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Sexism Alive and Well among the Crazies

By pm317 on July 26, 2009 at 5:01 PM in Current Affairs

HT to our highly popular NQ writer AGI for bringing this article to our attention on the writers’ group.

Apparently a North Korean foreign ministry spokesman has let out a bizarre and highly personal and sexist attack on Hillary Clinton. After reading it, what came to my mind was not however a reaction to the North Koreans but a reaction to the first world, highly enlightened, superbly educated people of American media and the political class and their supporters. They were complicit overtly or through their silence towards the biased treatment Hillary got in this country last year and to some extent continues to get, especially when the public opinion turns highly positive for her (remember Tina Brown referring to her as a Saudi wife in her article recently?). The thought that immediately sprung to my mind was if we don’t cherish, respect, and protect our own, no one else will and more than that the dissenters and the enemies will release their own venom with glee and no fear of untoward consequences.

From the article :

A foreign ministry spokesman quoted by the communist state’s official news agency accused Clinton of making “a spate of vulgar remarks unbecoming for her position everywhere she went since she was sworn in”.

“We cannot but regard Mrs Clinton as a funny lady as she likes to utter such rhetoric, unaware of the elementary etiquette in the international community,” the spokesman said.

“Sometimes she looks like a primary schoolgirl and sometimes a pensioner going shopping.”

The North took particular umbrage at recent comments by Mrs Clinton likening Pyongyang’s recent missile launches to the behaviour of an unruly attention-seeking teenager.

“Her words suggest that she is by no means intelligent,” the statement said, adding that Pyongyang is protecting itself against “the US hostile policy and nuclear threat, not to attract anyone’s attention”.

We can ignore these crazies but what do we do with our own? The things said about Hillary right here in America have been equally worse, from photoshopping her pictures to look like an 80 year old (ageism is alive and well) to calling her a monster and even worse, to saying “it cries” referring to her NH event during the primary. You can provide other examples, I am sure. Now hearing it from the crazies in North Korea puts a different context to all those things said about her and the people who said it right here at home. Doesn’t it?

  • TexasMirth

    “It cries” – appalling. I hadn’t heard that one. Whenever I hear ad hominem attacks, my first reaction is the attacker isn’t capable of discussing the issues or they know their position is weak, so they go after the physical characteristics of their opponent. Distraction is effective with toddlers; maybe with some voters, too.

  • connie

    “It cries” was said by Glenn Beck. He now cries at the drop of the hat. I wish I had been on the phone with him the day he lost it with some lady. I would have said the same “It cries” another publicity stunt by Glenn Beck.

  • http://noliinsipientiuminiuriaspati.blogspot.com/ adagioforstrings

    Jimmy Kimmel had a skit spoofing the North Koreans last week.

  • mdmdstork

    Probably noone in N Korea lives past 50(life expectancy in the US in 1900), so 60 should seem ancient to them. They do remind me of my 13 year old daughter who often makes the same illogical comments. At least she will grow up.

  • janicen

    Not that I give a flying eff what the North Koreans think or say, but you make an excellent point. When the speechwriter to the President and his buddy publish a photo of themselves making crude gestures depicting the sexual assault of the Secretary of State, and the media snickers right along with them, one cannot be surprised when some other morons pile on.

    • jbjd

      HRC essentially said, like with children, you have to ignore such attention-seeking tantrums. I wonder whether she was visualizing Jon Favreau, BO, MO, Chris Matthews, KO, Glenn Beck, etc.

      • http://rabblerouserruminations.blogspot.com Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy

        Good one, jbjd! And HRC is absolutely right.

        And thanks for the post, pm317. Besides Beck’s, “It cries,” there are, sadly, a whole host of things said abt Clinton when she got teary – didn’t shed an actual tear, but just teary, that were demeaning, sexist, and just cruel.

  • politicalidentitycrisis

    Sorry, I like Glenn Beck. He is willing to talk about stuff that most in the MSM will not. I’m sure if you wanted to call or write to him about his sexism, he would change his ways, unlike tweety or Oboreman. Give Glenn a chance at redemption and watch his show. You’ll learn plenty about ACORN, which I believe ultimately helps Hillary in the end because she represents an honest democrat and that will come by exposing all the dishonest ones.

  • Steve_in_KC

    The North Korean government is Kim Jong Il, regardless of who is speaking. Nothing like this would be said without his explicit knowledge.

    I say we bomb them back to the Stone Age!

    Eat my plutonium, Communist creeps!

    Well, maybe that’s not so diplomatic. Hillary would probably be shocked, but mature in her reactions. I’m not sure I can be that mature.

    Hey, Il-boy! Suck my warhead!

    Excuse me, I just needed to vent! :D

  • Chicago Joe

    Well, deflation alert.

    Hillary said today on MTP that she does not see another run for POTUS in her future, but she does hope to see a woman in charge during her lifetime, notably a Dem woman.

    • jbjd

      HRC is the SoS. She can only speak through that prism.

  • http://sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ American Girl in Italy

    why would they respect her, most Americans didn’t… America certainly led the charge on how to treat her, though, didn’t they.

    • Tricia Spiegel

      I agree AGI. We are lucky to have such a talented woman in politics, and that needs to be respected. Let people criticize her ideas if they need to, but without the sexism. That only belittles us all.

    • pm317

      Exactly, AGI!

  • Linda Anselmi

    Enjoyed the post pm317. I keep thinking the North Korea said some crazy things about Bush the younger?

    • pm317

      They did but somehow their vulgarity did not use his gender. And the point is also we can dismiss them as crazies but what do we do about the people here who have mistreated her and continue to.

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  • http://www.dcmediagirl.com DCMediagirl

    Consider the source. North Korea is run by a psychotic sadist. Whether this criminal gang “respects” her matters not one whit.

  • BARB

    DRNK Crazies??? I say…”crazy like a fox”! Countries that have nuclear weapons don’t get invaded by the countries/nations called “first world” countries. So, it really doesn’t matter what Hillary says. The DRNK leaders are not stupid, nor are the leaders of Iran. It’s all very depressing. Didn’t help that I saw “Dr. Strangelove” on TCM again last week.