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Kamala Harris is known to be hysterical (Original Post) KWR65 Jan 2019 OP
Assertive women SirElaih Jan 2019 #1
They were all over her running her down in the DU in late 2017 when applegrove Jan 2019 #2
I can't remember the hearing but Mccain kept interrupting her cause dem4decades Jan 2019 #3
You know who was bordering on "hysterical"??! Leghorn21 Jan 2019 #4
know who was full blown hysterical? luvallpeeps Jan 2019 #6
Exactly. nt SunSeeker Jan 2019 #8
Oh brother. Now THAT is hysterical! skylucy Jan 2019 #5
Is not that the typical Male response Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #7
I don't think the US is ready for a woman POTUS. BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #9
The US wasn't ready for a black President till we got one. If we hold back because of this fear, pnwmom Jan 2019 #10
Putin's Puppet is paving the way.... safeinOhio Jan 2019 #14
All the more reason to keep pushing one. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2019 #18
+100 apcalc Jan 2019 #26
So, what's your point? EffieBlack Jan 2019 #20
Which Democratic president, male/female has not been treated that way? karynnj Jan 2019 #21
All that may be true, but NastyRiffraff Jan 2019 #24
I am a realist. BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #25
BigmanPigman, Ohiogal Jan 2019 #29
Thank you. I am not saying I don't want a female president which is incorrect.... BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #32
A good time to listen to Julia Gillard's misogyny speech on YouTube. Sneederbunk Jan 2019 #11
why are you even posting this. As a woman I find women hating threads hateful. trueblue2007 Jan 2019 #12
Agree. Time for a big change and there is no better tome that NOW. apcalc Jan 2019 #28
Not hysterical but lacks judgement to be kelly1mm Jan 2019 #13
I never liked Al any way. KWR65 Jan 2019 #22
Well, guess that eliminates 38 potential candidates in your eyes SharonClark Jan 2019 #31
Yes it does. It is a litmus test for me. Nt kelly1mm Jan 2019 #34
hysterical? mnmoderatedem Jan 2019 #15
They call him unhinged. LuvNewcastle Jan 2019 #17
Good article. Hope it gets seen. LuvNewcastle Jan 2019 #16
I've been really amused about the criticisms I've heard on MSNBC and CNN Vinca Jan 2019 #19
Exactly.... HipChick Jan 2019 #23
It's all a business tactic grumpyduck Jan 2019 #27
Well-behaved women Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2019 #30
Something. Something. Lindsey Graham. Mr. Ected Jan 2019 #33
 

SirElaih

(37 posts)
1. Assertive women
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:23 AM
Jan 2019

... have always been maligned as 'hysterical' by men seeking to control them. I don't think that approach will work on Kamala Harris though

applegrove

(118,006 posts)
2. They were all over her running her down in the DU in late 2017 when
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:29 AM
Jan 2019

her name as a candidate first came up. Maybe that was the end of 2016? Can't remember. GOP is terrified of her.

dem4decades

(11,241 posts)
3. I can't remember the hearing but Mccain kept interrupting her cause
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:32 AM
Jan 2019

She was doing so much damage to the Republican answering the questions. They know she's dangerous to them.

Leghorn21

(13,520 posts)
4. You know who was bordering on "hysterical"??!
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:39 AM
Jan 2019

Jeff Sessions under Rep. Harris’ questioning, THAT’S WHO!!!



Actually, many of us were “hysterical” just watchin that shit!!

luvallpeeps

(934 posts)
6. know who was full blown hysterical?
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:50 AM
Jan 2019

Lindsay Graham after the Kathleen Blasey Ford testimony. Pitched himself quite a bitch. Recall it? If a woman had done it, she surely woulda been labeled unhinged, hysterical, or out of control.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
7. Is not that the typical Male response
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 02:05 AM
Jan 2019

for a female whom refuses to stop asking hard questions and demanding a real answer.

BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
9. I don't think the US is ready for a woman POTUS.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 02:51 AM
Jan 2019

The population would rake her over the coals like they did Obama. She would be given the same treatment as Hillary did plus what they did to Obama on top of it. So many other countries (3rd world countries in fact) have women leaders and have for decades. We are very racist and misogynistic and Putin used that to divide the country with his trolls and bots and social media and he still is doing it successfully. I sincerely doubt we will see a female president in the next 25 years who isn't harassed by the GOP. Women are still second class citizens to them. I had this conversation with a female and Dem friend tonight and she agrees. The US is way behind in this area and much more prejudiced than we want to admit.

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
10. The US wasn't ready for a black President till we got one. If we hold back because of this fear,
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 03:14 AM
Jan 2019

the first female President will probably be a woman like Republican Nikki Haley. And then a whole generation of women will have be tempted to vote for her because her party was brave enough to put a woman out there -- and ours wasn't.

Is that what you want to happen?

 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
20. So, what's your point?
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 09:31 AM
Jan 2019

That she shouldn't run? That if she runs, people shouldn't vote for her? That only white men should be taken seriously as presidential candidates.

What exactly are you trying to tell us?

karynnj

(59,474 posts)
21. Which Democratic president, male/female has not been treated that way?
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 09:38 AM
Jan 2019

Look at how anyone who becomes a front runner is treated.

May we need to do 2 things; pick a nominee who can handle whatever attacks happen and have ALL Democrats work together to protect the nominee and amplify his or her response.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
24. All that may be true, but
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 02:55 PM
Jan 2019

it sounds like you're listing reasons for women not to run. I hope that wasn't your intention. We have some strong women candidates and I want to see them run, and one of them win.

BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
25. I am a realist.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 04:32 PM
Jan 2019

I voted for Obama and Hillary in the primaries and the elections. But for 8 years and two years since I'm poor Obama was treated like crap and so was Hillary. I was expecting Hillary to be treated the same way if she won, no wait, she did win. Realistically I do not think the GOP would treat any woman or minority with respect and I am sick of it but until the older white dude voters die off I do not see the attitude changing in the immediate future. Of course I will cheer on and GOTV for my Dem candidate whoever that is.

BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
32. Thank you. I am not saying I don't want a female president which is incorrect....
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 06:52 PM
Jan 2019

I think any Dem (male, female, LGBTQ, old, young, middle age, black, white, yellow, purple, cat, dog, bird, etc) would be better than a GOP elected official but nothing has changed since the election. Americans were prejudiced then, now and will be in two years and probably will be after that too. Russia knew we are a prejudiced nation and used it to divide us successfully. Even women are anti-female (which finally dawned on me after 2016 and I am still pissed off at them for being traitors). Yep, this past election was verification that not only are we as prejudiced as I thought we were but in reality are MORE prejudiced than I had already believed. This is reality and it isn't pretty.

BigmanPigman is a Pink Floyd reference but I am a woman and a feminist. I cried during the Kavanaugh hearings and was the first person in my city to sign up for the first Women's March.

trueblue2007

(17,137 posts)
12. why are you even posting this. As a woman I find women hating threads hateful.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 03:53 AM
Jan 2019

Senator Harris is not hysterical.




apcalc

(4,461 posts)
28. Agree. Time for a big change and there is no better tome that NOW.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 04:46 PM
Jan 2019

Not one male candidate outshines Harris.

kelly1mm

(4,719 posts)
13. Not hysterical but lacks judgement to be
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 04:32 AM
Jan 2019

President based on her calling for Sen. Frankins resignation.

LuvNewcastle

(16,820 posts)
17. They call him unhinged.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:03 AM
Jan 2019

They don't find the need to denigrate his maleness the way that "hysterical" does to women.

LuvNewcastle

(16,820 posts)
16. Good article. Hope it gets seen.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:00 AM
Jan 2019

Calling someone hysterical doesn't really describe a person, it just conjures images of shrieking harpies. "Hysteria" is a word that has outlived its usefulness, and it never had much use to begin with.

Vinca

(50,168 posts)
19. I've been really amused about the criticisms I've heard on MSNBC and CNN
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:17 AM
Jan 2019

about Harris, Warren and all the others who have announced so far. Unless one of them has an actual skeleton in the closet because they murdered someone, anything they might have in their pasts is foolish compared to what we've got in the White House right now.

grumpyduck

(6,197 posts)
27. It's all a business tactic
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 04:45 PM
Jan 2019

to get people talking and watching some more and watching the commercials and generating revenue for the networks.

Don't fall for it. It happens every time. We can't let those talking heads drive our lives.

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