tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post5382834829236672232..comments2024-03-22T15:51:18.453-04:00Comments on 8th Day: One Dimension8thdayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-44849332733002734452016-02-15T20:28:43.889-05:002016-02-15T20:28:43.889-05:00I really want a woman as president. I mean I REALL...I really want a woman as president. I mean I REALLY want that. But I am voting in the primary for a man whose positions match my own. And I don't belief that makes me anti-woman or not a feminist. Should he not win the primary, Clinton gets my vote. But again, not because someone is telling me I "should."Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-18072588201163983232016-02-13T16:40:15.919-05:002016-02-13T16:40:15.919-05:00Like you I hate labels and stereotypes. I hate tha...Like you I hate labels and stereotypes. I hate that people assume I am a Red Sox/Patriots fan just because I live in Boston. I think Steinem said exactly what she was feeling. And I think you should keep writing about politics.Mattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-50875693467222004292016-02-13T08:04:29.649-05:002016-02-13T08:04:29.649-05:00Yes, presumed Black support for Obama is a great e...Yes, presumed Black support for Obama is a great example! I wish every voter wanted more. I wish there was an easy, reliable place for people to get unbiased info on the policies, platforms and performance of each candidate. Plus a fix for everything e said. <br /><br />. . . you can say I'm a dreamer . . . 8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-51545981023202645842016-02-13T07:56:16.169-05:002016-02-13T07:56:16.169-05:00I may have to steal that line. It reminds me of t...I may have to steal that line. It reminds me of the question: "Is this toy for a girl or a boy?" Answer: "Do you use your genitals to play with it? If not it's for a girl or a boy."<br /><br />So yes, I do hope that people will think beyond their genitalia when voting.8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-48231957595395963462016-02-12T21:47:58.953-05:002016-02-12T21:47:58.953-05:00There was a similar perception for Blacks to suppo...There was a similar perception for Blacks to support Obama, just because. . I needed more. I still need more. The cycle too long, media too myopic and biased, electorate ill-informed; some by design and some by laziness. Steinem and Albright shame on them for trying to shame women. What they did is potentially more harmful than any woman not supporting Mrs. Clinton. Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-66890889678860597492016-02-12T19:52:32.532-05:002016-02-12T19:52:32.532-05:00I heard this from someone a month or so ago and I ...I heard this from someone a month or so ago and I have been freely using it to illustrate a point that you've touched on: Just because you have a vagina doesn't mean you have to vote for a vagina." <br /><br />Trust me when I say it makes my cohorts stop and think. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16887990488615174776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-63662424129514686032016-02-12T08:00:28.614-05:002016-02-12T08:00:28.614-05:00It is sad that Steinem lost so much credibility bu...It is sad that Steinem lost so much credibility but basically calling an entire generation of young women "boy crazy" was just too insulting to ignore. Sadder yet that civil ddebate seems to be reduced to stereotypes and insults these days.8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-5996143484508763512016-02-12T07:54:24.839-05:002016-02-12T07:54:24.839-05:00It makes me sad too. I have a great deal of respec...It makes me sad too. I have a great deal of respect for both these women and I have certainly benefited from the trail they blazed. I just don't understand it.8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-83142432439567960472016-02-12T07:50:20.718-05:002016-02-12T07:50:20.718-05:00Thank you.Thank you.8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-4858226885205968712016-02-12T07:49:41.040-05:002016-02-12T07:49:41.040-05:00I couldn't agree with you more on our two part...I couldn't agree with you more on our two party system and campaign finance reform. We have allowed corporations and special interests to buy candidates and then seem surprise when candidates are beholden to them. <br /><br />I would debate with you the broad brush description of Democrats' and Republicans' support of social services as. for example, there is a wide difference 8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-30395764256232972742016-02-11T14:57:02.561-05:002016-02-11T14:57:02.561-05:00Yes, so much this! It's too bad that both Ste...Yes, so much this! It's too bad that both Steinem and Albright didn't make intelligent well founded arguments, because we might have listened to them then. Now, they won't be taken seriously by the women of my generation or the one after ever again, I fear.Kalisis Risinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686870157795479351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-46446796856107737282016-02-11T09:57:38.967-05:002016-02-11T09:57:38.967-05:00I think the Gloria Steinem and Madeline Albright d...I think the Gloria Steinem and Madeline Albright debacle is a good illustration of how destructive anger weakens a person's moral ground (re: your comment on my blog this morning). Those two are good people who both could have made interesting and compelling arguments for supporting Hillary Clinton, but in their anger and frustration they blew it by attacking young women (for crying out loud!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-20679901429916250892016-02-11T09:50:18.501-05:002016-02-11T09:50:18.501-05:00Well said:)Well said:)swefflinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966574718104896830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-3855405125242835132016-02-11T09:44:51.147-05:002016-02-11T09:44:51.147-05:00Bravo! Or is it, Brava! ::wink:: I agree 100%, 8...Bravo! Or is it, Brava! ::wink:: I agree 100%, 8. Everything is reduced to statistics and demographics and numbers. That just doesn't work for real people. <br /><br />That being said, my partner and I had to have a talk with her brother about the difference of values between Democrats and Republicans. He was working with a bunch of red-neck yahoos who were bashing the president all theehttp://plufrompdx.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com