Politicians throwing women under the bus

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  1. femquest

    femquest Newly Registered

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    "It is very easy to destroy a woman’s reputation. Facts are not needed, rumors and suggestions will do. There is no need to attack a woman’s professional decisions when her sexual and personal choices can be questioned. Paint a scarlet letter on her, and no one will listen to what the slut has to say. The McDonnells’ lawyers knew that, Gov. Christie’s lawyers knew that. They relied on misogyny when dispensing seemingly irrelevant details about the women involved.

    I am not suggesting that all men are sexist dirtbags that blame women for everything. Indeed, Mrs. Maureen McDonnell was undoubtedly on board with her husband’s defense strategy. No matter how painful and eviscerating that defense was, it was a better alternative than jail. Rather, I see this as a cautionary tale about power. Power will use any tool available to stay in power. Sexism and misogyny permeating our culture are vulnerabilities that can be exploited by political hacks. So next time there is a mob yelling “burn the witch,” pause before grabbing the pitchfork. Always ask yourself, who is this benefiting?"

    http://disruptingdinnerparties.com/2014/09/17/(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)es-be-crazy-defense/
     
  2. mairead

    mairead New Member

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    Well women couldn't be sluts without the men who use them. Takes two and male sluts are every bit as nasty.
     
  3. Micketto

    Micketto New Member Past Donor

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    Your link doesn't work, so I copy and pasted the text into Google.
    Turns out your post is 100% someone else's words.

    Did you have a comment/opinion on this or are you just a delivery service for otherwise ignored blogs?
     
  4. Micketto

    Micketto New Member Past Donor

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    Well, technically...

    A woman is quite capable of being a slut with or without male sluts.

    If a woman has sex with 50 separate men in one year, who all have had sex once or twice... who is the slut?
    Just an extreme example.
     

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