"Female" does not equal "fair"... or anything else

Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2013-07-19 20:06

Again, the seemingly unstoppable perception that women are either categorically more likely to see things "a certain way" or be "fairer" than men in some context(s) just doesn't want to die, despite whatever evidence is produced routinely in any direction. It's like saying men categorically make better bricklayers; really, even if 99% of all bricklayers are men, is it correct to assume that they categorically are better at it? But when the Feminist Hooey Machine gets grist it can't process, you can fairly smell the smoke miles away. Latest is here. BTW, Corey is the DA who brought the Murder 2nd charge against George Zimmerman, which is why there's been so much buzz/criticism around her recently. People are criticizing her for various reasons, sometimes opposing, but everyone seems to agree on this: criticizing her. Excerpt:

'Marissa Alexander, the Jacksonville, Fla., mother sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing what she says was a warning shot at her abusive husband, remains behind bars more than a year after a judge tossed her "Stand Your Ground" defense. But with George Zimmerman's acquittal Sunday on murder charges, her cause is picking up steam.

Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., is among Alexander's most vocal supporters. She's also a fierce critic of State Attorney Angela Corey, the elected prosecutor who presided over both cases.

"I do know that she has shown absolutely no compassion," Brown told U.S. News. "Where was the common sense? I hate to say this, but you wouldn't expect this from a female."
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In a 2012 interview with The Grio, Corey chided critics and the media for being, in her view, overeager to take Alexander's side. "A person's propensity for violence is only one factor that would have allowed her to use 'Stand Your Ground' at the moment when she fired," the prosecutor explained. "If that's what you're saying, she can walk into a room and just see him and shoot [based on past abuse]." Corey said there was no physical evidence of a confrontation before the gun fired.'

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