Letters to the Editor
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Anon: again, sexism and racism both are bad.
I understand that it sucks to be told that something you are doing is hypocritical. However, unless you have made a point of criticizing the statements of anyone (like many Hillary supporters who post here, like many prominent feminists and politicians, and like Mark Penn) who claims that votes from states with large black populations are somehow less important to the nominating process than states with majority white populations, then you are standing by idly as black women's votes are marginalized. Plain and simple.
Yes we have a long way to go, but as I said in my original post, this is not about who has it worse: black people or white women. I am tired of Hillary's supporters responding to any demonstration of racism within her campaign with: "well I've seen people be sexist too." One is not a defense of the other.
Sexism and racism are real. For most women in American, except perhaps white women, they are also completely inseparable.
My point remains that it is counter-productive to feminism and to Hillary's candidacy to support her as she ignores and even promotes racism when it is politically expedient for her and at the same time allow her to claim to be the champion of feminism.
And if Obama motivates you to send more money to feminist organizations, then good for you and good for them.