Comments on: Quick hit: funny feminist faux-pas http://equalwrites.org/2009/08/12/quick-hit-funny-feminist-faux-pas/ Feminism and Gender Issues at Princeton University Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Welmer http://equalwrites.org/2009/08/12/quick-hit-funny-feminist-faux-pas/#comment-825 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:06:37 +0000 http://equalwrites.org/2009/08/12/quick-hit-funny-feminist-faux-pas#comment-825 Most readers have probably seen Hillary Clinton’s rude display of pique when an African had the gall to ask her what her husband, former President of the United States Bill Clinton, who is widely admired and respected throughout Africa, thought about foreign policy. Now, as you can hear in the clip, Hillary Clinton’s imperious, undiplomatic behavior is cast as righteous indignation over how Congolese women are treated. The newscaster even throws in a couple of submissive statements to his wife and female boss (they’re “always right”) before reporting on the excuse for Hillary’s little fit. Disgusting.

Of course, Congolese women have had it hard during the war, but what of the men? Have more women died? I seriously doubt it, but this is American feminism at work: the men don’t count. Even the young boys who have been pressed into service – some seized from classrooms – are largely ignored.

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