Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is working for Linda Sarsour on the inside

[Axulus]

I didn't see any whining about people criticizing Sarsour. I saw people presenting additional information and beginning to argue about her association with terrorists, how one might be both a feminist and a Muslim, and asking in what way is Sen. Gillibrand "working for" Linda Sarsour.

I know it's hard to avoid the sexism in a Derec thread but the posters here were stepping carefully around the worst of the crap. There was no reason to indirectly chide us for white knighting Sarsour solely because she's a woman when none of us were.

I disagree. southernhybrid seemed to be doing that in this post:

Why are some men so easily triggered by women? Men with guns? No problem. Men who sexually assault women? No problem. Men who spout racist or sexist ideas? No problem.

Women with strong opinions, who happen to wear head scarfs? OMG! I'm so scared. Please do something about this. Make her and all her friends go away. I'm so scared. That head scarf wearing woman might take over the country and make us all worship Allah!

 

[Arctish]

I didn't see any whining about people criticizing Sarsour. I saw people presenting additional information and beginning to argue about her association with terrorists, how one might be both a feminist and a Muslim, and asking in what way is Sen. Gillibrand "working for" Linda Sarsour.

I know it's hard to avoid the sexism in a Derec thread but the posters here were stepping carefully around the worst of the crap. There was no reason to indirectly chide us for white knighting Sarsour solely because she's a woman when none of us were.

I disagree. southernhybrid seemed to be doing that in this post:

Why are some men so easily triggered by women? Men with guns? No problem. Men who sexually assault women? No problem. Men who spout racist or sexist ideas? No problem.

Women with strong opinions, who happen to wear head scarfs? OMG! I'm so scared. Please do something about this. Make her and all her friends go away. I'm so scared. That head scarf wearing woman might take over the country and make us all worship Allah!

That wasn't a defense of Sarsour so much as an attack on Drama Kings, and it came after Jolly's post in which he became the first poster to say anything in support of her record.

There was no rush to defend her and no whining about people criticizing her.

 

[Jolly_Penguin]

I didn't see any whining about people criticizing Sarsour. I saw people presenting additional information and beginning to argue about her association with terrorists, how one might be both a feminist and a Muslim, and asking in what way is Sen. Gillibrand "working for" Linda Sarsour.

I know it's hard to avoid the sexism in a Derec thread but the posters here were stepping carefully around the worst of the crap. There was no reason to indirectly chide us for white knighting Sarsour solely because she's a woman when none of us were.

I disagree. southernhybrid seemed to be doing that in this post:

Why are some men so easily triggered by women? Men with guns? No problem. Men who sexually assault women? No problem. Men who spout racist or sexist ideas? No problem.

Women with strong opinions, who happen to wear head scarfs? OMG! I'm so scared. Please do something about this. Make her and all her friends go away. I'm so scared. That head scarf wearing woman might take over the country and make us all worship Allah!

Yup. That was the post I mirrored.

 

[Arctish]

I disagree. southernhybrid seemed to be doing that in this post:

Yup. That was the post I mirrored.

Well, you were the first to say anything that might be construed as defending Sarsour. Did you do it because she's a woman?

 

[Jolly_Penguin]

I disagree. southernhybrid seemed to be doing that in this post:

Yup. That was the post I mirrored.

Well, you were the first to say anything that might be construed as defending Sarsour. Did you do it because she's a woman?

No, I did it because it was a valid point. So was the criticism of her. What I did not do was rush to her defence by whining about how men are attacking her but wouldn't attack a man (even as they do so).