I have “had” it and am starting a new effort — for now, I am calling it
“Stop Humiliation And Disparagement Of Women”
The short version is “SHADOW”
I don’t care how others may feel about Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin, this campaign season has turned my stomach and saddened my soul. Seemingly “nice” people have mocked both Clinton and Palin in the most disgusting and evidence-free ways — and for reasons unrelated to their effectiveness as public officials.
As Craig Crawford noted earlier in the campaign season, with regard to both President Clinton and Senator Clinton, “I really think the evidence-free bias against the Clintons in the media borders on mental illness.”
Crawford was right then, and his words apply even now to Senator Hillary Clinton and Gov. Sarah Palin.
Both of these women hold high and important political offices, yet they are treated daily to degrading and humiliating slurs and insults related to the fact they are women.
Just very recently, some man in West Hollywood got his jollies from hanging an effigy of Sarah Palin by a noose. Many people (both men and women) thought it was amusing and, so, the effigy remained in place for a week until the West Hollywood mayor persuaded the man to take it down.
On the other hand, an effigy of Barack Obama hung by a noose resulted in the arrest of the two young men who had put it up.
It was correct to arrest the men who put up the Obama effigy, but WHY was the hanging Sarah Palin considered humorous?
As a woman, I will tell you I was NOT amused — I was horrified and enraged.
As the Nazis learned and honed to perfection: first you humiliate some group, then you blame them for society’s woes, and then you can do anything you please to them — even beat or kill them — and no one will come to their aid.
Well, other disparaged groups have fought back and I am bewildered that no women (or very few women) have fought back against the organized and free-lance disparagement of Senator Clinton and Gov. Palin.
Well, every movement starts with a first step, and this will be my first step to
“Stop Humiliation And Disparagement Of Women”
“SHADOW” now . . . and “SHADOW” forever!"
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