Remember claims that Hillary Clinton was badly treated because she was a woman (sexism)? These charges angered women and Clinton supporters. This is a no win situation for the Democrats if they allow the bad judgment of the McCain camp to draw them into this conversation. More charges of sexism could cost the Democrats a loss of the women the McCain camp has probably read as frustrated over the outcome of the Democratic Primary and likely to be blinded by a perceived attack upon another woman over issues which might be twisted to be perceived as sexist.
Perhaps, one day the women who want to compete with men will be given a level playing field so we can also play fair. I loved to play with the boys when I was 12 years of age and younger. I learned to shoot marbles, climb trees, and throw a punch as well as any boy on my block. I was formidable and got to be accepted by the group. I had a level playing field until I developed physically and the boys began to react to me differently given glances and wolf whistles from older males whenever they saw us traveling together. They suddenly began to look at me differently. They began to treat me differently. Eventually, we no longer hung out together because conflicts developed as they began to compete for my attention.
However, as a professional woman, I want the level playfield I enjoyed in my preadolescent years. I want the respect that I earned from winning at marbles, climbing to the highest level in the trees, and decking any boy who challenged me. If I can hold my own ground as a person I want all of the appropriate trophies. The men can keep their private male strongholds but not the trophies I deserve.
Careful, men and Democrats of 2008 who enter the arena of issues that negatively impact the opinions held of women (unwed mothers, working mothers, etc.) enter a hornet’s nest.
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