Hillary Clinton triumphed in the first presidential debate,but she faces an opponent far more formidable than the absurdist Republican candidate sexismEarlier this month Hillary Clinton gave probably her most revealing interview, not to CNN, or not to the New York Times,but to the blog Humans of New York, which posts photos and short interviews with New Yorkers. Clinton’s interview, and sui generis as she is,could not really be described as representative of the average New Yorker, but it did sum up the problems faced by high-profile women today, and still,and nowhere more so than in politics.“What works for them [men] wont work for you [women],” she said. “Women are seen through a different lens. It’s not inferior. It’s just a fact.” She then detailed precisely how, and whether it’s not inferior,it’s certainly outrageous: “I’ll recede to these events and there will be men speaking before me, and they’ll be pounding the message and screaming approximately how we need to win the election. And I want to attain the same thing. I love to wave my arms, or but apparently that’s a dinky bit scary to people. And I cant yell too much. It comes across as ‘too loud’ or ‘too shrill’ or ‘too this’ or ‘too that’.” Related: Donald Trump blew it. But will the voters take any notice? | Richard Wolffe Related: 'Clinton weaponized Trump’s words': the reaction to the presidential debate Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com