Congratulations, America. Congratulations on your presidential election finally ending, and congratulations on electing your first African-American president. I'd be happier, so much happier for you if it wasn't at the expense of turning the progress of women back by years as demonstrated by the open and blatant misogyny we saw in the horrendously sexist attacks against Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. You know, it's possible to disagree with their policies and not call them "shrill bitches".
I've been chided for not letting people bask in Obama's victory. Well, I'm sorry I can't get behind the prejudice against women that ironically helped him get to the presidency. Advancement for one oppressed group shouldn't come at the expense of another. Speaking of which, I'd also like to congratulate all the African-Americans and Latinos who voted not just for Obama en mass, but for Proposition 8 in California, the move to add anti-gay bigotry to the California constitution. I hope you're all proud of yourself in moving from oppressed to oppressor status.
I really wish I could be happy for you, America. Obama's win is truly historic, and frankly I'm pissed off that I can't be happy for you.Labels: a sad day for feminism in America, bigotry, disappointment, irony, politics
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by Tabby at 11/09/2008 08:25:00 a.m.