If we are going to talk seriously about sexism on the left, let's do so.
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But i have a feeling that's not what Filipovic meant. I think she meant policy
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The idea is that DemSocs or whoever will throw marginalized people under the bus and she backs it up by mentioning the 30s
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I have no doubt that some socialists were racist back then. But they weren't in power
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Blaming socialists for racist parts of the New Deal is disingenuous
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But back to sexism and racism on the personal level. Liberals need to acknowledge their own.
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PoC leftists are either erased or demeaned as tokens or sellouts.
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But there's also the gross sexism and xenophobia aimed towards RW women (and of course the homophobia towards the men)
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Transphobic attacks towards Ann Coulter are not acceptable just because you hate the target
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(BTW would it be too much to suggest that Melissa McCarthy as "Spicey" might be demeaning to trans men?)
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And Melania is no feminist but she doesn't deserve misogynist, xenophobic attacks either
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