tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790700443650289835.post5439701928117922102..comments2023-07-27T03:56:00.170-05:00Comments on Uncommon Courage: Why We Need A Woman PresidentLynne Bratcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05555346149209638144noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790700443650289835.post-91530678621964548052016-07-31T21:41:08.925-05:002016-07-31T21:41:08.925-05:00Dear Lynne Bratcher,
I find this blog posting fro...Dear Lynne Bratcher,<br /><br />I find this blog posting from you to be extremely disappointing. Let me explain.<br /><br />Approximately three months away from our national Presidential election, between major party candidates Hillary Clinton (D) and Donald Trump (R), you title your posting "Why We Need A Woman President." While you don't specifically state that you're referencing Hillary Clinton, of course everyone will assume that's what you mean because you didn't state otherwise.<br /><br />The majority of your post involves you recollecting life experiences in which you perceived that you were discriminated against because of your gender. The reader has only your word and memory to rely upon, as you failed to offer any alternative explanation. You cite the example of a newspaper separating men's and women's jobs in the classifieds some fifty years ago, with the implication that it was done by men to keep women suppressed. Yet, you offer no proof for this claim whatsoever. And as far as your "sleeveless blouse and shorter skirt" keeping you out of religious holy sites, please understand that most religions lean toward modesty, and this includes both men and women. Likewise, your anecdote about men's tendency to discuss hunting and fishing is as much a cultural bias as it is a gender one. If your extended family is anything like mine, it's commonplace for the men to congregate and talk sports, politics, and cars, while the women tend to discuss family, children, food and home.<br /><br />In particular, your comments concerning the three women on the U.S. Supreme Court, and female lawyers in general, are misguided. You write, "I don't think it is a coincidence that only one of them is a mother." While Justice Ginsburg had a long-term marriage and two children, Justices Kagan and Sotomayor are never-married women who are believed by many to be lesbians. While their sexual orientation is irrelevant, never-married highly educated women tend not to have children at the same rate as married women. Next you write, "It is much easier for male lawyers to be parents than female lawyers." This statement could only be true if women are participating in marriages or other familial arrangements in which they agree to accept an unequal role in child-rearing.<br /><br />Ms. Bratcher, may I politely suggest that you're still carrying the baggage of resentment and perceived discrimination from decades ago? Life is not perfect and sometimes women can be the harshest critics of other women.<br /><br />I know for an absolute fact that Hillary Clinton should never have been allowed into the United States Senate or the President's Cabinet, following the Clinton years in the White House. Hillary Clinton is much worse than anything Richard Nixon did while in office (since you've mentioned Nixon previously). Support for Hillary Clinton is truly a treasonous act against the best interests of the American people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com