are people and sanders really saying it's not ok for a woman to vote for clinton because she is a woman? who gives a shit? some people voted for obama because he was black and some people (many) have been voting for old white guys throughout history because they are white themselves.
identifying with a candidate on multiple levels is ok, including their gender/ethnicity. what's wrong with a woman thinking that clinton might actually understand their plights more due to her being a woman?
absurdity
Nobody is saying it isn't ok or that you don't have a right. It's an appeal to elect someone based on the politics. You cite Obama and people only wanting to for white men in the past- That too is a mistake.
You as a individual do not exist in a oppressive Olympics, and you do not have to be a marginalized person to understand, and fight for the rights of marginalized people.
It's painting a doctrine that because you've experienced or lived something, you're a monolithic voice for all within your group.
It's not necessarily wrong either, but voting for someone because of their gender, and ignoring her hurtful politics is not good. It's treating politics like a reality show, electing the person, and not what they stand for, which is what matters.
PR, charisma, and their "cool factor" are some of the things that also matters way too much, for too many people.
You elect someone to represents the wishes of the entire country.
You want the first woman president to mean something. What does it say, if it elects one of the most warhawkish aggressive neoliberal candidates ever?
I live in a country with a relative high balanced ratio for men and women in the workforce (except for the very highest CEO positions) and we recently had a female prime minister for the first time- And it wasn't a big deal.
It isn't because your genitalia, race, sexuality or religion doesn't have an influence on your ability to govern the interests of over 300 million people. Implementing good policy is not about emotional reactions, but logical ones.
Here's a hint - Bernie Bros aren't actually an oppressed class, no matte how much you want to make it so.
You're misunderstanding what he is saying. He is not saying that Bernie Bros are an oppressed class. He is saying that it is misdirected if you think political activism will solve anything by laying down.
You, specifically had that stand in many BLM threads. So you should be able to see the general idea here.
That doesn't mean you have to like the methods, but you can have an understanding of radical methods being used.
Bernie wouldn't have gone this far without "Berniebros" as he was mostly mocked and laughed at in the beginning. Thanks to his internet campaign he was able to grow with the large young vote, who are heavily users of the internet.
I understand that people say; "I'm tired of Bernie Bros and their endorsement. they make me like him less" but it's essentially saying "stop trying to make it happen". Can't you see that this is the EXACT same semantic argument being used to belittle political activists of other movements, due to knee jerk reactions and inconveniences?
Again, it's understandable to be annoyed with them, and it's annoying to have people be pushy, but you should know why they are doing it, in the vacuum of largely apathetic politically unengaged and unmotivated nation with a large non-voter turnout.
It actually makes sense to fight instead of adhering too some tired lame ass meme, that isn't held together by a gender, but by beliefs of a lot of people- from even outside the US.