The Right has the most predictable (and inanely weak) rebuttals sometimes.
Imagine a whole generation of boys and men wondering if they could run for President of the United States one day.
If only there were other examples to look up to.
.@scottienhughes: If a woman votes for Hillary Clinton just because she’s a woman, that is sexist https://t.co/4wwMS7i6Bv
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) July 27, 2016
Watch the rest of the panel react, especially CNN commentator Sally Kohn and Michaela Angela Davis, who appear to the viewer’s left of right-wing Scottie Nell Hughes.
“Why sit there and put favor on one [group/gender]?” Hughes opined.
Hughes is the political editor of Right Alerts and a CNN conservative talking head.
Her full comment on the issue of over-encouraging girls to believe that they could be a presidential nominee like Clinton is below:
Last night was historical. Let’s put it in the history books. But if a woman walks into the voting booth and pulls that lever for Hillary Clinton just because she’s a woman, that right there I think is sexist. Last night we had a great opportunity—and Hillary Clinton, when she was in that room of girls, as you addressed—said, “If you’re a daughter or if you’re a girl, you can be president too.” This would’ve been an excellent opportunity to say, you know, “Whether you’re a boy or you’re a girl, both of you, my job will be to make sure it’s equally an option for both of you.” That’s the problem. We continue to say we want equality, we want equal, but we then tear down one group and try to build up another.
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“Was Hillary Clinton tearing down men?” CNN host Carol Costello asked gently.
“I think she was,” Hughes said. “To a certain extent. What about my son?”
Does the Right really think boys will be dissuaded from running for office because of Clinton’s nomination and run?
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I can’t help but notice that you highlight this but don’t address it. But if a woman walks into the voting booth and pulls that lever for Hillary Clinton just because she’s a woman, that right there I think is sexist. We all know that if someone said voting for Trump because he is a man GMP would be on the front line calling it sexist but for some reason pointing out that voting for Clinton because she is a woman is sexist alludes to saying boys and men are being pushed to the back of society? I’m sorry I… Read more »
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I think the question all children will be asking is “Can I become president without being a criminal?”
“I think the question all children will be asking is “Can I become president without being a criminal?”
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As we have seen under Obama and his rampant racism, I would say yes. It’s amazing how prior to Obama’s presidency people barely registered race. Now it’s all we hear about. Thanks moonbats.
Well, no. But the better question is, should women be equals in the first place? Ideally, men should have all the power in a zero-sum game. So while a woman president may not exclude men, it is affront to male power and should be criticized on those grounds alone.