This quote from Slate’s XX factor sums up my thoughts on Hillary Clinton’s claims of sexism.
You wanna play with the big boys? Embrace complex causation! Sexism sucks. But the surest way for feminists to be reduced to mere women is with the claim that absolutely everything bad that happens to them happens because they are mere women.
I think that Clinton is using the feminist movement here, hiding behind sexism for her own failure. It all seems very transparent, yet there are so many who have been duped it is embarrassing. It is very similar to the same type of faux victimology that African Americans felt during Bill Clinton’s presidency. Meaning that an attack on Bill Clinton, for infidelity a deeply personal, not group flaw, was an attack on the black community. It was a bunch of baloney then as sure as it is now. How long this song and dance lasts is anybody’s guess. My wife makes fun of me every time I declare that Hillary will exit the race. With no more honor to save (the balance in the honor bank is deep in the red) there seems to be no leverage left to allow a graceful exit. I do not believe that there is a need for placating supporters when they hold views that sexism was the greatest if not the sole reason for Clinton’s demise. The rest of the Supers, including those still supporting Clinton, need to stop this tomorrow morning.
