{"id":131456,"date":"2016-09-08T13:38:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T13:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/09\/08\/get-ready-for-the-anti-feminist-backlash-if-clinton-wins.html"},"modified":"2016-09-09T00:34:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T06:34:00","slug":"get-ready-for-the-anti-feminist-backlash-if-clinton-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/09\/08\/get-ready-for-the-anti-feminist-backlash-if-clinton-wins.html","title":{"rendered":"Get ready for the anti-feminist backlash if Clinton wins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Given how much racism came out of the closet after Obama's election, the analysis and psychology here is hardly surprising. And, in some twisted way, it makes sense — racism per se<\/i> had become increasingly delegitimized over the years, but once a black man became a legitimate political<\/i> target, it was easy for racism to piggyback off of that. So, too, some pretty egregious misogyny is already on display around Clinton's candidacy, and things are only likely to get worse.<\/p>\n

Not that that's a legitimate reason to not<\/i> elect her (otherwise the sexists win). And, in the long run, I think it's better to confront that simmering misogyny openly; sometimes boils have to be lanced, even if it's a painful process.<\/p>\n

(None of this means that anyone criticizing Clinton for anything is or should be assumed to be sexist or be making a misogynistic attack. But it will certainly be a factor for some among her attackers, overtly or covertly, and should be something to be watched for and confronted as it comes up.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nHillary Clinton’s candidacy has provoked a wave of misogyny—one that may roil American life for years to come.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Given how much racism came out of the closet after Obama's election, the analysis and psychology here is hardly surprising. And, in some twisted way, it makes sense — racism per se had become increasingly delegitimized over the years, but once a black man became a legitimate political target, it was easy for racism to … Continue reading “Get ready for the anti-feminist backlash if Clinton wins”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[106,532],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plusposts","category-elections-2016"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":131619,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/09\/23\/i-have-a-daughter-thats-a-good-reason-to-vote-for-clinton-this-fall.html","url_meta":{"origin":131456,"position":0},"title":"I have a daughter. 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