Why all the Hillary hate? (54)

2 Name: Citizen : 2007-12-19 04:18 ID:7zPnLtyV

Okay, I've been waiting to say this for some time:
It's because she's a woman.

No, really, gender is in fact the very core of the issue.
And yet, it's not overt sexism on the part of (most of) her detractors, but instead it's by and large due to the way she must portray herself in order to combat gender realities and stereotypes.
There's the idea (whether valid or not) that women are 'soft' on a lot of issues. In order to be successful in politics (currently still very much a man's world), a women must put on a stiffer exterior than a man would.
This results in a polarization between people that see an authoritarian (or a woman that doesn't know her place: a 'bitch') and those that see a strong leader (or a strong and independent woman).

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