainwashing: men simply cannot control their urges. I will stand by my “man” because he is simply that, a man.
In almost every instance, Hilary was right there supporting her man, who happened to be the president of the free world, twisting each woman’s story and making them out to be sex-crazed maniacs.
Clinton now has articles running with the titles, “Hilary is talking about women. Learn why this is important.”
She has exhibited quite a lot of slut-shaming and victim-blaming during her time leading up to being first lady. My question is: Can we have a Clinton in office who is able to give excuses for this behavior and remain the pioneer on a frontier for women’s rights?
I’m not too sure.
It seems that the media is being extremely forgiving of Clinton when it comes to women’s rights, while getting their panties in a bunch over the private email fiasco.
Well played, media.
Despite all the incorrect media attention Clinton is getting, I’m [sort of] excited for Clinton to look for a Democratic bid. It will be interesting to see another Clinton-Bush power
struggle.
However, I have my own understanding of Clinton’s changing agenda for women and, as a liberal and a feminist, I’m not going to be there for it.
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