Posted on 04/14/2015 9:49:05 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Studies find sexism slips into political coverage.
Hillary Clinton is a presidential candidate, former first lady, twice-elected U.S. senator, ex-secretary of state and a grandma.
She is not the first candidate with some of those qualifications, including the grandparent part. When President George H.W. Bush a former congressman, director of the CIA, ambassador and White House wingman - took office he had 12 grandchildren. While Mitt Romney was campaigning, two more grandchildren were added to his brood. Yet Bush and Romneys roles as gramps were never headline worthy. Grandma Hillary, however, already has become part of the discourse.
Sure, there is a temptation to throw up your hands and decry the patriarchy when Clinton is cast as a scrunchie-wearing grandmother who also happens to be a politician. But as the press and the public become more comfortable seeing women in politics, those overt media missteps are growing scarce. There isnt much room these days to forgive statements that couldve been made with a scotch in one hand and a cigar in the other.
Scholars say the contrast in reporting goes beyond what they deem an obvious example of sexism. They say gender-laden language weaves its way through stories about Clinton in much less conspicuous ways and that it is surprisingly (or maybe not surprisingly) pervasive.
In academic studies of the writing that surrounded Clinton in her 2008 campaign, scholars found that gendered language, or writing that is characteristic of one particular gender, surfaced most often through seemingly innocuous semantic choices. Granted, what is or is not sexist is somewhat in the eye of the beholder. And yes, there is the matter of what the writer actually intended. But its hard to ignore the contrast in how male and female candidates are portrayed....
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...and why not call hillary’s toypal Humma, humma wiener.
Yeah, I’d rather call Ted Cruz “President Cruz”.
It’s not : Hash Tag campaign 2016
No, no, no....
It’s : HAG TAG OR NAG TAG campaign 2016....
Don’t look at me. I don’t call her Hillary, I call her Slick Willie’s wife.
“Shes accomplished absolutely nothing in her professional life other than get elected and defend rapists including her husband.”
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Other accomplishments.
Dated the same girl as Bill did in law school
Fired from Watergate committee for ethical misconduct
$100,000 in cattle futures
Fathered a child with Web Hubbell
Vince Foster - Fort Marcy Park
Got Anthony Weiner to become a beard for her Muzzie Brotherhood girlfriend
Aided and abetted the killing of Americans in Benghazi
Blackmailed numerous politicians with their FBI files
This is but another attempt to control the narrative by the communist left. The Hillary camp wanted it that way for years, Abby. Do some research.
Further, I don’t think as many are going to fall for your ‘sexist’ nonsense as you think. Been there; done that. Hillary’s not exactly little Miss Innocent - and she will be treated accordingly.
Hillary wants to be called Hillary. Look at that ridiculous H logo. If she wanted to be called Hillary Clinton - she would have put her whole name on the campaign material.
Could it be she doesn’t want people to remember the CLINTON name. Or, is this a ploy to garner the feminist support.
First Beyatch ?
Because, Abby, her husband is also “Clinton” so we use Hillary to differentiate.
Her own campain consistently refer’s to her as Hillary.
Why aren’t they asking her why she doesn’t want to be remembered as a Clinton?
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/
Worse than that!—LOL!
Sexism, my eye. Hillary’s entire campaign is about being a woman. She is going to push her status as a grandmother; that title is not being forced on her! Baby Charlotte, the poor kid, is about to make her debut.
Just heard it’s going to cost TWO BILLION DOLLARS to get her set up in the White House. Talk about a “high maintenance” b**ch.
She is called Hillary because she is KNOWN as Hillary. Its already out there and has been.
Stop trying to make up issues.
This women should be called Prsioner #43632 Clinton, H
As I recall Mrs. Bill always preferred “Hillary.” Now that it is useful for branding people as “sexist” the “Hillary” is abjured publicly, even as it is still used normally.Her Logo is H with an included arrow perhaps for “Hillary” or perhaps as a sign that she has been bought by Hilliard Grocery chain.
Bi-bothual..... Want it both ways.....
A zebra can’t change it’s stripes, lose the history of the Clinton name, but uses the Clinton name for name recognition.
And appeal to the feminist, but put, or hide in the closet of Nauthy Boy Billy’s history with women....
Bi-Bothual, want it both ways to enhance and farther a agenda..
LOL
To lose the last traces of sexism she should make up a last name that is not the last name of any male anywhere and use that name in her litrerature. O course no one would recognize it so she would have to add parentheses (the politician formerl yknown as Hillary).
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