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How about this for disgusting...
posted by Hombre on Friday January 09, @05:25PM
from the Women-in-power-with-elitist-attitudes-about-their-gender dept.
Inequality Matt writes " Check out the closing paragraph of this article.

"When I met him, I wanted to know what happens if you interrupt and challenge a general," said Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton of Wisconsin, who was traveling with the general this week. "I didn't want to be party to the election of one more defensive, arrogant male. What I found was that it's part of his nature to understand the lives of women."

OK, so when do we hear a male politician ever saying something like:

"When I met her, I wanted to know what happens if you interrupt and challenge a feminist," said Lt. Gov. Jim Smith of Wisconsin, who was traveling with the candidate this week. "I didn't want to be party to the election of one more defensive, arrogant female. What I found was that it's part of her nature to understand the lives of men.""

Since when did objecting to being interrupted and dealt with in an argumentative fashion become "arrogant" and "defensive"? Oh, since the person is a lowly male and the instigator the intentionally boorish Ms. Lawton.

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"How about this for disgusting" (Score:1)
by Gregory on Saturday January 10, @12:35PM EST (#1)
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Women are allowed to get away with outrageously sexist comments against males. And the media encourage them in that direction (Maureen Dowd, Katie Couric, et al.)
Re:"How about this for disgusting" (Score:1)
by TLE on Saturday January 10, @03:00PM EST (#2)
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Yep. This is exactly the kind of hypocrisy that drives me up the wall. And we see it again and again. Feminism has never been about equality, it's about the establishment of permanent double standards.
I had never written a lieutenant governor before.. (Score:1)
by Boy Genteel on Saturday January 10, @09:13PM EST (#3)
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...until tonight.

Lieutenant Governor Lawton:

According to THE NEW YORK TIMES, you made the following statement with regard to General Wesley K. Clark:

"When I met him, I wanted to know what happens if you interrupt and challenge a general. I didn't want to be party to the election of one more defensive, arrogant male. What I found was that it's part of his nature to understand the lives of women."

Let me see if I have this straight: you deliberately (and in a premeditated way) interrupted General Clark because you wanted to see if HE was arrogant? Do you not understand that it is generally considered rude to interrupt others? And your comment about "one more defensive, arrogant male" was misandrist (sexist toward males). I expect more from someone holding such high office.
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