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HerbChestnut

(3,649 posts)
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 11:34 PM Feb 2016

At the request of my girlfriend in response to Albright and Steinem: #betrayedbymyrolemodels

She asked me to create this thread after reading what Albright and Steinem had to say about young women today. Needless to say she's a little upset about those comments. She has looked up to both women for guidance and has felt genuinely betrayed by what she heard. Therefore, she wants to start a new hashtag on twitter. #betrayedbymyrolemodels

Spread the word.

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At the request of my girlfriend in response to Albright and Steinem: #betrayedbymyrolemodels (Original Post) HerbChestnut Feb 2016 OP
#betrayedbymyrolemodels beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #1
You're right. It's been a long day of canvassing. HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #6
Thanks for your hard work. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #9
That's her first mistake -- lookin' for role models. As Dylan said, Hoppy Feb 2016 #24
Should it be #betrayedbymyrolemodels, aye? Rocky the Leprechaun Feb 2016 #2
Unless they're saying they've gotten kind of doughy in later life... nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #4
Yes, thank you. I'm a bit tired after driving for 8 hours today canvassing in NH. HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #8
Role. nt DanTex Feb 2016 #3
LMAO leftofcool Feb 2016 #5
You're right, my mistake. HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #7
Thank you for your hard work in N.H. wilsonbooks Feb 2016 #10
Did you need your skis? Agschmid Feb 2016 #14
I didn't bring them, but I should have! HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #15
Yeah my Friday canvass was TOUGH. Agschmid Feb 2016 #16
I did notice a lot of signs for Rubio HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #17
Good for you for getting out, it's a busy weekend for those of us near NH! Agschmid Feb 2016 #18
.... another case of Foot-In-Mouth for the HRC camp Myrina Feb 2016 #11
#sexiststeinem JudyM Feb 2016 #12
You've got to be kidding shenmue Feb 2016 #35
Reverse sexism!!!! boston bean Feb 2016 #46
I have never considered Madeleine Albright a role model. A Little Weird Feb 2016 #13
ditto elleng Feb 2016 #28
And in typical internet fashion I get this message in my inbox HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #19
No need to protect the guilty...sunlight...disinfectant..etc Lucky Luciano Feb 2016 #20
Was that a DU mail? Why hide the name and protect the jerk? Sunlight is a good disinfectant. kath Feb 2016 #21
I want to respect the PM feature. HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #44
Post the name, I've done it before - best way to stop the cowards and bullies. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #22
Nothing against posting the username Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #29
Sorry you had to deal with that. noamnety Feb 2016 #45
self-delete pnwmom Feb 2016 #23
Maybe she doesn't have a DU account? And who are you to judge her? beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #25
Nice. WTF. kath Feb 2016 #26
REALLY? Lazy Daisy Feb 2016 #30
This is called "doubling down". PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #31
she has a very low opinion Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #32
Maybe she's not a member of DU? blackspade Feb 2016 #33
What gives you the right to spout off about Hillary? pnwmom Feb 2016 #37
Way to dodge the issue.... blackspade Feb 2016 #39
Well said! beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #42
She's not the only upset one, elleng Feb 2016 #27
An icon just tarnished their legacy. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #34
Yeah, not a fan of Albright, in fact just the opposite but I expected better from Steinem. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #38
Yes. 840high Feb 2016 #41
Albright Supports War Criminals billhicks76 Feb 2016 #36
Well, Clinton says Kissinger is a friend of hers. . .birds of a feather, you know. Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 #40
Evil Can Infect Any Party billhicks76 Feb 2016 #43
There is a blog post on Huffington Post by Kathleen Reardon DefenseLawyer Feb 2016 #47

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
9. Thanks for your hard work.
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 11:46 PM
Feb 2016

I would expect that kind of sexism from Sarah Palin, hearing it from Gloria is disgusting.

Way to insult intelligent young women.

 

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
24. That's her first mistake -- lookin' for role models. As Dylan said,
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:45 AM
Feb 2016

"Don't follow leaders,
Watch your parkin' meters."

 

HerbChestnut

(3,649 posts)
7. You're right, my mistake.
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 11:44 PM
Feb 2016

I've been driving for about 8 hours today canvassing in NH and I'm a bit tired. Thanks for picking that up.

 

HerbChestnut

(3,649 posts)
15. I didn't bring them, but I should have!
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 12:51 AM
Feb 2016

After a day of walking through 8" of snow my socks are drying by the heater.

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)
16. Yeah my Friday canvass was TOUGH.
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 12:52 AM
Feb 2016

Today was much better, lots of doors, lots of people, and LOTS of folks out for Rubio, go figure.

A Little Weird

(1,754 posts)
13. I have never considered Madeleine Albright a role model.
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 12:46 AM
Feb 2016

But I was very surprised and disappointed by the Steinem comment. I didn't expect to hear something like that from her.

 

HerbChestnut

(3,649 posts)
19. And in typical internet fashion I get this message in my inbox
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:19 AM
Feb 2016

Name will be kept hidden to protect the sender

(Tagline) typical BS supporter girlfriend.

(Mail Message)
No backbone to make a post for herself.

That's ok, cuz Hillary is fighting for girls like her.


Some people disgust me.

kath

(10,565 posts)
21. Was that a DU mail? Why hide the name and protect the jerk? Sunlight is a good disinfectant.
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:38 AM
Feb 2016

people have posted hateful PMs here before with no problems.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
22. Post the name, I've done it before - best way to stop the cowards and bullies.
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:41 AM
Feb 2016

They shouldn't abuse the pm feature.

 

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)
29. Nothing against posting the username
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:53 AM
Feb 2016

I had to post some before and when the mailer complained to Skinner, he stated do not send in private what you do not want posted in the open. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. It does work.

 

noamnety

(20,234 posts)
45. Sorry you had to deal with that.
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 12:26 PM
Feb 2016

If it's any consolation, apparently there is a "special place" for the sender of that message.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
25. Maybe she doesn't have a DU account? And who are you to judge her?
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:48 AM
Feb 2016

Leave it to you to insult an intelligent young woman because she doesn't support Hillary.

blackspade

(10,056 posts)
33. Maybe she's not a member of DU?
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:55 AM
Feb 2016

And what gives you the right to spout that kind of hateful bullshit?
Another great example of Hillarian political cannibalism.

Unions. Check. The DSCC. Check. Now Young Women....Whose next?

blackspade

(10,056 posts)
39. Way to dodge the issue....
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 02:34 AM
Feb 2016

I "spout off" about Clinton because she is running a shitty campaign to be the President of our country.

You on the other hand, are attacking a young woman who is upset at being unfairly criticized by a Clinton surrogate.
If you can't see the difference then you are part of the problem.



 

billhicks76

(5,082 posts)
36. Albright Supports War Criminals
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 02:16 AM
Feb 2016

She said it was ok to kill all those Iraqi kids to meet an ends. Probably because they were Arab who she viewed as less than human.

 

billhicks76

(5,082 posts)
43. Evil Can Infect Any Party
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 03:01 AM
Feb 2016

Temptation doesn't know boundaries. Look at the Catholic Church. There is an epidemic of distrust in all our institutions. I'm surprised a lot of mainstream democrats haven't caught on yet or think their leader is immune.

 

DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts)
47. There is a blog post on Huffington Post by Kathleen Reardon
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 12:49 PM
Feb 2016

Attempting to explain why younger women went for Sanders. Her conclusion was that they were being tricked by the media and didn't really understand the details of Sanders' proposals. Further, she postulated that these women are in what she called their "cute and little" phase and they just naturally follow men in that phase. I found it bizarre, although it is obviously the same school of thought from which the Steinem quote springs.

Not being young or female, I am looking from afar, but I can't see how this kind of rhetoric isn't insulting to young women.

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