America punished Elizabeth Warren for her competence

[dlk]

Excellent and heartbreaking article in The Atlantic that, unfortunately, spells out exactly where America stands with regard to accomplished and capable women. We have very far to go.

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/03/america-punished-elizabeth-warren-her-competence/607531/

[beachbumbob]

1. america didn't "punish" any one. We simply did not like her chances of winning in Nov

that was a certainty.

[J_William_Ryan]

4. True

Getting rid of Trump is the sole priority.

[Initech]

13. I'm convinced that we won't have a female president in my lifetime.

The one chance we actually had at achieving that got crushed in favor of a dipshit reality TV show host by a right wing news network with help from two hostile foreign powers. Sigh...

[leftstreet]

14. The first female POTUS will probably be a GOPer

Decades of media demonization of 'liberals' have extra-dirtied the field for Democratic women

[HotTeaBag]

15. Jeez, that's an interesting thought.

And you're probably absolutely correct.

[LizBeth]

2. Both Harris and Warren. Their success was used as a weapon against them.

[beachbumbob]

6. by whom? The bogeyman?

victimization is a poor excuse for explaining why any candidate fails. candidates fail because of many reasons.

[LizBeth]

8. Right bob

[beachbumbob]

9. hey you made the claim. who did them in?

how did "we" turn on them based on their success? This is tiresome victimization

[LaurenOlimina]

3. The sexism was so apparent.

I'm so disappointed to be looking at a field of old white men and knowing Trump will be the youngster in the race. It is sad.

[pattyloutwo]

5. Yes

We need fair representation. She’s amazing, what a loss.

[beachbumbob]

7. so let trump win and see how disappointed you be then

for crying out loud.

[LaurenOlimina]

10. How is this remotely productive?

You are mad women perceive sexism in the way she was treated? What exactly are you championing there Bob?

[beachbumbob]

11. SOME women are and many don't see it that way too

I championing that people decide and when decisions don;t turn out for who support, claiming sexism and playing the victim card creates more harm for women in the future.

[LaurenOlimina]

12. Yup, you are what the Atlantic article is talking about.

So sad.

[Reader Rabbit]

16. Typical silencing technique

I asked a woman and she said it's okay.

Summary: women are not interchangeable

-the other woman might not be a feminist
-the other woman might be sexist, or benefit from patriarchal bargaining
-the other woman might not feel empowered to tell what she really thinks

-making this argument employs the male privilege to choose which woman's opinion is more convenient
- making this argument reveals an attitude that one will choose the most convenient woman to represent the whole of women
- making this argument represents an implied challenge: "[the woman I approve of] has no trouble with $PHENOMENON -- are you [not worthy of my approval]?"

-dismissing any person's opinion by simple contradiction is disrespectful.

[LaurenOlimina]

17. Its a global problem.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/mar/05/nine-out-of-10-people-found-to-be-biased-against-women?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2FCOVeKqeVthSGze04BsTTIqvnjwXkObuPjn6Y1glmC8kVeN_0jsR-FRU#Echobox=1583408103

"Almost 90% of people are biased against women, according to a new index that highlights the “shocking” extent of the global backlash towards gender equality.

Despite progress in closing the equality gap, 91% of men and 86% of women hold at least one bias against women in relation to politics, economics, education, violence or reproductive rights."

[smirkymonkey]

18. +1000

Thank YOU!

[AncientGeezer]

19. Not "America"...our party. "America" didn't get a chance to vote for her..becuase we didn't.

My choice was Amy....but I'm in NY so I never got to vote for her before she suspended before NY votes.

All the women(viable) were eliminated by Us...Harris, Klobachar, Warren.....we did that...Not "America" because we are months away from November...where "America" would have a say.

3 highly qualified & capable women were sent packing by Us...and after 2016..I don't get that.
Noooo.... let's do a couple of previous runners(that lost)....maybe they will pick one of the women as a step up....to garner votes.

[abqtommy]

20. I'd say the "Some Americans" punished Elizabeth. "America" not so much... language matters.

[Fla_Democrat]

21. This was a Democratic primary, right?