How is this a "scandal"?
From another Republican woman who thinks O'Donnell would be a terrible Senator but thinks this is wrong:
"What we are creating is a world in which no woman will ever be courageous enough to want to run for office because, god forbid, one night they drank beer and dressed up in a ladybug costume."
Meghan McCain:
Christine O?Donnell Sex Scandal: Meghan McCain Defends Her - The Daily Beast
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The spokesperson for Christine O’Donnell went on to associate the “Gawker Christine O’Donnell” scandal with the sequence in which women are being targeted in politics. He also cited how Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin were victimized by using baseless sexual allegations. “This story is just another example of the sexism and slander that female candidates are forced to deal with”, the spokesperson for Christine O’Donnell said."Christine O'Donnell has plenty of problematic platforms, and Gawker could have used its brand of humor to dismantle her campaign", stated Yana Walton, who serves at the Women's Media Center. "Instead they chose this story to create a misogynistic media landscape."
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Gawker targets Christine O?Donnell on Halloween sexual encounter
The National Organization of Women similarly condemned them. Perhaps the blindness here is a direct result of the number of men responding. Men who typically don't receive education in just how differently people experience the world. I'd be interested in hearing a female TFP member chime in. I've noticed before that the vast majority of men on TFP seem to have a blind spot when it comes with sociology or the idea that male privilege is alive and well.
How many fucking stories about Hillary Clinton's cankles or pantsuits or Palin's "MILF" or "GILF" status do we need before we acknowledge that there is a fundamental problem with how we frame women and sexuality, and how unfair we treat female politicians? This is not a 'scandal' and it would not have been posted (or paid for) if it were a male politician.