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MrScorpio

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13. I have personal experience with this...

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 03:36 PM

Jun 2016

My own family has always been practically a matriarchy. That's pretty much all I knew growing up in a black family. And this arrangement is also quite common with other black families as well.

But when I went out into the world and started to realize how patriarchy was the norm in white society, especially with the dismissive treatment of women, I was shocked.

I'm still shocked by it.

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I keep hearing that Clinton has a problem with men, but really she has no problems with black men [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 OP

I think the real issue is that some men have a problem with Clinton. Arkansas Granny Jun 2016 #1

its not just a gender issue, it's gender crossed with race. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #3

I don't doubt that, but most of my dealings are with white, conservative males. I hadn't considered Arkansas Granny Jun 2016 #6

That is indeed the real issue, IMO. BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #5

except a majority of non white men do support her and did so in the primary JI7 Jun 2016 #17

Not really -- because both black men and women strongly supported Hillary. nt pnwmom Jul 2016 #39

Well, the angry white moronic male has Trump Warpy Jun 2016 #2

hmm. that's an interesting point. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #4

hmmmm, something to think about uponit7771 Jul 2016 #24

Most black men don't have a problem with strong women... MrScorpio Jun 2016 #7

i dont know that there is that much research on this, but i think that you are right La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #8

I have personal experience with this... MrScorpio Jun 2016 #13

+1, Islanders have a strong sense of matriarchy too... I went to a real luau, the women there were uponit7771 Jul 2016 #23

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #19

MrScorpio is correct. Asians, Latinos, and AA families always have a strong woman at the head BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #26

+1, black women have the lowest suicide rate of any ethnicity on Earth (link) so mentally resilient uponit7771 Jul 2016 #22

A couple of my fav singers, with women issues. 2pac and Lupe Fiasco seabeyond Jul 2016 #25

have there been any studies DonCoquixote Jun 2016 #9

what do you mean by studies? poll numbers? La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #10

nods , or any statistics gather in general DonCoquixote Jun 2016 #11

see the second article that i posted in my OP La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #12

White men. White women. White voters in general typically do not back the Democratic Party Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2016 #14

true true. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #15

Yeah. I thought the same. rusty quoin Jun 2016 #18

If I may speculate Ellen Forradalom Jun 2016 #16

Some people Jamaal510 Jul 2016 #20

Great question ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #21

The clearest dividiing line between the demographics of Sanders and Clinton was not gender or race, merrily Jul 2016 #27

Wasn't referring to Bernie. The primaries are over, Bernie is no longer relevant La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #29

The point being, Clinton never had a significant problem with older men, even merrily Jul 2016 #30

There is a gender gap among the white vote for her La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #31

Not sure why you accuse me of wanting to deny it when I didn't deny it. merrily Jul 2016 #32

By consistently insisting the issue is age not gender La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #33

Which I didn't do either, but whatev. merrily Jul 2016 #34

+1 JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #36

Focus on Trump - the primary is over JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #37

My late FIL marybourg Jul 2016 #28

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #35

You keep hearing that Hillary has a White male problem and I keep hearing Stellar Jul 2016 #38

Trump gives white men permission to be sexist and racist. nt fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #40