Is it pathetic that Geraldine Ferraro, and other women & feminists, are calling Obama a "sexist"?

Question

RoVale: My pleasure. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/19/ferraro-suggests-she-may-not-vote-for-obama/

Answer 1

It is pathetic, but I think it speaks more about Ms. Ferraro and Ms. Clinton more than it does about other women or feminists in general.  Some folks revel in taking extreme positions and some folks will stoop to the lowest of the low for the sake of winning.  That behaviour cuts across genders.  I once had a degree of respect for both Geraldine Ferrarro and Hillary Clinton.  No more.

Answer 2

Can you provide a link to where she actually made that particular statement?

Answer 3

I answered this question in the other section.

This comes under the ubiquitous "Only in America" heading.

What else would you expect from a professional complainer and political agitator? Ferraro is the sort of woman who gave the legitimate feminist movement a bad name, and who is now trying to justify her political existence (think dinosaur extinction theory) by casting aspersions and making specious and suppositious accusations about a man who has done nothing more sinister than to be frank in his dealings with females. He has been known, on occasion, to call women "Sweetie'. But I don't recall him actually denigrating them or vilifying them in any way.

Unfortunately for Barack Obama this sort of character assassination and intrigue (remember when 'Hispanic Women threatened to boycot his campaign because 'black organizations' had not supported their agenda?) is part and parcel of the way 'democracy' is dealt with in the U.S. of A. today. Luckily for the wider majority of the electorate (including most women) these vile tactics are as transparently obvious as they are odious and reprehensible.

The only 'up side' to this whole exercise is that people are now becoming aware of just how shallow, base and pathetic Ferraro and her contemporaries are, the the depths to which they are prepared to stoop in order to derail the whole democratic process.

Answer 4

Either way does it really matter?

We're screwed no matter who we pick.

Hillary is insane and would be willing to attack her own country if it fit her goals.

Obama is like a car salesman. Fast-talking, good-looking and full of shite.

McCain is older than God himself and tries to get by on his boy scout image just so the public doesn't realize he hangs out with SOME VERY shady characters and has some vague policies.

Also, look at what Obama and Clinton have done to their own parties. They've completely divided it. It's not become a presidential election with those two, it's become a let's have a WWF cage match between two political candidates. If they divide their own party like that, what will they do to America?

Meanwhile McCain sits on the sidelines watching and laughing because he believes no one has figured out he's a @ss.

I'd say, sexism, no sexism, it doesn't matter, we're still in for another 4 years of lies, bad economy, rising gas prices and ignorant foreign policy.

edit:

ok now that I've cooled down from my little rant I'll actually answer your question.

As you can tell I have my criticisms of every candidate but honestly Clinton and her administration is who gets under my skin the most. I'm all for a female president if she is capable and willing to be a unifier. I'm all for a female President who doesn't play up the female role to her advantage and smirks about it but whines and moans when things don't go her way. Geraldine Ferraro is an idiot and politically divisive and right now she is looking for anything and everything(no matter how trivial) to keep Clinton in the running. Women like those two may be strong, driven women but I feel they give women as a whole a bad name. I haven't heard Obama make a remark that I find the least bit sexist. Some people deem the sweetie comment sexist but it's a regional thing. Where I live most people(men and women) use terms like sweetie, hon, and doll. It's not meant in disrespect it's just how we address each other. I also find it highly unlikely that he is as big of a sexist as people make him out to be. I mean look at his wife. She's intelligent, independent, driven, and opinionated. Women like that don't settle for men with inferiority complexes.

Answer 5

i dont know if it's "pathetic". i think its just politics.

i dont think Obama is sexist. I think Ferraro just really wants Hillary to win so she'll say anything.

Answer 6

"Sweetie" is a term people in the Midwest and northeast use all the time, men and women.  You cannot spend a day in a town like Buffalo or Cleveland without being called "Sweetie" by someone you don't even know (.  It's a working class city sort of thing.  It's how we talk to each other, and I don't blame Obama, who is an Illinois resident, for using this kind of regional language.  And guess what? Nobody is ever offended by it.

I think women like Geraldine Ferraro are the sort feminists that give others a bad name.  Sure, she is "fighting" for things like equal pay for equal work, the right for me to do whatever I want with my v****a, etc., but she needs to step off of her high horse and realize what issues are truly important for women, this "scandal" is garbage and everyone knows it.

Answer 7

Why, no not really--unless of course you equally agree it's pathetic that certain politicians call Hillary a L*****n, hag, and make comments like Rush Limbaugh made about not wanting to watch a woman grow older in office.  Who wants to see an old, wrinkled, yes-man like McCain get even older?

Answer 8

I think it was the "brush off" gesture that did it for me.  He was asked a question about Senator Clinton and he brushed his shoulders (one at a time) with the opposite hand.   Thats what we in the midwest call the brush off.   I spent almost my entire life there and in a professional situation was never called sweetie either.   So thats 2 things - and there are many more.

Answer 9

Obama sometimes uses terms of endearment for women when he shouldn't. That's about the only ounce of sexism that has come from him. But I've only heard these unfounded comments from Ferraro, not anyone else.

Answer 10

I keep missing all of his sexist, racist comments too. Seems like everything he gets c**p about ends up being some quote taken entirely out of context and twisted around to suit the purposes of his detractors.

Answer 11

I don't find Obama to be sexist in any way. I look at Michelle Obama and there is no way she would let her husband treat her like a second class citizen. I don't believe he would have married a strong woman like that if he was indeed a chauvinist.

Answer 12

i've been watching this campaign like a hawk and would have noticed if he was being sexist or racist.  i'm a feminist who is for obama - i don't think hillary has the power to unify the country the way he does.  i really don't like the "honey" and "sweetie" comments that he has made to reporters, but that's the most condescending i've seen out of him.

Answer 13

Branding is a strategy used by those who have run out of arguments.

Answer 14

Well...I'm no Hillary supporter never have been...but Obama is an ***.  Simple as that.  Sweet talking, charismatic...A$$.

He has made several sexism and racist comments...I'm not sure what yall see in him.