Letters to the Editor
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@ AKA
First of all, it was a speech, so I'm not sure you can start parsing commas. Secondly, I was focussed on the fact that she so neatly lumped all of these things together. Fear of the black man, fear of the uppity educated. At the same time, she gave it the glimmer of legitimacy. It's okay to vote by race! It's okay to dismiss those pesky educated experts! Go with your gut, damn the facts! To suggest she chose that phrasing by accident is to belittle how intelligent we both know she is.
I really didn't have a problem with Clinton herself until recently. It seems as though she lost the thread. In the heat of the battle, she's forgotten that there is more to this than just the fight itself.
I suppose that one might decide that the massive shift of black voters to the Obama camp might smack of racism, but I watched as the Clintons, and in that case it was largely Bill, practically shoved them out the door with his comments. Should I also scream "agism" and "sexism" because of the older female demographic in Clinton's camp? In reality, if they'd managed to muzzle Bill, they would've retained a for greater %. At this point it seems as though Clinton has written off the black vote and is positioning herself with the Dixicrats in a last, final bid for votes.
Finally, I get the passion. I do. I feel for you and Show Me and the others who are so invested in Clinton, but I have to be honest with you, you have to stop talking down to the younger generation of feminists. You're losing them. While there are some young women out there who are truly clueless, you are dumping your vitriol on women who ARE feminists, and see the problems. You are cutting them out because they don't see it exactly your way.