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Painting Wendy Davis as a bad mother is political sexism at its worst
The Guardian ^ | 1/26/14 | Jessica Luther

Posted on 01/26/2014 6:28:39 AM PST by Libloather

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To: Libloather
...um, Davis left her kids with her ex husband to pursue her career.

One of those kids wasn't even biologically his!

What kind of a mother does that?
61 posted on 01/26/2014 9:39:18 AM PST by Tzimisce
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To: Libloather

Feminists (who abort/abandon their children to pursue their careers) want the government they control to treat us all like children.

Nice.


62 posted on 01/26/2014 9:45:35 AM PST by Tzimisce
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To: Libloather
Opposing or criticizing women who are leftists is sexist; opposing or criticizing "people of color" who are leftists is racist. Got it.
63 posted on 01/26/2014 9:47:30 AM PST by windsorknot (>>>)
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To: Libloather

Telling the truth is sexist? I thought it was racist.


64 posted on 01/26/2014 10:58:30 AM PST by ozzymandus
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To: Mercat

props


65 posted on 01/26/2014 11:12:45 AM PST by svcw (Not 'hope and change' but 'dopes in chains')
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To: Libloather

What has Davis done to paint herself as a good mother?


66 posted on 01/26/2014 12:11:02 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: Libloather

GOOD mothers don’t give up their 2 kids, one of whom isn’t even that second husband’s for no good reason other than she had a New CAREER!!!! Yeah....good mommy./sarc


67 posted on 01/26/2014 12:21:32 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
OMG!!!! Sarah Palin WAS described as a BAD Mother for HAVING a baby and KEEPING and LOVING it, and Abortion Barbie is considered a HERO mom for ABANDONING HER @ KIDS!!!

Folks......it is SO damn over when Black is White....Bad is Good......Good is EVIL....Up is Down.........God will NOT be mocked like this....buckle up, we are in for a VERY BAD TIME.

68 posted on 01/26/2014 12:25:10 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Libloather

Funny how all these Rat femiNazis are rushing to Davis’ defense, but uttered nary a peep when Sarah Palin came under brutal attack by their friends and colleagues.


69 posted on 01/26/2014 12:57:51 PM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Libloather

Wendy Davis' Alien Love Child Revealed!


70 posted on 01/27/2014 1:13:14 AM PST by jonrick46 (The opium of Communists: other people's money.)
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To: Libloather

So let me get this straight - Wendy Davis tells multiple lies about her background in order to create a narrative that would generate voter sympathy, then when someone on the right reveals this, the response from her supporters is ... to lie about them in order to generate voter sympathy.

Well, if nothing else, I can say that Ms. Davis and her supporters are consistent!


71 posted on 01/27/2014 3:25:07 AM PST by zencycler
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To: 12th_Monkey

While we will vote against her for sure, so many millions of socialist “Americans” cheer her.


72 posted on 01/27/2014 3:12:24 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: Theodore R.

You bet they are. They are mustering forces here in Texas to put this c*** in office. Unfortunately some Texans are very complacent and think her defeat is assured.


73 posted on 01/27/2014 4:04:27 PM PST by 12th_Monkey (One man one vote is a big fail, when the "one" man is an idiot.)
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To: Libloather

Jessica Luther

74 posted on 01/27/2014 4:06:24 PM PST by kcvl
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Jessica Luther

“I keep coming back to the fact that @WayneSlater’s expose on Davis was supposed to fill in her half-truths but was just his half-truths.”

https://mobile.twitter.com/scATX

.@oldmanweldon he’s like, “I wrote a sexist article that has allowed Bristol Palin to call Davis a bad mother AND HERE’S A LINK!”
6:07pm - 27 Jan 14


75 posted on 01/27/2014 4:10:13 PM PST by kcvl
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Jessica Luther

@OliviaMesser it wasn’t my doing - it just got RTed by the right people. But it’s awesome how quickly you can spread a message.
3:38pm - 27 Jan 14

The utility of Twitter: today I wrote a tweet about Louisiana’s abortion clinics closing and it’s been RTed nearly 400 times in 2 hours.
3:34pm - 27 Jan 14

@scATX That’s seriously awesome! Go girl

https://mobile.twitter.com/OliviaMesser/status/427918267051560961


76 posted on 01/27/2014 4:12:57 PM PST by kcvl
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To: Libloather

The only issue liberal feminist care about...

Jessica Luther

LOUISIANA IS ABOUT TO CLOSE ITS ABORTION CLINICS AND NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT abortioneers.blogspot.com/2014/01/louisi…

https://mobile.twitter.com/scATX/status/427891359379255296


77 posted on 01/27/2014 4:15:44 PM PST by kcvl
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To: Libloather

Jessica W. Luther
Writer, journalist, reproductive justice activist, and historian. My writing has been published at The Guardian, The Atlantic, Salon, Bitch Magazine’s Blog, Racialicious, Shakesville, RH Reality Check, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, and Ms. Magazine’s Blog.


78 posted on 01/27/2014 4:17:25 PM PST by kcvl
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To: kcvl

A visage that could make a locomotive take a dirt road.


79 posted on 01/27/2014 4:19:02 PM PST by SparkyBass
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To: Libloather

Written by Jessica Luther (aka Abortion Slut)
on January 26, 2014

Today at the Guardian, I have a piece about why talking about Wendy Davis’ mothering or that her husband helped pay for her education is sexist and unnecessary to an actual political campaign:

As a woman, a mother, and a person whose partner has helped me financially to secure a good education, I am disappointed in seeing the first female democratic candidate for Texas governor in a long while – a woman who came to international fame for fighting for access to full, comprehensive reproductive healthcare – being painted as a poor mother or a money-grubbing schemer.

I hope someday that it will not be remarkable to have two women (Davis’ running mate is Leticia Van De Putte) at the top of the ticket. In order to make that happen, we have to keep holding the media accountable for how they talk about male and female candidates differently and we have to continue to advocate for gender-neutral reporting.

When I submitted my piece to my editor, it was about double in length. I commend my editor, who worked diligently with me to cut this down and tighten it.

Still, there are some things that were cut out that I’d like to post here.

http://jessicawluther.com/2014/01/26/sexism-against-wendy-davis/


80 posted on 01/27/2014 4:21:21 PM PST by kcvl
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