Comments on: Why this Diva can’t get on board the Hillary bandwagon http://www.democraticdiva.com/2008/01/15/why-this-diva-cant-get-on-board-the-hillary-bandwagon/ because a well-behaved diva rarely makes history Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:12:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Donna http://www.democraticdiva.com/2008/01/15/why-this-diva-cant-get-on-board-the-hillary-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-2045 Donna Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:33:32 +0000 http://www.democraticdiva.com/2008/01/15/why-this-diva-cant-get-on-board-the-hillary-bandwagon/#comment-2045 Thanks Katie. Actually, no woman is less of a feminist for being married or for any other life choice. My post was not about Hillary personally, it is about the suggestion that the mere *act* of electing a (very famous and incredibly privileged and white) woman President strikes a major blow for feminism, because "women are never frontrunners". We're supposed to conveniently ignore that Hillary HAS been the frontrunner for quite some time now and how she arrived at that position. That's only one of several reasons that I found Steinem's essay offensive, and wrong. Thanks Katie. Actually, no woman is less of a feminist for being married or for any other life choice. My post was not about Hillary personally, it is about the suggestion that the mere *act* of electing a (very famous and incredibly privileged and white) woman President strikes a major blow for feminism, because “women are never frontrunners”. We’re supposed to conveniently ignore that Hillary HAS been the frontrunner for quite some time now and how she arrived at that position.

That’s only one of several reasons that I found Steinem’s essay offensive, and wrong.

]]> By: Katie http://www.democraticdiva.com/2008/01/15/why-this-diva-cant-get-on-board-the-hillary-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-2043 Katie Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:35:00 +0000 http://www.democraticdiva.com/2008/01/15/why-this-diva-cant-get-on-board-the-hillary-bandwagon/#comment-2043 I wasn't referring to Steinem losing her cred, but Hillary, as you imply she got where she is through the patriarchal institution of marraige. I didn't read Steinem's article the same way you did, and I still think you're a feminist even if you don't like Hillary. I wasn’t referring to Steinem losing her cred, but Hillary, as you imply she got where she is through the patriarchal institution of marraige. I didn’t read Steinem’s article the same way you did, and I still think you’re a feminist even if you don’t like Hillary.

]]> By: Donna http://www.democraticdiva.com/2008/01/15/why-this-diva-cant-get-on-board-the-hillary-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-1911 Donna Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:52:23 +0000 http://www.democraticdiva.com/2008/01/15/why-this-diva-cant-get-on-board-the-hillary-bandwagon/#comment-1911 Katie, I can't understand where you are getting that idea from what I wrote. All I can say is that I still consider Gloria Steinem to be a feminist icon, despite her having gotten married recently. I don't appreciate the suggestion that I should lose MY feminist cred for not obligingly supporting Clinton, which is exactly what Steinem is doing in her op-ed. Katie, I can’t understand where you are getting that idea from what I wrote. All I can say is that I still consider Gloria Steinem to be a feminist icon, despite her having gotten married recently.

I don’t appreciate the suggestion that I should lose MY feminist cred for not obligingly supporting Clinton, which is exactly what Steinem is doing in her op-ed.

]]> By: Katie http://www.democraticdiva.com/2008/01/15/why-this-diva-cant-get-on-board-the-hillary-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-1790 Katie Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:31:15 +0000 http://www.democraticdiva.com/2008/01/15/why-this-diva-cant-get-on-board-the-hillary-bandwagon/#comment-1790 Because she's married she loses her qualification as a feminist??? Because she’s married she loses her qualification as a feminist???

]]> By: A Dem Lament http://www.democraticdiva.com/2008/01/15/why-this-diva-cant-get-on-board-the-hillary-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-1784 A Dem Lament Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:50:20 +0000 http://www.democraticdiva.com/2008/01/15/why-this-diva-cant-get-on-board-the-hillary-bandwagon/#comment-1784 Great post. You said all of things I was thinking, but could not quite formulate. I guess I can throw away my completed post... Great post. You said all of things I was thinking, but could not quite formulate. I guess I can throw away my completed post…

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