My wife and I both are absolutely appalled at the treatment she's getting. And there are people doing it that don't even realize they are.

Every time I hear someone say "I hate that effing bitch, somebody should (fill in the blank with some sexist BS)", I will say would you make that remark about a man? I'm in Texas so I have ample opportunity.

Addressing the issue head-on seems the only way to deal with it. Ignoring it is giving consent.

I'm sure sure my ex uses that phrase all the time. (LOL)

Hillary has had to put up with a ton of sexist bullshit. And she has done it with grace and class.

She rocks. I want to elect her and stick that right in their sexist faces!

It was not always easy. Women had to do more to prove themselves. Lily Ledbetter struggled for years getting paid less than her male co-workers, it happened often.

And a 2008 best of…

~ Calling Clinton A "Bitch"
~ Questioning Clinton's Sexuality
~ Attacks On Clinton's Appearance
~ Clinton's Appearance: Cleavage Edition
~ Claims That Clinton's Femininity Is A Problem
~ Claims That Clinton Is Manly
~ Attacks On Clinton's Voice
~ Attacks On Clinton's Laugh
~ Attacks On Clinton For Having Emotions
~ Clinton's Emotions: Crying Edition
~ Comparing Clinton To Violent And Sexualized Fictional Characters
~ Claims That Clinton Hates Men, Castrates Them
~ Claims That Clinton's Success Was Entirely Due To Her Husband
~ Miscellany
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http://mediamatters.org/research/2016/02/05/a-comprehensive-guide-to-sexist-attacks-on-hill/199700

I would have moved into a cave to get away from it.

And then I said: "You forget about Monica Lewinsky?"

But that has been hashed out on the DU already.

She's just the most obvious example of how that "never before" statement was incorrect.

American Sexism is the all-time champion of slut-shaming.

Look at the Republicons running and listen to what they are saying. This is serious shit. There are game sites if that's what you are looking for.

Have a nice life.

And it was fairly lucrative including books, and clothing and purses lines.

For over 20 years this has gone on with Hillary. So absolutely NO. There is no comparison between the two.

And you are posting in the Hillary Clinton Group, so play nice.

Like ALL women who have succeeded (without having been born on third base already), Hillary has had to be twice as qualified and work twice as hard to get half as far.

The fact is that she is not only the best qualified candidate running in this race; she can step into the WH on Day 1 and begin to implement her policies.

The nasty slurs and name-calling comments against Hillary (one idiot poster on DU actually called her a sociopath) are all deliberately intended to "put her in her place" - just as racial slurs against President Obama are intended to put him in his.

How dare anyone but a white male ever aspire to be President of the US?

White males NEVER EVER get the same treatment. They can literally do, say, and dress as they want.

If you don't "get" this, you are part of the problem - whether you are a woman or not. Some women are worse than men in not "getting" it - or living in denial.

Certainly not as big a deal as talking about oligarchies.

It's no big deal to call a public woman disgusting names. Just like it's no big deal to dismiss conversations about sexist shit thrown at a public woman by saying things like, "you can only get so much mileage out of these complaints."

Because after all, the only reason people would discuss those things would be to "get mileage."

It can't be that they discuss those things because it is important note when people devalue and debase half the population. These people are devaluing and debasing half the population with their sexism, but that's not important. It's stupid to think it is



I bet you don't even realize that your comment is seething with sexism.

She doesn't deserve to be treated with resoect??

With her temperament and her intelligence.

Sanders' colleagues don't even think he is the better candidate, or else they would endorse him.

But some of them aren't smart enough to know where they are posting.

And that's a great reason. Women have legitimate political aspirations and you are supporting them.

These comments are so-o-o over the top. But the truth is that Hillary Clinton specifically has heard this all before and women generally can easily identify. Any woman who has had the audacity to speak her mind or [God forbid] tread on male territory--like demanding equal pay--has been subjected to these sorts of sexist attacks, either directly or indirectly.

The put downs are endless, some vicious, some violent, all insulting. We see them on the work front, home front and in daily conversation. And women who get annoyed by this onslaught of belittlement are considered overly sensitive or conversely mannish, downright silly [because there's always something more important to consider], PMS riddled or simply bitches who cannot or would not ever satisfy their male partners.

Hello! Twenty-first century, people.

Women leaders exist around the world and in history, only proving this theory so, so wrong-headed. So, anyone diminishing the ability of women better wake up quick.

Because we have a female warrior in our midst and she's coming to town, coming on strong. And she's ready to mow any/all doubters down.

Hillyes

And it doesn't all come from the right wing either.

The French and the weather at the left or right are unstable and undesirable. And they are the loudest.

I agree. I think from Trump to Hillary--there has been a lot of interesting political rhetoric that is centered either directly or indirectly on sexism this cycle.

it is disgusting how "Dems" talk about here right here on Democratic Underground.

Makes me very sad.

With Obama the RW media and pundits are a little more discrete, using dog whistle terminology, their followers not so much, if you remember many of the pictures depicting Obama as a monkey etc. With Hillary, there seems to be no restraint on the demeaning adjectives they fling her way. Unfortunately we're even seeing some of that crass messaging reposted in many of the OP's in the Bernie group forum. Sad, sad, sad.