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Why am I not surprised?
By Christy
May 21st 2008
at 6:40 pm EDT
This comes as no big surprise to me. Hillary Clinton has been called bad names by the right-wing extremists for a long time, and this one was not even the worst of them. They hated her ever since she first came to the White House as First Lady (if not already before that). And when asked why, most of them can't even give you a good reason. Castellanos is by far not the only Republican who has a problem with Hillary Clinton.
Now, of course it's not okay to treat her (or any woman) that way. it is outrageous to say the least. I'm just saying, what else is to expect from right-wing extremists? All we can do is ignore them.
The commentator was Alex Castellanos, a consultant for the GOP. From the clip it is quite apparent that Castellanos has a personal problem with Hillary Clinton.
Therefore, using only his analysis of her character and actions, Castellanos justifies his statement that it is perfectly acceptable for a newspaper to call Clinton or any woman who is as he states, "abrasive, aggressive [and] irritating," a bitch.
Castellanos also says that because Hillary clinton fits what he believes to be a standard societal definition of the term, calling Clinton (or any other woman who fits this apparently universal definition) a bitch is not sexist.
If I understand Castellanos' reasoning correctly, it is not sexist to call a woman a bitch based on what he (a man) feels is a universally accepted definition of a term for which there is no male equivalent, created in the confines of a partiarchical society?
Right..... :-x
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Now, of course it's not okay to treat her (or any woman) that way. it is outrageous to say the least. I'm just saying, what else is to expect from right-wing extremists? All we can do is ignore them.