Sexism

[Meh Gerbil]

So I see all these feminists upset that a majority of women voted for Trump.
They seem to be saying that a majority of women cannot be trusted to make the correct choice at the ballot box.

Sounds kind of... sexist.

[seanD]

Warning potty mouth alert in the video...

Female shaming, the loving liberal way.

[KingsGambit]

It is true that a majority of people cannot make a responsible choice at the polls. This has nothing to do with this week's election, just a general statement.

[mikewhitney]

It is true that a majority of people cannot make a responsible choice at the polls. This has nothing to do with this week's election, just a general statement.

Yes indeed.

Who has properly and fully investigated the viewpoint and actions of the politicians so as to vote wisely? One problem with the popular vote is that people are so easily guided by marketing skills and party lines rather than by finding the most reasonably reliable information.

[mikewhitney]

Warning potty mouth alert in the video...

Female shaming, the loving liberal way.

hmm. did this woman vote for Bill Clinton? Was she smart enough not to vote for Bill back in the day?

The next woman is reacting to the view of her parents and assuming this is the view of everyone who voted for Trump -- i.e. assuming that everyone is saying that a woman is unskilled to run the country.

[Darth Executor]

So I see all these feminists upset that a majority of women voted for Trump.
They seem to be saying that a majority of women cannot be trusted to make the correct choice at the ballot box.

Sounds kind of... sexist.

A majority of WHITE women voted for Trump. A majority of women voted for Clinton. Why are you erasing the bodies and experiences of people of color?

[Carrikature]

It is true that a majority of people cannot make a responsible choice at the polls. This has nothing to do with this week's election, just a general statement.

Considering how much viewpoint, experience, priorities, etc. goes into a choice at the polls, I'm not sure how you can make this statement.

Everybody thinks they're making a responsible choice, then insist that any dissenters are not.

[KingsGambit]

Considering how much viewpoint, experience, priorities, etc. goes into a choice at the polls, I'm not sure how you can make this statement.

Everybody thinks they're making a responsible choice, then insist that any dissenters are not.

Really, it was just a joke, but I do see the nearly complete lack of debate questions on issues related to energy, environment, inflation, national debt, etc. symptomatic of a failure of republicanism (not that I have any better suggestion).

[Carrikature]

Really, it was just a joke, but I do see the nearly complete lack of debate questions on issues related to energy, environment, inflation, national debt, etc. symptomatic of a failure of republicanism (not that I have any better suggestion).

Yeah, the debates are a waste of time. Information about where a candidate stands on various issues is still available, though.

[KingsGambit]

Yeah, the debates are a waste of time. Information about where a candidate stands on various issues is still available, though.

I don't know how much this matters when the issues do not even enter into the wider discussion. There is no mandate for certain issues even to be addressed if they barely register as a blip on the radar.

[LeaC]

A majority of WHITE women voted for Trump. A majority of women voted for Clinton. Why are you erasing the bodies and experiences of people of color?

Not technically true. Of the white women who voted in the election, a majority of them voted for Trump. A subtle difference, but too many distortions are made with statistics. As for the sexism of it, I'd wager that some of those women voted for Trump did so because they were told they "ought" to vote for Hilary by the left... People don't tend to appreciate having their intelligence insulted, whether male or female.

[Darth Executor]

Not technically true. Of the white women who voted in the election, a majority of them voted for Trump. A subtle difference, but too many distortions are made with statistics. As for the sexism of it, I'd wager that some of those women voted for Trump did so because they were told they "ought" to vote for Hilary by the left... People don't tend to appreciate having their intelligence insulted, whether male or female.

This is pedantry, it's obvious we're talking about women who voted given that the subject is who voted. Not everything needs to be explicitly laid out.

[Carrikature]

I don't know how much this matters when the issues do not even enter into the wider discussion. There is no mandate for certain issues even to be addressed if they barely register as a blip on the radar.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean. There are always hot-button issues, with the rest not really being part of the discussion.

The philosopher in me would greatly prefer axiomatic statements bolstered by examples of how they interact in practice. I'm too cynical to hope for that outcome.

[LeaC]

This is pedantry, it's obvious we're talking about women who voted given that the subject is who voted. Not everything needs to be explicitly laid out.

I did say "technically", which implies I'm about to be pedantic. But, since that point was still more important than the other I mentioned, I'll decline from further comment.

[Meh Gerbil]

Hey guys, thanks for turning my excellent thread into a semantic hissy-fit.
*sigh*

Why do I have to do all the work around here?