For women only, how do you feel about this?

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My elderly great grandmother shocked me yesterday, when she should have been elated and celebrating.  She told me that she is ashamed of our generation of women. 
She said she fought hard all her life to be accepted and respected, and she wanted me to remember that the black man was given the right to vote 50 years before any woman was.  Grandma said that she was very joyous in the 1970s when women gained so very much ground, and that women joined together demanding equality.

Now, she says she has watched us women stand next to both white and black MALE celebrities, cheering while they insulted, abused and called for the demise and even death of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. 
Grandma actually cried, and wagged her finger at me while she told me she was ashamed of all my generation's women.  She said she was very proud of both Mrs. Clinton and Mrs. Palin, that they both are very smart and brave, and deserve the respect of all women, and we should stand up against any man who says otherwise.  

My grandma made me ashamed, and I think that from now on I will be a woman first, then a member of my race second.  We should be proud, respect ourselves and all other women who step forward and take a stand, as well as those who shine through as leaders.

Do you agree, and are you willing to take that stand as well?  For all the women who have fought hard for equality?

justmeish · Accepted Answer

I stand for the equality of women, but I don't agree with the feminists of the 60's and 70's, or even many of the modern feminists today. 

While I would never make a sexist joke about Clinton or Palin... didn't Clinton herself make a joke about how she wasn't a housewife who "baked cookies" all day?

That's my problem with feminism. Most feminists claim they want equality between the sexes, but these same people scorn those women who CHOOSE to stay at home. If the point were equality, shouldn't we be proud of both the women who go out into the world and work along side men as well as those who choose to stay at home?

As far as your grandma's point of view though, I agree we should all as women be proud of the fact we've had two in this latest election. I just don't want to be categorized with those women who are only on the side of the "working woman" rather than on the side of all of them.

Anonymous · Answer

My grandma made me ashamed, and I think that from now on I will be a woman first, then a member of my race second. We should be proud, respect ourselves and all other women who step forward and take a stand, as well as those who shine through as leaders

Try to be a human first, then a woman.
I wasnt a big Clinton or Palin fan but I think Obama and Mcain accepted victory and defeat with dignity and honour.
Lets hope they can work together now and get the USA out of this mess.
Your Grandma sounds like a very wise and decent woman.

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