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A great deal was made in recent days about a comment made by Mr. Obama, and it's effect of "alienating half the population".
Which got me wondering, if hearing sexual opression in every word uttered by someone might alienate the other half of the population who have found themselves on the other side of baseless conjection about thier motivations.
There is much talk about white men being the new soccer moms this election cycle (imagine white men being the deciding vote in an election, makes your heart swell up with pride)and if so, I can think of no group more sensative to baseless allegations of sexism (even when they are warranted).
This also puts Hillary in a tough joint; as to win white women she must show how she is being unfairly attacked to gain their sympathy, but to gain that sympathy she is also alienating white men (who perhaps harbor some subtle sexism themselves).
Perhaps, what some Hillary supporters have said is true, that she is getting short shrift because we are still a sexist nation. If that is true one wonders how our very sexist culture will react when Hillary is up against a white male war hero who makes her "35 years of experience" look like the light resume it is.
