runningupthathillary:

As someone who makes his living wading through political bullshit, I harbored suspicions and dislike for Clinton based on rumor, innuendo, and the framing of the conversation. I’m not sure exactly when I realized I got it wrong, but the more research I do into her background and record, the clearer it becomes that sexism clouded my perception.

I evaluated Clinton by standards I did not hold her male colleagues to.

This is an INCREDIBLY thorough and well-sourced chronicle of the sexism Hillary Clinton has faced through her entire public life, with a personal narrative of working to overcome culturally-ingrained sexism I think we can all relate to.

I was in my early adulthood during the Clinton presidency in the 90s.  I remember very clearly the hate that Hillary Clinton got, and how it was tied to how she defied expectations of what it meant to be a political wife.  I clearly remember people protesting that the US had voted in Bill, not Hillary, when she dared take on political task forces.  I adore my father, but I remember how it revealed my own father’s misogyny when he spoke of her as being “the most hated person in the country,” and it made me wonder if he would ever really understand me.  

There are things she’s done I like and there are positions and actions that she’s taken I pretty strongly disagree with.   If she’s stilted and protects every word, I don’t blame her, though.  She’s been breaking ground and taking hate for a very long time.

I disliked Hillary Clinton, until I uncovered the disturbing history of horrible sexism she’s endured