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| Hillary Clinton opens up about sexism in new Humans of New York post | Hillary Clinton opens up about sexism in new Humans of New York post |
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| As a young woman applying to law school, Hillary Clinton learned a hard, everlasting lesson in gender dynamics that would help shape her public persona years later as a politician. | As a young woman applying to law school, Hillary Clinton learned a hard, everlasting lesson in gender dynamics that would help shape her public persona years later as a politician. |
| In a rare and deeply personal interview on the popular blog Humans of New York, the Democratic nominee said the public’s view of her as “cold” and “walled off” is the result of having learned to “control” her emotions. | In a rare and deeply personal interview on the popular blog Humans of New York, the Democratic nominee said the public’s view of her as “cold” and “walled off” is the result of having learned to “control” her emotions. |
| “I know that I can be perceived as aloof or cold or unemotional,” Clinton said. “But I had to learn as a young woman to control my emotions. And that’s a hard path to walk. Because you need to protect yourself, you need to keep steady, but at the same time you don’t want to seem ‘walled off’.” | “I know that I can be perceived as aloof or cold or unemotional,” Clinton said. “But I had to learn as a young woman to control my emotions. And that’s a hard path to walk. Because you need to protect yourself, you need to keep steady, but at the same time you don’t want to seem ‘walled off’.” |
| In the post, Clinton recalled sitting down to take a law school admissions test at Harvard. She realized looking around that room that she was one of just a handful of women taking the exam. As she waited for the exam to be administered, a group of men began to taunt the women, shouting insults like: “You don’t need to be here” and “There’s plenty else you can do.” | In the post, Clinton recalled sitting down to take a law school admissions test at Harvard. She realized looking around that room that she was one of just a handful of women taking the exam. As she waited for the exam to be administered, a group of men began to taunt the women, shouting insults like: “You don’t need to be here” and “There’s plenty else you can do.” |
| “One of them even said: ‘If you take my spot, I’ll get drafted, and I’ll go to Vietnam, and I’ll die,’” Clinton said. | “One of them even said: ‘If you take my spot, I’ll get drafted, and I’ll go to Vietnam, and I’ll die,’” Clinton said. |
| Clinton’s appearance on Humans of New York comes a day after the Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman, Reince Priebus, was roundly criticized for his musings on Clinton’s performance during the forum. | Clinton’s appearance on Humans of New York comes a day after the Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman, Reince Priebus, was roundly criticized for his musings on Clinton’s performance during the forum. |
| “.@HillaryClinton was angry + defensive the entire time – no smile and uncomfortable – upset that she was caught wrongly sending our secrets,” Priebus wrote on Twitter. | “.@HillaryClinton was angry + defensive the entire time – no smile and uncomfortable – upset that she was caught wrongly sending our secrets,” Priebus wrote on Twitter. |
| Clinton’s campaign fired back: “Actually, that’s just what taking the office of President seriously looks like.” | Clinton’s campaign fired back: “Actually, that’s just what taking the office of President seriously looks like.” |
| Actually, that’s just what taking the office of President seriously looks like. https://t.co/Pyn92mesom | Actually, that’s just what taking the office of President seriously looks like. https://t.co/Pyn92mesom |
| Earlier this week, Trump drew sharp rebuke when he said during an interview with ABC that Clinton doesn’t have a “presidential look”. Clinton’s campaign quickly pointed to Trump’s record of making derogatory comments against women, including the Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly. | Earlier this week, Trump drew sharp rebuke when he said during an interview with ABC that Clinton doesn’t have a “presidential look”. Clinton’s campaign quickly pointed to Trump’s record of making derogatory comments against women, including the Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly. |
| “This isn’t the first time Donald Trump has had a problem looking at someone different from himself and actually seeing them,” campaign spokeswoman Christian Reynolds said. “He questioned whether a distinguished judge could do his job because of his Mexican heritage. He looked at a mourning Gold Star mother and he made assumptions about her silence in grief. He looked at an accomplished anchor and suggested she was a ‘bimbo’. And he looked at a sitting president and said he wasn’t American. So it’s not surprising that Donald Trump doesn’t think Hillary Clinton looks presidential.” | “This isn’t the first time Donald Trump has had a problem looking at someone different from himself and actually seeing them,” campaign spokeswoman Christian Reynolds said. “He questioned whether a distinguished judge could do his job because of his Mexican heritage. He looked at a mourning Gold Star mother and he made assumptions about her silence in grief. He looked at an accomplished anchor and suggested she was a ‘bimbo’. And he looked at a sitting president and said he wasn’t American. So it’s not surprising that Donald Trump doesn’t think Hillary Clinton looks presidential.” |
| “Suggesting that Hillary Clinton cannot be president because she does not have a ‘presidential look’ is ‘gender card’ politics – plain and simple,” said Marcy Stech, a spokeswoman for Emily’s List, which works to elect pro-choice, female candidates. | “Suggesting that Hillary Clinton cannot be president because she does not have a ‘presidential look’ is ‘gender card’ politics – plain and simple,” said Marcy Stech, a spokeswoman for Emily’s List, which works to elect pro-choice, female candidates. |
| Asked during a press conference on Thursday if she believes that she faces a double standard because of her gender, Clinton told reporters: “I’m going to let all of you ponder that last question. I think there will be a lot of PhD theses and popular journalism writing on that subject for years to come.” | Asked during a press conference on Thursday if she believes that she faces a double standard because of her gender, Clinton told reporters: “I’m going to let all of you ponder that last question. I think there will be a lot of PhD theses and popular journalism writing on that subject for years to come.” |
| Clinton dismissed Priebus’s remark, arguing that a “commander-in-chief” forum on foreign policy and national security was simply not a venue for “political happy talk”. Her serious demeanor was commensurate with the topics being discussed: the war in Syria, the rise of Isis, the threat of terrorism and the high rate of veteran suicide. | Clinton dismissed Priebus’s remark, arguing that a “commander-in-chief” forum on foreign policy and national security was simply not a venue for “political happy talk”. Her serious demeanor was commensurate with the topics being discussed: the war in Syria, the rise of Isis, the threat of terrorism and the high rate of veteran suicide. |
| “I had a very short window of time in that event last night to convey the seriousness with which I would approach the issues that concern our country,” Clinton said before turning back to her opponent. | “I had a very short window of time in that event last night to convey the seriousness with which I would approach the issues that concern our country,” Clinton said before turning back to her opponent. |
| “Donald Trump chose to talk about his deep admiration and support for Vladimir Putin. Maybe he did it with a smile, and I guess the RNC would have liked that.” | “Donald Trump chose to talk about his deep admiration and support for Vladimir Putin. Maybe he did it with a smile, and I guess the RNC would have liked that.” |
| This is not the first flare-up over the ease of her smile or the pitch of her voice. | This is not the first flare-up over the ease of her smile or the pitch of her voice. |
| On Super Tuesday, Clinton gave a fiery victory speech in Miami that was barely audible from inside the raucous hotel ballroom where the event was held. Yet a chorus of male pundits weighed in online with advice to “smile” and refrain from “shouting”. | On Super Tuesday, Clinton gave a fiery victory speech in Miami that was barely audible from inside the raucous hotel ballroom where the event was held. Yet a chorus of male pundits weighed in online with advice to “smile” and refrain from “shouting”. |
| “I’ve learned that I can’t be quite so passionate in my presentation,” Clinton told Humans of New York. “I love to wave my arms, but apparently that’s a little bit scary to people. And I can’t yell too much. It comes across as ‘too loud’ or ‘too shrill’ or ‘too this’ or ‘too that’. Which is funny, because I’m always convinced that the people in the front row are loving it.” | |
| Clinton admitted she lacks the oratory skills of President Barack Obama and the charm of her husband, Bill Clinton. She said both men had to work hard on their delivery and public perception, but she considered that this might be even harder for women. | |
| “It’s hard work to present yourself in the best possible way,” Clinton said. “You have to communicate in a way that people say: ‘OK, I get her.’ That can be more difficult for a woman because who are your models? If you want to run for the Senate, or run for the presidency, most of your role models are going to be men.” | |
| The sexism on the campaign trail in 2016 has been less overt than Clinton’s first presidential bid, when she encountered a heckler who shouted at her: “Iron my shirt.” In 2008, Clinton downplayed the historic nature of her candidacy, under the guidance of advisers who harbored doubts about voter confidence in the possibility of the nation’s first female commander-in-chief. | The sexism on the campaign trail in 2016 has been less overt than Clinton’s first presidential bid, when she encountered a heckler who shouted at her: “Iron my shirt.” In 2008, Clinton downplayed the historic nature of her candidacy, under the guidance of advisers who harbored doubts about voter confidence in the possibility of the nation’s first female commander-in-chief. |
| This time around, Clinton has embraced the role. During an emotional speech in New York on the night she clinched the nomination, Clinton praised the work of her forebears starting with the women’s suffrage movement formed in Seneca Falls. | This time around, Clinton has embraced the role. During an emotional speech in New York on the night she clinched the nomination, Clinton praised the work of her forebears starting with the women’s suffrage movement formed in Seneca Falls. |
| After Trump accused her of playing the “gender card”, Clinton welcomed the attack: “If fighting for equal pay is playing the gender card, then deal me in.” | After Trump accused her of playing the “gender card”, Clinton welcomed the attack: “If fighting for equal pay is playing the gender card, then deal me in.” |
| The line garnered so much attention, that now when Clinton references the “gender card” at a rally, supporters chant in response: “Deal me in.” | The line garnered so much attention, that now when Clinton references the “gender card” at a rally, supporters chant in response: “Deal me in.” |