By Kimberley Johnson on July 20, 2016
2016 general election, Dan Savage, Donald Trump, Green Party, Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein
Election 2016, Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Politics
Last May, on the 500th episode of Savage Lovecast, host Dan Savage took off the kid gloves and colorfully explained to a caller why a third party, specifically the Green Party, is not viable in a general election. “If you’re interested in building a third party, a viable third party, you don’t start with president. […]
By Kimberley Johnson on June 25, 2016
feminism, Gender-based discrimination in politics, Hillary Clinton, mansplainers, misogyny, POTUS, sexism, woman president
Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Sexism, Women's Issues
We ain’t seen nothing yet… Incidents of sexism and misogyny will not fall by the wayside if Hillary wins in November. The Ugly Underbelly Of Blatant Sexism Will Be Exposed In A Whole New Way If Hillary Wins In November When Barack Obama became the first African-American president of the United States, the thin façade of […]
By Kimberley Johnson on May 18, 2016
Barack Obama, bias against women, discrimination against women, Donald Trump, Equal Rights Amendment, Gender Base Discrimination, gender based bias, Hillary Clinton, political glass ceiling, Women's Equality
Equal Rights, Equal Rights Amendment, Women's Issues
America doesn’t have an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) – constitutional protection against gender discrimination. ERA Text: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. 91 percent of Americans believe that we should have constitutional protection for both genders, yet […]
By Kimberley Johnson on May 13, 2016
Bernie Sanders, Facebook, Hillary Clinton, Political Engagement on Social Media, politics, politics and social media, Rants
Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Opinion / Open Letters / Rants
All you Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton supporters need to calm down! I’m an admin on various feminist and political Facebook pages, which means I have the arduous task of reading comments so that I can ban trolls when they appear and correct the ill-informed. You can imagine what fun that is. It’s a wonder […]
By Kimberley Johnson on April 1, 2016
Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Opinion, shaming, shaming someone does not work, Susan Sarandon, using shame to force your point of view
Opinion / Open Letters / Rants
“Your dress is too short and you look like a s.l.u.t.” “You better vote blue no matter who because if Trump wins the presidency, it’ll be your fault.” “Only w.h.o.r.e.s. have sex on the first date.” “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t vote for Hillary Clinton.” “You’re not a feminist if you […]