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ehrnst

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Wed Apr 19, 2017, 10:21 AM Apr 2017

The Insecure Male Behind Hillary Hate [View all]


Having covered Clinton for 20 years, Mr. Junod discussed the phenomenon of male Hillary-hate, declaring that it is “deeply, deeply sexual.” But how can it be when those who “hate” her make her out to be so undesirable? According to Junod, Hillary is “an attractive woman with a full and appealing laugh,” yet she is painted as a “mean nun.”

Further, it is as if no one can feel anything good about her without reflexively adding a negative. Why? Even while Junod reminded us that Hillary’s had long been a “trailblazer” and was the first woman with a shot at “real power,” he tempered his compliment by insisting “she is not a transcendent figure,” telegraphing competitiveness with, or fear, of the encroaching female. Clinton’s tireless work to empower women here and around the world presented us with a unique opportunity to grow societies’ economies and help the peace process, since it is proven fact that when a society’s women are involved, peace has a better chance of being achieved, and of lasting. What could have been more transcendent?

Junod, Barro and others must see “transcendence” as the purview of the male, automatically diminishing the female. While Junod gives no reason for the “deeply sexual” roots of Hillary hate, he gets the reason right: Power. Sex is power. In that light, the “mean nun” descriptor makes more sense.

By the way, Josh Barro’s Twitter bio reads: a man at night and a man in the morning.

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This has gone on forever. DURHAM D Apr 2017 #1
OMG. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #2
Too many sick insecure men around. northoftheborder Apr 2017 #4
Yes shenmue Apr 2017 #5
The sheer number of clearly unresolved mommy issues towards Hillary that pop up here on DU ehrnst Apr 2017 #3
Great article. athena Apr 2017 #6
I wish someone could explain radical noodle Apr 2017 #7
Women who derive their identity and power from the men they align with ehrnst Apr 2017 #8
Thanks for the reply radical noodle Apr 2017 #9
That explains so many things. athena Apr 2017 #10
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