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Of course, when it comes to the attacks on Hillary, many of us already see the open misogyny. But, according to this article, we haven't seen anything yet. Just wait until after November 8. The misogyny will be even worse than the racism of the past 8 years.
Why a Hillary Clinton Presidential Win Means a New Era of Public Misogyny - The Atlantic
Why a Hillary Clinton Presidential Win Means a New Era of Public Misogyny - The Atlantic
“Sexism is more socially acceptable than racism,” said Jennifer Lawless, of American University. Multiple women, in fact, brought up a couple of examples from Hillary’s 2008 campaign. One was the low-grade sexism of some in the mainstream media. (MSNBC’s Chris Matthews is still considered the worst offender, with his “Nurse Ratched” crack and gripes about Hillary’s “cackle.”) Then there were the two hecklers at a New Hampshire rally who waved signs and chanted, “Iron my shirt!” Clinton laughed it off, and the incident was reported mostly as dumbass 20-something guys acting like dumbass 20-something guys. But if someone had yelled an equivalently demeaning remark at Obama—like, say, “Shine my shoes!”—the public response likely would have been very different.
Gillard agrees. “In some ways, I think we put a burden on women in the face of gender attacks that doesn’t necessarily play out in the face of racist attacks,”