I don’t either, I was just responding to the poster who wanted an example of a viable female candidate.

Well she pretty clearly didn’t want to run, but yes that was essentially my point.

I think that’s probably true for any candidate because any candidate is under far more scrutiny when they’re running for something than when they’re dealing with the day-to-day drudgery of making policy.

She’s stated explicitly that she’s not interested in running, but that wasn’t relevant to the question I was answering.

Yes. And about a year ago every left-leaning person in America was practically begging her to run. What’s your point?

I didn’t say I wasn’t supporting her, but let’s not perpetuate the myth that she is some global ambassador for feminism. Non-white, non-American women matter, too.

Obama was black. Don’t sit there and pretend he didn’t face challenges that no other white candidate would’ve faced.

on a global level

Experience isn’t everything. Barack Obama was not terribly experienced. For some people, ideas and judgement are more important. Elizabeth Warren would be an excellent alternative in 2020.

I’m struggling to understand why it has to be one or the other. Wouldn’t it make sense to work towards educating young men about boundaries and respect and empathy as well as educating young women on how to avoid potentially dangerous situations? If I tell my wife to avoid dark alleys in the middle of the night, is…

I don’t think anybody expects that at this point in our history.

Yeah, today doesn’t feel like my finest hour. I still think I have a valid point, but I probably should’ve shut the fuck up long before I did.

What a coincidence, I feel the exact same way. Have a good one.

I could, I’m just not letting you dictate the terms of our discussion. Dear.

I’m really sorry that happened to you. You sound like a perfectly reasonable person. In response to your “language matters” (which it does), I submit that context matters. And judging from the context of the complete quote, it’s pretty clear this guy meant “sellout.” It was the wrong term to use, as evidenced by the…

Sorry, not playing. Excellent deflection, though. It’s all I get from you Clinton supporters anymore.

You think because you put the word “corporate” in front of a word used since time immemorial to attack women that it suddenly makes it gender neutral?

Except “pussy” is not gender neutral. It is used specifically against men to compare them to women, thus reinforcing harmful gender stereotypes (women = weak) as well the misogynistic implication that it’s an inherently bad thing to be like a woman. “Corporate whore” has no such usage. It is applied to people of any…

I think I’ve gone far enough down that rabbit hole with you, thanks.

And YES I am telling you that calling a woman a whore is NEVER RIGHT. I hope you got that message loud and clear.