Author Thrity Umrigar has been so deluded that it’s taken Bernie Bros for her to recognize misogyny in America.
Umrigar admits that, until Bernie Bros, she “happily, blindly ploughed through my life, with no interest in labeling myself.”
Then she saw how Sanders supporters behaved. “Killary. Shrillary. She who yells too much. And a million other slurs that I see daily on Facebook but which are unprintable in this family publication,” she lamented, illustrated what she hadn’t known. Bill Clinton has made similar complaints.
Umrigar can’t fathom that people would do such a thing:
Hillary herself has made her campaign about being a woman. Trump’s comments about her gender prompted fundraising efforts involving a literal “woman card,” but she has denied she’s part of the establishment because she’s a woman. An actual debate response from Hillary was her presidency would be different from Obama’s because she’s a woman.
The article also attacks Sanders who “seemed like such a decent man.” Not for long:
Hillary’s perceived lack of qualification can’t possibly be because she’s considered unlikable or dishonest. Umrigar also fails to consider those who want a woman president, but don’t want the first to be Hillary.
Umrigar’s ranting against the media expects them to “cover this story” about a birthday party where every woman “said that even though she agreed with much of Sanders’ platform, he had lost her in the last two months.”
The media covers what polls reflect. Young women prefer Sanders. Umrigar references Gloria Steinem but does not acknowledge that Steinem’s comments suggesting women supported Sanders to meet boys contributed to Hillary’s New Hampshire loss. Sanders won women ages 18-29 by 82-18 percent.
“I would never vote for a female candidate based solely on gender. But to vote for someone like Hillary because she’s eminently qualified and because she’s a woman? You betcha. I Am Woman. Watch Me Vote,” Umrigar wrote.
But there are women who support Hillary because she’s a woman, as they rant against the government being controlled by men.
Not all progressives are buying it. During Tuesday’s The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann, Anya Parampil of RT noted:
Umrigar might have something to complain about with Donald Trump courting, and possibly winning, Sanders supporters. Including Bernie Bros.
Relevant discussion begins at 24 minutes.
