I'm having a 'what I should have said' moment & its obstructing my 'what I should be doing' day. So I'll say it to you lot & then get on!
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Yesterday, I met someone whose balanced thoughtfulness & reason I have always thought well of who said all criticism of Clinton is misogyny
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or has elements of it. What I actually said was 'Really?' and sat there with my mouth open. Here's what I should have said:
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"No. This kind of attitude is well-meaning but comes from a form of feminism that disempowers women.
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It reduces women to gender & forgets that women are intelligent people who have serious & important ideas all of which can be criticised.
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To say criticism of Clinton all about her gender discounts the possibility that she has ever said or done anything worth evaluating.
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Furthermore, 'All criticism of Clinton includes a misogynistic element' necessarily means 'All criticism of Clinton' is bad. Don't do it.'
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If someone can not be criticised, that person can not be the president of a vast & powerful democracy.
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Funny how this isn't a problem with Theresa May. I haven't seen the same accusations of sexism levelled at her critics.
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Apparently there was a comment about how much cleavage she once showed which annoyed feminists. Fair enough.
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